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Who is a Legitimate Target in International Humanitarian Law?
(2022)
There has always been the notion that there are specific items and people that can be legitimately attacked during armed conflicts. This notion/concept has evolved over time alongside the various international humanitarian ...
LGB Asylum and Family Reunification in the EU
(2023)
The thesis explores the topics of asylum based on sexual orientation, as well as family reunification in an LGB context through a timeline of stages constituting of before, during and after the processing of the asylum ...
On the development of the ECOWAS Court of Justice into a sub-regional human rights body and its particular implications for women’s rights in West Africa
(2023)
West African women are entitled to seek relief for their human rights violations by means of two parallel African systems for the protection of human rights, the African system at the regional level, and the ECOWAS system ...
The Clash of Fisheries : How can the European Union Improve Conservation and Management of Fish Stocks in Union Waters to Ensure Biological Diversity of its Seas?
(2023)
Overfishing continues to occur throughout the European Union (EU) waters. The protection of fisheries was first established in 1983 with the creation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Since then, the protection for ...
Starvation as a Method of Warfare : A Case Study of Russian Actions in the War in Ukraine
(2023)
This Master's thesis examines the prohibition of the use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare under International Humanitarian Law (IHL), focusing on potential violations by Russia during the war in Ukraine ...
The Widening Definition of Hate Speech – How Well Intended Hate Speech Laws Undermine Democracy and the Rule of Law
(2022)
Liberal European democracies are standing at a crossroads: on the one hand, freedom of speech ought to be protected and cherished, but on the other hand, the importance of protecting vulnerable groups from harm and ...
Positive obligations for states in light of international human rights laws to assist nationals abroad to return home from situations where their rights are at risk : an analysis of the situation at Al Hol camp and the strategies states have used to ensure the protection of human rights
(2022)
Considering states’ international human rights obligations in light of international human rights instruments and norms, to what extent are they required to assist their nationals to return to their home country when they ...
Transnational Legal Strategies in the Pursuit of Climate Justice – An Analysis of Current Climate Case Law in Europe
(2022)
Climate change litigation, or climate litigation, has increased exponentially in the past few years. While it is a global phenomenon, most climate litigation has thus far taken place in jurisdictions in the Global North ...
Controversial cures - State obligations and sexual orientation change efforts
(2022)
Sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE), more commonly known as “conversion therapy”, is a term used to describe practices with the goal to change a person’s sexuality from nonheterosexual to heterosexual or gender identity ...
Irretrievably Prejudiced? : The Right to Legal Aid in Exclusion Proceedings at First Instance within the European Union
(2022)
Article 1F of the Refugee Convention obliges contracting states to exclude individuals suspected of having committed certain grave crimes from the scope of the Refugee Convention. While taking place within the administrative ...