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  1. 21. We the peoples of the United Nations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jenny Collste; [2006]
    Keywords : NGOs; UN reform-process; global commissions; global governance; Rosenau; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Over the past decades there has been a shift in world politics, from a state-centric view of world order towards a new global world order. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) play an important role in this era of globalisation. READ MORE

  3. 22. Guantanamo Bay, a legal black hole?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Danwall; [2005]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Guantanamo Bay has been in the centre of medias attention for a while, especially since the United States in the year 2002 began placing taliban and al-Qaida detainees there. Much of the attention has concerned the United State's lack of compliance with the Geneva Conventions and the protection that it affords prisoners of war. READ MORE

  4. 23. A Study of the CFC-Legislation in the United States and Its Compatibility With International Law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Blomstrand; [2005]
    Keywords : Skatterätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Globalization and the deregulation of currencies have had a negative impact on the domestic tax systems of states and the tax bases on which these rely. Tax policies of sovereign states have, historically, been the means of maintaining a high standard of public services why reduced tax bases could arguably be a threat to the welfare state. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Efficiency and The Democratic Legitimacy of Commission's Policy Networks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Marcos Teixeira; [2005]
    Keywords : European Affairs; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The objective of the present work is to study the relationship between the European Commission and the so-called ''civil society'' through policy networks. It is considered whether a fair consultation of specialized partners can increase the level of democratic legitimacy and efficiency in the European Union. READ MORE

  6. 25. Internally displaced persons remaining in camps : A case study of internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka

    University essay from Fakulteten för samhälls- och livsvetenskaper

    Author : Rebecka Johansson; [2004]
    Keywords : internally displaced Sri Lanka Vavuniya remain in camp ;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Internally displaced persons remaining in camps - who are they, why do they stay? A case study of internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka Essay in Political Science C, by Rebecka Johansson, fall 2004 This essay is a case study of internally displaced persons in camps in the district of Vavunyia in northern Sri Lanka. The main question was; Why do some internally displaced persons remain in camps when many displaced people already have settled elsewhere? The aim of this study was to examine why some people stay in camps even after a ceasefire agreement has been signed and though many people already have settled. READ MORE