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  1. 1. Legal rights for queer people in Japan: How the LGBT Understanding Promotion Bill was shelved in 2021

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för japanska

    Author : Irma Fogelberg; [2023]
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    Abstract : The fight for equal rights for LGBTQ+ people in Japan has in recent years led to efforts to enact a law to promote understanding. After intense debates and revisions in the spring of 2021, the bill was shelved just before the Olympics, despite pressure from national and international organizations such as the International Olympic Committee. READ MORE

  3. 2. LGBT+ rights and the gender gap : A comparative study of LGBT+ anti-discrimination legislation in the United States

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rebecka Herlitz Gunnarsson; [2021]
    Keywords : LGBT rights; female representation; gender gap; anti-discrimination; adoption;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to examine if there is a connection between female representation among U.S. legislators at state level and support of legislation protecting LGBT+ people from discrimination in terms of adoption and foster care. READ MORE

  4. 3. A socio-legal study of the Swedish anti-discrimination policy and its implementation in the labour market : Discrimination against immigrants in the labour market and its affect

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ahmedin Osman Ahmedin; [2019]
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    Abstract : Background: The point of departure for this study is that people with immigrant backgrounds are discriminated in the Swedish labour market and they are discriminated on several grounds. Discrimination is violation against human rights and it affects gender equality and integration policy negatively. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Pro-Plurality Movement in Germany - How Migrant Organisations and New German Organisations Claim the Vision of an Inclusive Post-Migrant Society

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Author : Fabian Münch; [2019]
    Keywords : Plurality; Post-migrant Society; Participation; Social Movements; New Germans; NDO; TGD; Migration; Tilly; Tarrow; Post-migrant Frame; Inclusion; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Every third child in Germany has a migration background, which makes social negotiations on the participation of migrants and their descendants in this diverse society increasingly relevant. Therefore, the study examines how Migrant Organisations (MOs) and Post-Migrant Organisations (PMO) engage in contentious politics in the context of this increasing plurality. READ MORE

  6. 5. Intersecting housing discrimination : A socio-legal study on the limits of Swedish anti-discrimination law

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Sandra Klinth; [2018]
    Keywords : anti-discrimination law; critical legal studies; discrimination; housing; human rights; intersectionality; law; limits of law; socio-legal studies;

    Abstract : This qualitative socio-legal study critically examined the protection against housing discrimination found in chapter 2 § 12 of the Swedish Discrimination Act (SFS 2008:567), in light of United Nations, Council of Europe and European Union housing and non-discrimination (human rights) standards. As an applied socio-legal study it aimed to be critical towards the limits of law in context. READ MORE