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Are polygamous marriages to be considered a human rights violation or a human rights realization in the contexts of Sweden and Tanzania?
(2017-06-28)
This two-case study “Are polygamous marriages to be considered a human rights violation or a human rights realization in the contexts of Sweden and Tanzania?” focuses on whether polygamous marriages can be considered a ...
The ultimate border between the East and the West
(2019-08-07)
The worst humanitarian crisis that we are currently watching has prompted to a rise of refugration
flows in today’s globalised world. During the European refugrant crisis the EU external borders
were under pressure and ...
Changing Norms about Life Skills and Sexuality Education through Empowerment: A study of public secondary life skills teachers’ experiences and perceptions in Zanzibar
(2019-08-13)
Formal life skills education, including topics related to sexuality, was developed in the
1990s to prevent HIV/AIDS as well as a method to strengthen ‘good’ behaviours among
students in schools. In Zanzibar, life skills ...
Rights, Religion and Atrocity Prevention - An explorative field study of the involvement of religious leaders in Uganda
(2019-12-17)
This study examines the nexus of human rights, atrocity prevention and the involvement of religious leaders in Uganda. States hold legal responsibility for preventing atrocity crimes, but influential nonstate actors also ...
Autonomous Weapons – the “Kalashnikovs” of Tomorrow? An Analysis of the Meetings of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems within the framework of the United Nations' Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
(2018-02-09)
After the invention of gunpowder and the development of nuclear weapons, the world faces a third
revolution in warfare: lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS). Since 2014, states, scientists
and civil society activist ...
A Human Rights Based Approach: An Option for Attaining Sustainable Development in Cameroon
(2018-03-15)
This dissertation discusses the importance of human rights to the attainment of development. All human rights are indivisible, whether they are civil and political rights, such as the right to life, equality before the law ...
”Att försvara människors rätt och stå på de förtrycktas sida” En kvalitativ studie om implementering av mänskliga rättigheter i Svenska kyrkan
(2020-11-27)
In order for human rights to be fully realized, the responsibilities of the civil society are increasingly being discussed. There is, however, a lack of research on the implementation of human rights within civil society ...
ROUTINES AND SOCIAL PRACTICE: A qualitative thesis about the relationship between societal actors and Unaccompanied Minor Asylum Seekers in Sweden
(2018-03-14)
The purpose of the thesis was to: (1) Investigate if Sweden fails to fulfil the obligations as stated in article 3, 6, 22, 33 – 37 of the CRC (1989) concerning their treatment of UMAS in Sweden; (2) Investigate the perspective ...
The Swedish Migration Court of Appeal position on the principle of the best interests of the child. A qualitative content analysis on how the principle of the best interests of the child is interpreted after the Swedish incorporation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
(2022-05-12)
As of 2020, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was incorporated into Swedish law. The Swedish media has since then reported about the lack of consideration for children's rights in the Swedish migration process. ...
Small Islands Developing States: The need for International Climate Change Action.
(2022-06-01)
This thesis focuses on Small Islands Developing States, SIDS, and their need for international climate change action. The aim is to explore what arguments have been used to advocate for international action to support SIDS ...