Essays about: "democracy sovereignty"

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  1. 6. Relations of Power and Democratic Accountability in Investor-State Arbitration

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Mohlin; [2020]
    Keywords : International investment law; public international law; international economic law; investor-state arbitration; investor-state dispute settlement; ISDS; investment arbitration; international arbitration; accountability; democratic accountability; Michel Foucault; Foucault; folkrätt; internationell investeringsrätt; internationell ekonomisk rätt;

    Abstract : International investment agreements largely cover today’s transnational investments. These agreements confer certain substantive rights to foreign investors while simultaneously obliging host-states to act in a given manner so as to not interfere with the investments. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Catalonia, 2017: strategies of legitimation in political discourses.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ramir Rabaza Jiménez; [2020]
    Keywords : Spain; Catalonia; autonomy; referendum; sovereignty; constitutionalism; self-determination; secession; independence; sub-nationalisms;

    Abstract : The relation between the Catalan nationalist forces as well as the other sub-nationalisms and the Spanish Government has been a matter discussed throughout all the Spanish democracy. In recent years the challenge to the Spanish state set by the Catalan government when taking a unilateral approach on Independence has resulted in the imprisonment and exile of political leaders. READ MORE

  4. 8. Democratic global environmental governance: An oxymoron or a matter of ideals? : A study of the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Ema Lindén Glad; Joakim Nersing; [2019]
    Keywords : The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; United Nations; sustainable development; transnational democracy; global environmental governance; typological content analysis; cosmopolitan democracy; deliberative democracy; stakeholder democracy;

    Abstract : Today, one of the most compelling issues facing students of environmental politics is global environmental governance’s democratic legitimacy. Critics of multilateral and transnational sustainable development negotiations and implementations perceive these as democratically deficient, due to non-state actors deciding over nation-state politics. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Evolution of ECOWAS: How the Economic Organization Transitioned Into Peace and Security

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : William Aleman; [2018]
    Keywords : Ecowas; West Africa; Peace; Security; Humanitarian Intervention; Responsibility to Protect; Nigeria; United Nations; cosmopolitanism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Ecowas’ original purpose was to integrate West African states for economic prosperity, however, the politically unstable region’s economy could not develop unless peace and security could be guaranteed. By adopting various security protocols to the original treaty in an attempt to stop interstate conflicts, Ecowas began its transition into a security organization. READ MORE

  6. 10. Generational Politics and Taiwan-U.S. SecurityIssues : How do the views of Taiwan’s generations compare on theU.S. security commitment?

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Kinesiska

    Author : Matthew Blackmoor; [2017]
    Keywords : Taiwan R.O.C. ; Cross-Strait Relations; U.S. Security Commitment; Generational Politics.;

    Abstract : Sovereignty over Taiwan remains one of the most contentious issues of the modern era, and disagreements on both sides of the Taiwan Strait persist to this day. The United States continues to have an active interest in the situation, often playing the role of arbiter between the governments of Beijing and Taipei. READ MORE