Essays about: "sanctions in International Humanitarian Law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words sanctions in International Humanitarian Law.

1. 1. Child soldiers - when a child is no longer a child : A legal-doctrinal analysis of the international legislation on child soldiers

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Sanna Anehagen; [2023]
   Keywords : child soldiers; children’s rights; human rights; international law; international humanitarian law; international human rights law; armed conflict; recruitment; international criminal court; terrorism;

   Abstract : The child soldier problem is an escalating and growing phenomenon around the world. It is a complex issue as it involves a wide range of areas such as human rights, politics and cultures. READ MORE

3. 2. Preventing Rescue of Maritime Migrants

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

   Author : Stina Stefansson; [2023]
   Keywords : migration; search and rescue; deterrence of migrants; irregular migration; humanitarian assistance; securitisation; rightlessness; migrant smuggling; refugee law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Eighteen of twenty-five rescue-vessels operated by NGOs in the Mediterranean has been subjected to administrative or criminal sanctions. Whether rescue amounts to a crime is the basis for this thesis, which examines the intersection between prevention of the transnational crime of smuggling, and the rescues often necessary when smugglers facilitate journeys across the sea. READ MORE

4. 3. Economic sanctions for peace: The non-violent option for whom?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Arita Halili; [2021]
   Keywords : economic sanctions; conflict intensity; non-military international intervention; humanitarian intervention; conflict resolution; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : There is a consensus in previous research that economic sanctions have a low level of effectiveness in reaching objectives. Despite this, economic sanctions are consistently used to reach different international goals. In later years, economic sanctions have become one of the most common actions in response to foreign conflict and terrorism. READ MORE

5. 4. Sanctions as a tool for compliance : A quantitative study on violations of international humanitarian law and imposition of economic sanctions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Johanna Mäkinen; [2019]
   Keywords : economic sanctions; international humanitarian law; child soldiers; terror; torture; sexual violence; one-sided violence;

   Abstract : The 1990’s did not only see the end of the Cold War, it experienced several man-made humanitarian crises, an emerging debate on the responsibility to protect, and an increased number of sanctions. All at the same time. READ MORE

6. 5. The Dark Side of Economic Sanctions: Unveiling the Plight of Women from Myanmar/Burma - A Minor Field Study in Myanmar and Thailand

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

   Author : April Vuorijärvi; [2009]
   Keywords : gender; women; sanctions; Myanmar; Burma; trafficking; forced migration; economic sanctions; human rights; feminist theory; international law; boycotts; sex workers; sex work; humanitarian law;

   Abstract : An investigative research unraveling the implication of economic sanctions on Burmese women. This research was inspired by allegations in 2003 that thousands of women in Burma/Myanmar lost their jobs in the garment industry, thus exposing women to vulnerable aspects of forced migration and trafficking. READ MORE