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  1. 1. The Legality of Unilateral Economic Sanctions - An analysis of international law on the lawfulness of unilateral economic restrictive measures

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

    Author : Johan Holst; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; unilateral economic sanctions; coercive measures; countermeasures; state sovereignty; non-intervention; customary law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the legality of unilateral economic sanctions in international law. It concludes that economic sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, as well as countermeasures taken by states in accordance with established ILC criteria, are lawful when adhering to the principle of proportionality and aligning with human rights regulations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Framing Russia : A Comparative Case Study of Public Opinion’s Influence on Foreign Policy in Zambia and Tanzania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Agnes Rocksén; [2022]
    Keywords : public opinion; Zambia; Tanzania; Russia-Africa relations; foreign policy process; frame theory;

    Abstract : Previous research has found that voting behavior in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) can be an expression of ideological alignment or distancing from the Western or non-Western bloc. This paper investigates whether the domestic attitude towards Russia influenced the voting behavior of Zambia and Tanzania, voting on resolutions in UNGA condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine in 2014 and 2022 respectively. READ MORE

  4. 3. Under the Weapons the Laws Remain Silent - A Qualitative Content Analysis of the Idea and Value of the International Court of Justice as a Legal Norm Maker

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Felicia Gustafsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Nuclear Weapons; Advisory Opinion; International Court of Justice; Legal Development; International Community; United Nations General Assembly; International Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Uppsatsens syfte var att undersöka hur ICJ influerar internationell rätt som legal normsättare till det internationella samfundet. Frågeställningen var: hur konceptualiseras idén om ICJ och dess värde för det internationella samfundet av FN:s generalförsamling och domarna som dömde i samband med kärnvapensrådgivningen? Primärmaterialet utgjordes av valda sektioner i de åtta resolutionerna från FN:s generalförsamling som ledde till en rådgivningsbegäran och valda paragrafer ur rådgivningen från 1996. READ MORE

  5. 4. The responsibility to enforce? : a study of the responsibility for the human rights of the Palestine refugees

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Desirée Sterner; [2013]
    Keywords : UNGA Resolution 66 72; UNGA Resolution 302 IV ; UNGA Resolution 194 III ; UNGA resolutions; UNRWA; the General Assembly; the United Nation; Palestine refugees; Human rights; UNGA Resolution 67 19; UNGA Resolution 67 114; Mänskliga rättigheter; Law and Political Science; Philosophy and Religion; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The question of the Palestine refugees has been an issue to the United Nations’ General Assembly (UNGA) ever since its creation in 1948, and it has played an immense role in the Israeli-Palestine conflict. Everyone involved wants to find a solution to the problem, but 65 years on, the issue is as complex as it has ever been. READ MORE