Essays about: "UNSC"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 46 essays containing the word UNSC.

  1. 41. Kosovo - Political Reality, Legal Fiction. An analysis of Kosovo and the legal implications of supervised independence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Susanna Hedenmark; [2010]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Kosovo was administered by the UN for almost ten years before unilaterally declaring its independence on the 17th of February 2008. In order to gain support from some major international political players, the declaration of independence was made in line with a number of requirements, including continued external presences, resulting in a ''supervised independence''. READ MORE

  2. 42. Towards a Normative Superiority of EU Human Rights Norms? - An Analysis of the Emerging EU Human Rights Hierarchy in the Light of Kadi and Al Barakaat

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Karin Engström; [2008]
    Keywords : EG-rätt; Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The legal status of EU human rights norms is not clearly defined. The initial goals of the European Community were primarily of economic nature, and social and political rights were merely welcomed as secondary effects of the single market aim. READ MORE

  3. 43. The Quest for Fundamental Rights Protection in the 'War on Terror'; from the Yusuf case to the Lisbon Treaty

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Petter Lycke; [2008]
    Keywords : EG-rätt; Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : As the observer of international peace and security, the UNSC has the power to decide upon what constitutes of a threat to world peace. By adopting Resolutions, the UNSC creates binding decisions that must be pursued by all members of the UN. READ MORE

  4. 44. The EU as a soft power: does discourse mean practice? The EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy through a critical feminist lens

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kathleen LaZelle; [2005]
    Keywords : military discourse; hegemonic masculinity; soft power; security studies; feminist perspectives; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Extant work on the European Union's (EU) Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) argues that it is unique as a ?soft power? in the international system, especially in comparison to the United States. The term's recent attachment to gender, through Robert Kagan's ?Mars vs. READ MORE

  5. 45. Reform of the United Nations Security Council: Communitarianism versus Cosmopolitanism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anna-Linn Persson; [2005]
    Keywords : United Nations Security Council; reform proposals; legitimacy; communitarianism; cosmopolitanism; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to analyze the theoretical perspective of the UN High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenge and Change on reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). This is done by studying two contrasting theories and applying them to the case of UNSC reform. Both perspectives presume the universal norm of democracy. READ MORE