Essays about: "war against terrorism"

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  1. 16. Trafficking in Human Beings as Crime against Humanity or Severe Infringement of Human Rights What is the Appropriate Definition for Human Trafficking?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Hovhannes Lazaryan; [2011]
    Keywords : Human Trafficking as Crime against Humanity and as Violation of Human Rights; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : International criminal law is currently subdivided into international criminal law stricto sensu — the so-called core crimes—genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of international concern—the so-called treaty crimes—human trafficking, terrorism, drug trafficking etc.* This research draft suggests that special category of international crimes such as human trafficking can be appropriately relabeled from transnational criminal law into the threshold of either international criminal law as crime against humanity or into international human rights law as violation of human rights with the purpose to find right match for the trafficking in human beings For this purpose the thesis work will outline human trafficking from two perspectives, first as crime against humanity and second as violation of human rights. READ MORE

  2. 17. Diplomatic Assurances - A judicial and political analysis of the undermining of the principle of non-refoulement

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Olof Hasselberg; [2010-03-04T10:21:57Z]
    Keywords : Internationell rätt;

    Abstract : In December 2001, the Swedish television programme “Kalla Fakta” uncovered the story of Ahmed Agiza and Muhammed El Zari, who after having been denied asylum in Sweden, were arrested by the police and deported in haste to Egypt. The two men were suspected of terrorist activities and even though Egypt was well-known to mistreat political opponents in general, and alleged Islamic terrorists in particular, the Swedish government decided to have them transferred. READ MORE

  3. 18. Framing Opposition as Terrorism: a Case Study of the Framing of the Houhthis and Southern Movement in Yemen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sandra Nilsson Hedman; [2010]
    Keywords : Framing; Yemen; politicization; securitization; terrorism; opposition; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis takes off in framing theory and the theory of securitization to investigate the Yemeni government’s framing of its oppositional groups the Houthis and the Southern Movement. My purpose is three-folded: 1) to describe the conflicts between the Yemeni government and these two oppositional groups within their local and global context; 2) to illustrate how the Yemeni government is using the terrorism frame against the Houthis and the Southern Movement; and 3) to explore the reasons why the Yemeni government have chosen this frame. READ MORE

  4. 19. Leading actors of the free world

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Nolin; [2009]
    Keywords : European Union EU ; United States of America US ; securitization; European Security Strategy ESS ; National Security Strategy of the Unites States of America NSS ; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The European Security Strategy (ESS) developed in 2003 and the National Security Strategy of the United States of America (NSS) was issued in 2002. In this thesis these two documents are compared and analyzed with reference to the securitization theory. The comparison focus on identified threats and how they aim to refute them. READ MORE

  5. 20. The Quest for Fundamental Rights Protection in the 'War on Terror'; from the Yusuf case to the Lisbon Treaty

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Petter Lycke; [2008]
    Keywords : EG-rätt; Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : As the observer of international peace and security, the UNSC has the power to decide upon what constitutes of a threat to world peace. By adopting Resolutions, the UNSC creates binding decisions that must be pursued by all members of the UN. READ MORE