Essays about: "comparative study criminal law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words comparative study criminal 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. Female Sexual and Reproductive Health Beyond Foetal Right to Life : A Comparative Analysis of Gender Equality in Mexican Criminal Law with Relation to Abortion

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Selma Geovanna Tello Garcia; [2020]
   Keywords : Abortion; Law; Women; Foetus; Reproductive Health;

   Abstract : The aim of this study has been to analyse the ways Mexican states articulates the actions of women undergoing an abortion and the effects it has on criminal sanctions specified for women. This study analyses the criminal code of Mexico City which decriminalised abortion in 2007, the criminal code of Jalisco reformed in 2009 and the criminal code of Yucatán reformed in 2009. READ MORE

4. 3. Are the Swedish police racially biased? A study about potential racial profiling by Swedish Police Authority

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Behnam Nofar; [2019]
   Keywords : Racial profiling; Sweden; US; Swedish Police Authority; Roma register; Kalla Fakta; internal immigration control; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Racial profiling is something that has been occurring in different contexts and countries for decades. When discussing the topic, it usually refers to the police authority conducting direct or indirect racial profiling of individuals who seem suspicious or that have foreign appearance compared to the native population. READ MORE

5. 4. When culture harms : A case study on Female Genital Mutilation in Ethiopia and reverberations felt in a wider context from a political and ethical perspective

   University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

   Author : Petra Spencer; [2012]
   Keywords : law; policy; genital mutilation; circumcision and culture;

   Abstract : Purpose and Questions: The purpose with this thesis is to explore why female genital mutilation (FGM) persist in Ethiopia, and secondly to explore reverberations felt in a wider context from a political and ethical perspective. The aim of this paper is not to argue that traditional female genital mutilation ought to be legalized, but to highlight the double standards of moral involved. READ MORE

6. 5. Sweden’s Forfeiture Regime in a Time of Change - A comparative study of Swedish and Australian law regarding forfeiture of unexplained wealth

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Ida Andersson; [2012]
   Keywords : Criminal law; comparative law; forfeiture; extended forfeiture; unexplained wealth; asset recovery; confiscation; straffrätt; komparativ rätt; förverkande; utvidgat förverkande; tillgångsinriktad brottsbekämpning; konfiskering; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Internationellt har begreppet "gå på pengarna" vunnit mark och mer effekti-va förverkandebestämmelser anses vara en viktig åtgärd i kampen för att spåra och återföra utbytet av brott. Förverkande vid brott har till avsikt att verka avskräckande genom att förhindra brottslingar att dra nytta av brott samt återinvestera utbytet av brott i ny brottslig verksamhet. READ MORE