Essays about: "legal discourse"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 155 essays containing the words legal discourse.

  1. 6. 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]
    Keywords : ;

    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. 7. The Offshore Asylum Policy : A Comparative Case Study of Denmark and the UK

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM)

    Author : Mikahel Broms; [2023]
    Keywords : Asylum; Asylum Policy; Offshore Policy; Refugees; Asylum Seekers;

    Abstract : The goal of this thesis is to provide a deeper understanding of the controversial issues surrounding the offshore asylum policy by concentrating on the political debates and arguments that are for and against the policies' activation. This will be done by  following the structure of a Political Discourse but applying an Argumentation Analysis to the study. READ MORE

  4. 8. The European refugee : A critical discourse analysis of Swedish newspapers and their portrayal of Ukrainian refugees

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Ipek Fekre; [2023]
    Keywords : Ukraine; refugees; media; discourse; news values; Orientalism;

    Abstract : The study aims to analyze the two largest daily newspapers in Sweden, Dagens Nyheter and Svenska Dagbladet, and their portrayal of Ukrainian refugees. A critical discourse analysis analyzes 184 articles published between March 16 - April 24, 2022, and July 16 - September 30, 2022. READ MORE

  5. 9. Addressing the Gap : Examining the Inadequacy of International Legal Frameworks in Protecting Women from Discrimination during Armed Conflicts.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Bitota Mudibu Sparf; [2023]
    Keywords : DRC; Gender-based violence; Gender performativity; Structural discrimination; CEDAW;

    Abstract : This study examines sexual violence against women in armed conflict settings as a form of discrimination within the framework of CEDAW. Informed by Judith Butler's theory of Gender Performativity emphasizes that gender is socially constructed. READ MORE

  6. 10. Contested consequences : Discourse analysis of social conflict between Sami Reindeer Herding Communities and mining corporations in Impact Assessments

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Nils Wilhelmsson; [2023]
    Keywords : impact assessment; discourse analysis; mineral extraction; mining policy; Sami; reindeer husbandry; indigenous peoples; indigenous rights; land use; human geography; spatial planning; miljökonsekvensbeskrivningar; konsekvensanalys; diskursanalys; gruvindustri; gruvpolitik; Samer; samebyar; rennäring; renskötsel; ursprungsinvånare; urfolksrättigheter; markanvändning; kulturgeografi; samhällsplanering;

    Abstract : For a long time, the indigenous Sami of northern Sweden have had little influence within planning processes. This problem have in recent years been highlighted both in legal terms and through practices for developing Impact Assessments (IA), and has led to increasing conflict between reindeer herders and mining corporations. READ MORE