Essays about: "human rights and freedom"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 177 essays containing the words human rights and freedom.

1. 6. Cyber Sovereignty: The Application of the Principle of Sovereign Equality of States in Cyberspace and its Impact on Human Rights

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten; Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Tilda Cederlund; [2023]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; Public international law; Cyber Security; Cyber operations; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Uppsatsen siktar på att undersöka olika tolkningar av suveränitetsprincipens tillämpning på cyberoperationer som faller under trösklarna i våldsförbudet och non-interventionsprincipen. Vidare undersöks hur suveränitetsprincipens tillämpbarhet på dessa cyberoperationer kan påverka de mänskliga rättigheterna till yttrande- och åsiktsfrihet. READ MORE

3. 7. Scrutinizing local views of the role of education in relation to western mainstream views : a case-study from Tanzania

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

   Author : Najah Abyan; Caroline Petersen; [2023]
   Keywords : Babati; capability; education; freedom; gender; socioeconomic differences; Babati; Tanzania; kapabilitete; frihet; utbildning; genus; socioekonomiska skillnader;

   Abstract : This case study was conducted to give an in-depth analysis of the local stakeholder’s views on the role of education in Babati, Tanzania. The goal is to investigate differences and similarities between the views in Babati and mainstream western views, exemplified by the theory of Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen while being attentive to gender and socioeconomic differences. READ MORE

4. 8. Contemporary Challenges for Media and Democracy from the Young Citizens’ Perspective: A Case Study in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Balasuriya Lekamalage Prasanna Balasuriya; [2023]
   Keywords : Media; Democracy; Challenges; Negative factors; Citizen’s perspective; Sri Lanka; Thematic map;

   Abstract : Democracy plays a crucial role in building a society where people’s freedom, human rights and social well-being are assured. In that light, media plays a considerable role as a source of information that can facilitate the smooth function of democracy. READ MORE

5. 9. Democratizing Democracy Indices: Towards a More Inclusive Measure

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Megan Kathleen Baxter; [2023]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Several large, international institutes and think tanks, like Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), International IDEA, and Freedom House, among others, focus on measuring and tracking government regime types and political environments, primarily through measuring democracies. Yet for all of their sophistication and massive datasets, there are misalignments between democracy scores and human rights for groups that are marginalized in many countries. READ MORE

6. 10. The Legality of Unilateral Economic Sanctions - An analysis of international law on the lawfulness of unilateral economic restrictive measures

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Johan Holst; [2023]
   Keywords : public international law; unilateral economic sanctions; coercive measures; countermeasures; state sovereignty; non-intervention; customary law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the legality of unilateral economic sanctions in international law. It concludes that economic sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, as well as countermeasures taken by states in accordance with established ILC criteria, are lawful when adhering to the principle of proportionality and aligning with human rights regulations. READ MORE