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  1. 1. Children in Conflict: Assessing the Impact of UN Targeted Sanctions on Rebel Groups' Recruitment of Child Soldiers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Rebecka Backryd; [2024]
    Keywords : UN targeted sanctions; child soldiers;

    Abstract : Sanctions are becoming an increasingly utilised tool for peacemaking and consequently, it is of importance to analyse its possible consequences. This paper aims to analyse the possible covariation between UN-targeted sanctions and the recruitment of children by rebel groups. READ MORE

  3. 2. The versatility of Security Council sanctions - What is the scope of the Security Council’s mandate to decide on sanctions under Article 41 of the UN Charter?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Julia Björkman; [2023]
    Keywords : security council; article 41; un charter; public international law; sanctions; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Denna uppsats har studerat säkerhetsrådets mandat under artikel 41 i FN-stadgan, enligt vilken rådet kan besluta om icke-militära sanktioner för att upp-rätthålla internationell fred och säkerhet. I artikeln nämns exempel på ekono-miska och diplomatiska sanktioner, så som vapenembargon eller upphörande av ekonomiska förbindelser, men artikeln är inte uttömmande och befogenhet-erna under artikeln är vidare än så. READ MORE

  4. 3. “What can you offer them here that they don’t have in the bush?”: Exploring the impact of targeted sanctions on conflict-related sexual violence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Megan Dumas; [2023]
    Keywords : conflict-related sexual violence; wartime sexual violence; targeted sanctions; UN sanctions; the Revolutionary United Front RUF ; the Lord’s Resistance Army LRA ; evidence-based policy;

    Abstract : Targeted sanctions have become increasingly utilized as conflict management tool to safeguard global peace and security. In recent years, there have been a global push to utilize this tool to specifically address conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). READ MORE

  5. 4. Child soldiers - when a child is no longer a child : A legal-doctrinal analysis of the international legislation on child soldiers

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Sanna Anehagen; [2023]
    Keywords : child soldiers; children’s rights; human rights; international law; international humanitarian law; international human rights law; armed conflict; recruitment; international criminal court; terrorism;

    Abstract : The child soldier problem is an escalating and growing phenomenon around the world. It is a complex issue as it involves a wide range of areas such as human rights, politics and cultures. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Failure of the ‘Maximum Pressure’ Campaign : A Social Conflict Analysis of how U.S. Sanctions Transformed Coalitional Struggles in Venezuela 2017 – 2022

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ruben Lind; [2023]
    Keywords : sanctions; Venezuela; U.S.; Social Conflict Analysis; social forces; political struggle; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite economic sanctions generally failing to achieve their intended goals, the global use of sanctions has increased dramatically since the end of the Cold war. A recent example of a sanctions regime unsuccessful in realizing its ostensible goal is that of the U.S. READ MORE