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  1. 16. Addressing impunity through State accountability? A study on responsibility for human rights violations committed by UN peacekeepers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Fanny Zakrisson; [2015]
    Keywords : public international law; human rights law; UN; peacekeeping; ECHR; extraterritorial jurisdiction; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2015, media reported on new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by UN peacekeepers against civilians. This was not the first time such allegations were made. Although a number of measures have been taken at the UN level to combat these crimes, the problem persists. READ MORE

  3. 17. Criminal Accountability of UN officials serving in peacekeeping operations : With focus on sexual exploitation and abuse

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Thoms; [2014]
    Keywords : criminal accountability; jurisdiction; immunity; un official; un employee;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the criminal accountability of UN officials. To do this, the question if UN officials are in fact held accountable and if so, who holds them accountable, will be investigated. READ MORE

  4. 18. Whose Rule of Law in the case of International Signals Intelligence?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Kvist; [2014]
    Keywords : public international law; jurisprudence; EU law; SIGINT; surveillance; Snowden; Rule of Law; intelligence exchange agreement; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Doktrinen kring rättsstatsprincipen är nära sammanflätad med vad det innebär att leva i ett demokratiskt samhälle. Det är en rättsfilosofi som appliceras aktivt i domstolar och internationella organisationer såsom Europadomstolen och Förenta Nationerna, som en absolut nödvändighet för att främja och implementera rättvisa och fred på jorden. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Classification of the Conflict in Libya and Syria - A critique of the organization requirement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Emelie Ejnarsson; [2013]
    Keywords : public international law armed conflicts international humanitarian law Libya Syria organization of armed groups; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to examine what constitutes a non-international armed conflict (NIAC), using the conflicts in Libya respectively Syria as examples of how different this can be interpreted. This definition is of great importance when it comes to what rules to apply and criminal accountability. READ MORE

  6. 20. A legal minefield created by battlefield contractors - The status, role and accountability of private security and military service companies in conflict and post-conflict areas

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Cajsa Knutsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Public international law; folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Den privata säkerhets- och militärbranschen (nedan PSC-branschen) har fått ett starkt uppsving sedan början av 1990-talet. Företag inom denna bransch utför ett antal tjänster, av vilka vissa berör aktiviteter som regleras av internationell humanitär rätt, mänskliga rättigheter och internationell straffrätt. READ MORE