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Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka vad som ledde fram till beslutet att intervenera i Libyen. För detta blev det av intresse att titta närmare på de skäl som säkerhetsrådets medlemmar angett för att vidta denna handling. Frågeställningarna formulerade för att undersöka detta lyder: Vilka explicita skäl ges från säkerhetsrådet medlemmar till att intervenera i Libyen? Vilka andra implicita or

I denna poltitiskteoretiska uppsats exponeras konflikten mellan EU:s arbete med att upprätthålla EU:s regelverk: Europeiska unionens stadga om de grundläggande rättigheterna samt Köpenhamnskriterierna och den enskilda medlemsstatens suveränitet, med fokus på mänskliga rättigheter. Detta genom teoribildning om undantag, suveränitet och sanktioner. Genom suveränitet skapas undantag, vilket identifie

Berggrunden i sydvästra Sverige består av bergarter som deformerades och metamorfoserades under den Svekonorvegiska kontinent kollisionshändelsen. Den så kallade ”Sveconorwegian Frontal Deformation Zone” norr om Vättern och Protoginzonen söder därom anses utgöra den östligaste gränsen för Svekonorvegisk omarbetning. Söder om Vättern är Protoginzonen en 20-30 km bred N-S deformationszon. FortsättniThe bedrock in the southwest of Sweden was deformed and metamorphosed during the Sveconorwegian orogeny. The Sveconorwegian Frontal Deformation Zone north of the lake Vättern and the Protogine Zone south of the lake is regarded as the eastmost boundary of Sveconorwegian reworking. South of lake Vättern the Protogine Zone is 20-30 km wide made up of a system of discrete ductile (and locally brittle

This thesis discusses ethical consumption with a focus on individual’s identity, the notion of reflexivity and the importance of information in being an ethical consumer in a globalized world. The concepts of reflexivity, habitus, self- and social identities are reviewed. Using hermeneutic approach to analysis of in-depth semi-structured interviews of individuals who identify themselves as ethical

The One-Child Policy was implemented in China in order to reduce the high population and the problems related to it. The implementation of the One-Child Policy has had great impact on the issues regarding equality, which can be seen in the male-female birth ratio among other things. This essay is a text analysis from a philosophical point of view where I have assessed the One-Child Policy issue us

For centuries the superhero has stood as a beacon of everything that is right and just. There is however an inherent conflict in the activities of the modern superhero that puts his or her modus operandi into question with regards to human rights. It is the purpose of this thesis to try and ascertain whether or not the superhero acts in concordance with basic principles of human rights. To achieve

Hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck blev känt i Sverige under 1990-talet, då de första uppmärksammade hedersmorden begicks i landet. Morden på Sara, Pela och Fadime väckte stor debatt i Sverige och man försökte hitta förklaringar till hur detta kunde inträffa och framförallt varför. Hedersrelaterat våld skiljer sig från andra våldsformer mot kvinnor på ett flertal sätt. Det som är viktigt att framHonour-related violence and oppression became known in Sweden during the 1990s, when the first high-profile honour murders were committed in the country. The murders of Sara, Pela and Fadime raised an intensive debate in Sweden and we tried to find explanations for how this could have happened, and above all why. Honour-related violence differs from other forms of violence against women in severa

Denna uppsats undersöker kärleksbegreppet i Michail Lermontovs Demon, utifrån en bakgrund i den kristna traditionen och än mer specifikt – i den europeiska romantiska traditionen. Uppsatsen sätter de dimensioner av kärleken som återfinns i texten i relation till den traditionella kristna kärlekstanken och undersöker hur Demonens kärlek till Tamara kan fungera som hjälpmedel eller symbol för ett ut

I uppsatsen undersöks huruvida Knut Hamsuns Markens Grøde är att betrakta som en naiv bonderomantisk roman - såsom den länge uppfattats - eller om verket är mer intressant att läsa som en komplex människoskildring. Utgångspunkt tas i relationen och konflikten mellan natur och civilisation. Uppsatsen tar fasta på konflikter och motsättningar som kan ifrågasätta den traditionella tolkningen av roman

The purpose of this thesis is to examine whether the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect has influenced the United Nations’ Security Council in its resolutions from 2006 and 2007 with regard to the humanitarian situation in the Sudanese province of Darfur. The Responsibility to Protect was first introduced into the global community in 2001, serving as a response to the debate regarding intervent

Water is fundamental for life and prerequisite for the realization of numerous human rights. What we do with our water today will have consequences all around the world for generations to come. The draught in northern Africa from the summer of 2011 shows us that water have become a more precious resource then ever before. Many people live on the brink of death because of water shortages and many

In Sweden children with special needs have a right to education according to Swedish law. Apparently this is rather obvious. Still, many parents of children with special needs find that they must fight – as it were – for their child’s right to equal education. This fact rhymes badly with the educational system’s huge focus on human rights if one is to judge by its public profile strategies. With t

In the spring of 2011 a Bamse magazine was launched addressing the asylum-seeking children in Sweden. It was the Migration Board and Egmont Kärnan AB, which through a partnership used Bamse to explain the asylum process for asylum-seeking children. The project was called directional information to asylum-seeking children. A few weeks after the publication of the Bamse magazine media noted the maga

This essay contains an analysis of the Root Causes of the Post Election Violence that broke out in Kenya after the 2007 election. Authors of the action plans for prevention of similar situations need to make assumptions of causal relations in order to take the right measures and make the right changes. The main focus of this paper lies on the assumptions on causal mechanisms of those phenomena tha

This essay deals with the problems that women face in Ireland, problems that arise because of the strict abortion laws. Women who deals with unwanted pregnancies must either travel to England to procure an abortion, or proceed with the pregnancy because of their lack of funding. This situation causes a lot of emotional stress for women, aside from the physical and economical problems that can be r

Bildandet av Sydsudan visar på en tilltro till statens förmågor. Samtidigt förutsätter statsbildande ofta skarpa gränsdragningar som verkar stämma dåligt överens med behovet av rörlighet som finns hos folkgrupper i regionen. En omarbetad version av Buzans statsteori där Galtungs trehörningsstruktur om våldets uttryck brukas för att omdefiniera relationen mellan nationell och mänsklig säkerhet, anv

Abstract Alla samhällen som nyligen upplevt konflikt upplever politiska och ekonomiska utmaningar. Bosnien-Hercegovina är inget undantag utan utgör snarare ett utmärkt exempel på hur en komplicerad fredsprocess fört med sig svårigheter på många plan. Den här uppsatsen har syftat till att genom en fallstudie belysa hur det liberala fredsbyggandet inkluderat ekonomiska reformer som fått konsekvenser

This study examines whether the Kimberley process has succeeded to halt the spread of conflict diamonds to promote civil conflicts as well as if the Kimberley process has succeded to prevent human rights violations related to the diamond industry. The purpose of this study is to clarify whether the Kimberley process needs to be improved and whether the Kimberley process may precede as a model to i

The Swedish democrats crossed the four percent threshold for parliament representation in Sweden for the first time in the election 2010. This controversial party has teared open a lot of emotion in the Swedish debates, mostly because of their anti-immigrant politics. The Swedish democrats politics all weigh heavily upon a clear distinction between the swedes and the non- swedes. The party appears

Arguments like religion, tradition, equality and individual rights exist in the debate on the controversial subject of male circumcision. The purpose of this analysis of the argumentation is to clarify how the Swedish legislation on male circumcision does not take in to account the principle of equal treatment between persons of different sex. In addition, violations of rights are identified. The