Essays about: "Thesis topics in International Law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Thesis topics in International Law.

1. 1. Criminal Complicity or Business as Usual: A Study on Mens Rea Requirements for Corporate Complicity in War Crimes

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

   Author : Amanda Idborg; [2022]
   Keywords : International Criminal Law; Corporate Complicity; Mens Rea; War Crimes.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the levels of mens rea required for corporate actors to be held liable for complicity in war crimes committed by States in non- international armed conflicts. The notion that corporations acting in conflict- torn areas can affect negatively upon the state of conflicts and in some cases even contribute to the commission of war crimes by other actors is becoming increasingly accepted. READ MORE

3. 2. Rise of the Machines – Legal analysis of Seaworthiness in the context of autonomous shipping

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

   Author : Anders Kirchner; [2019]
   Keywords : sjörätt; transporträtt; maritime law; autonomous ship; seaworthiness; cyber security; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In recent years, technological developments have been the focal point of the discussion in the shipping industry. The two main topics have been a general discussion on IT security and a discussion about autonomous ships. READ MORE

4. 3. Plant, where are thou from? - an analysis of the disclosure requirement of origin of genetic resources in patent applications

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Emina Cehaja; [2016]
   Keywords : Förmögenhetsrätt; Immaterialrätt; Property Law; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Rights; the TRIPS Agreement; the Convention on Biological Diversity; Genetic Resources; Disclosure requirement; Patent applications; Patent; Patent law; Access and benefit sharing; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In the last decades one of the main topics in the international intellectual property forum has been the biopiracy issue. Genetic resources and traditional knowledge from developing nations are being misappropriated (i.e. biopiracy), by commercial actors in order to receive patent protection. READ MORE

5. 4. International Commercial Arbitration and Money Laundering : Problems that arise and how they should be resolved

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Christoffer Coello Hedberg; [2016]
   Keywords : international arbitration and money laundering; international commercial arbitration; money laundering; corruption; arbitrability; sua sponte; public policy; mandatory rules; transnational public policy; burden of proof; standard of proof; international arbitration and criminal law; skiljedomsrätt; penningtvätt; pengatvätt; skiljemannarätt;

   Abstract : Abstract  This thesis is concerned with examining the intersection between the areas of international commercial arbitration and money laundering. There are various points of connectivity between the two and the aim of this thesis is to discern how an arbitrator should conduct arbitral proceedings involving money laundering. READ MORE

6. 5. Civil society and election monitoring as factors of the new political process in Russia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Anastasia Churanova; [2012]
   Keywords : democratization; civil society; social movements; democracy assistance; election monitoring; election observers; presidential elections; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The present thesis studies the monitoring of the 2012 Russian presidential elections and explores theoretical and empirical questions of the influence of domestic and international actors on the election process. The study of the election observation is one of the topics of the very large field of study on democratization and, more specifically, democracy-promotion and assistance; therefore in my research I am trying to answer the following questions: What were the possibilities and limitations for election observers in the Russian presidential election 2012? Were they different for domestic and international observers? In my research I am particularly interested in whether domestic actors, in the form of election observers, can increase the accuracy of information about elections and therefore increase the incentives for governments to hold clean elections (Hyde & Marinov 2012). READ MORE