Essays about: "self determination international law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words self determination international law.

  1. 1. Indigenous peoples rights under International Law: Comparative political analysis with the case of Sweden and Finland

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Sonja Reetta Aurora Parkkisenniemi; [2023]
    Keywords : Indigenous peoples; Rights; Land; Finland; Sweden; Self-determination;

    Abstract : Indigenous peoples have special relation to the land, and they might seek to gain landrights based on their historical acknowledgment within a nation state in the modern days. The acknowledgment for the rights of these lands is based on their ethnic identity, historical and colonial roots and by the concept of self-determination. READ MORE

  2. 2. A Neighborly Dilemma : The Legal Consequences of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreements on Western Sahara's Right to Self-Determination

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Moa Rihne; [2023]
    Keywords : Western Sahara; right to self-determination; public international law; EU; international organization responsibility; Västsahara; självbestämmanderätt; folkrätt; EU; ansvar för internationella organisationer;

    Abstract : Abstract  Western Sahara’s history is marked by Spanish colonization until 1976 followed by Moroccan invasion and nearly 50 years of occupation. The right to self-determination, applicable to territories under colonial or occupational rule, remains unrealized in Western Sahara. READ MORE

  3. 3. Cyber Attacks as Armed Attacks? : The Right of Self-Defence When a Cyber Attack Occurs

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Mikaela Nyman; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; cyber attack; the right of self-defence; armed attack; cyber operation; UN Charter; self-defence;

    Abstract : This thesis examined the relationship between cyber operations and armed attacks to determine when the right of self-defence is triggered by cyber operations. The research question for this thesis was under what circumstances a cyber operation is considered a cyber attack and what kind of self-defence the targeted victim State can use. READ MORE

  4. 4. The responsibilities of LKAB to respect the rights of the Sami people - a Business and Human Rights perspective on access to remedy in the Swedish mining sector

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

    Author : Izabell Zaza; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; state-owned-enterprises; business and human rights; indigenous peoples; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2023, the Swedish state-owned enterprise LKAB revealed that it had found Europe’s largest deposit of critical minerals, which are needed in green technology. Being located on indigenous territory, a mine would impact the migration of reindeers, a Sami practice which form the basis of their culture and status as indigenous peoples under international law. READ MORE

  5. 5. Explaining Agreements on EU Sanctions against Russia in 2022-23 : A Deliberative Perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Gustaf Löf Hagström; [2023]
    Keywords : Agreement; Deliberation; EU; Norms; Russia; Sanctions; Ukraine;

    Abstract : Following the invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022, the EU imposed new heavy sanctions on Russia as a response to their act of aggression. The first EU sanctions on Russia were imposed following their annexation of Crimea in 2014, and sanctions have been employed ever since. READ MORE