Essays about: "abuse of rights"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 131 essays containing the words abuse of rights.
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21. Se Eye Woba Anka ‘if he or she were your child’ : A study of NGO workers experiences of combating child trafficking in Ghana
University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokratiAbstract : Trafficking in children is widespread abuse of children that happens in Ghana. The concept of human rights has not yet fully found its way into societal structures and beliefs, and that creates problems when we want to ensure the protection of children from violations. READ MORE
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22. Law ceases where abuse begins: A study of the principle of abuse of rights in the EU as regards to freedom of establishment and free movement of persons
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : The doctrine of abuse of rights in a general sense is not a new one. According to some scholars it can be traced back to as early as Roman law and statements by Praetor Cicéro regarding the purchase of property. READ MORE
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23. The General Anti-Avoidance Rules in International Tax Law and the Rule of Law – The Issue of Predictability and Taxpayers’ Rights
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : This paper addresses a principle in international taxation that has long been a subject of controversy in many countries regarding the countering of abusive maneuverings in tax matters and had engendered debates amongst academic scholars concerning its predictibility. This anti-abuse principle, doctrine or clause in international tax matters had over the years received many names according to variant applied in each country. READ MORE
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24. ‘The Gaps Between Stories’ : Examining the Gray Area of Sexual Consent in The Handmaid’s Tale
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : This project’s aim was to examine how the institutionalization of rape and sexual violence becomes problematic if analyzed through the conceptual lens of consent and complicity. After this close reading of consent and sexual violence, the answers are still not clear or easily discerned. READ MORE
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25. Corporate Tax Abuse on the Business and Human Rights Agenda
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Corporate tax evasion, tax avoidance, and aggressive tax planning undermine states’ ability to protect, respect and fulfill human rights since states are deprived of necessary resources to realize economic, social and cultural rights as well as civil and political rights. Corporate tax has previously been called the elephant in the room within the United Nations’ (‘UN’) framework of Business and Human Rights; however, now it is recognized as a key issue for the next decade. READ MORE