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In an attempt to bring about the end to a conflict situation at all costs, peace agreements often end up containing terms that may be deemed controversial. One such example would be terms that confer immunity on perpetrators of international crimes. Concurrently, there exist in international law legal norms that require, or allow, States to pursue a criminal prosecution regarding perpetrators of s

Nowadays, the supply of electronic services constitutes an important part of commerce over the Internet and is expected to grow significantly in the future. Taxing the consumption of electronic services has proven not to be an easy task, especially in regard to its provision for non-taxable persons. In the European Union the approach is to tax them at destination (though intra-Community supplies a

There is no doubt that the the Web constitutes an important channel and platform for public discourse and cultural exchange, and that our times will be remembered by accessing the archives of the Web. This is also to say, that perception of the web – present and past – is shaped and governed by the media we and our machines perceive it with. So with what media do we archive it? Recording media is

In the last few years there has been a huge growth in the e-book market, and many copyrighted works are published as e-books before the analogue versions are printed, if they are ever printed. In order to provide e-book lending services, libraries must sign copious amounts of license agreements with materials distributors. Due to restrictive terms in license agreements, legal exceptions to copyrig

To sustain attention rather than getting caught by distractions is of utter importance for our working memory. The present study compared two techniques, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and white noise, as an attempt to enhance the attention of the test subjects. Attention was tested with a go/no-go test and working memory with an n-back test. The findings showed that the test subje

Spillover effects and systemic risk contribution of institutions, as measured by their CoVaR and delta-CoVaR respectively, is one way of assessing risk both for an institution in isolation, as well as for regulators and the economy as a whole. CoVaR is the q%-VaR of an institution conditional on another institution already being at its q%-VaR level, whereas delta-CoVaR measures each institution’s

Museums, as we know them, originate from the enlightened modernity with its emphasis on rationality and positivism. Today, however, modernity is highly contested, and the role of the museum has shifted. We argue that historical museum exhibitions operate in the boundary between didactics and experiences, which in turn affects the way exhibitions communicate with its visitors. The aim of this thesi

The culture proposal "Time for culture" emphasizes that the financial responsibility should not only be dependent on public funding, but private funders and non profit agencies should also take increased financial responsibility. The increasing demand for financial independency, has created a new position for cultural institutions. This has led to this study that wants to find out how th

During museum visits, I have reacted upon how antiquity is displayed in museums and how the mediation of antiquity’s cultural history often is absent. The display technique and the selection of the displayed materials enhance an arts historical perspective of the past. The aim of this master´s thesis is therefore to study why antiquity is mediated as art historical objects in museums and under wha

The concept of authenticity is hard to define and may vary in time, place, and between different cultures and societies. We have aimed to explore the emotional experience of authenticity, the fascination for the real things from the past. In this thesis we have approached the subject in a museum context, specifically in historical exhibitions. The emphasis is on how museum staff argues the use of

As Muslim communities have become more permanently established in Western European societies, debates around the public practice of Islam in these societies have become more prevalent, while the “global war on terror” rhetoric has aided the construction of Muslim minorities into “Others” along lines of religious and cultural differences. Based on theories of minority participation in the public sp

Title What Factors Contribute to Sales of Groceries Online? – A quantitative study of Swedish urban customers. Date of seminar 2014-06-02 Course BUSN39 Business Administration: Global Marketing Authors Kristina Carlsson & Amanda Larsson Advisor Jens Hultman Purpose The aim with this study is to investigate what factors contribute to Actual Purchases of online groceries. Methodology The s

Bakgrund: Andelen personer med övervikt och fetma har under senare år ökat inom operationsverksamheten. Det är huvudsakligen anestesisjuksköterskan som ansvarar för patientens hälsa och säkerhet perioperativt, varvid de specifika förhållanden som råder kring omvårdnaden av överviktiga patienter i samband med anestesi är viktiga att belysa. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva innebörder av

When a fire starts in a building a great threat against personal safety arises and this is especially true for the cases where people are unaccustomed to their environments. To diminish this threat it’s of great importance that adequate time for evacuation is available. In this paper students at the Fire Protection Engineering program examine the system that is currently in place to ensure the sa

The Article 2(1) of the Charter of the United Nations has clearly articulated the sovereign equality for all its Members, while the Article 2(7) states that the United Nations will not intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state unless the matters involve in the international peace and security. It seems that once the matters, which are essentially with

Title: The professional status of the communicator – A qualitative case study on how access to the dominant coalition is experienced by the communicator in the public sector. Purpose: The study aims to understand how professional status is experienced by the communicator in the public sector. Our intention with this study is to contribute to the field of strategic communication with increased kno

The aim of this study is to look at the discourses of European identity from two different angles. The first angle is European identity from an EU perspective which EU seeks to create amongst the European citizens. This is studied in the book European Foreign Policy, consisting of legislations and treaties connected to the Common Foreign and Security Policy. The second angle is the images of Europ

A brand is an immeasurable asset to organizations, which through substantial resources, develops and executes market communications that help facilitate the image the organization wants to establish. This thesis will be a case study into the company Fjällräven with the purpose of examining their brand identity. Further the thesis will explore how Fjällräven’s brand identity is challenged by a cont

This report is a fire safety evaluation of Uppsala University Children’s hospital which is the largest part of the course Fire safety evaluation VBR054 at Lund University. The report is focused on identifying the current risks. This was accomplished by using various computer programs, experiments and hand calculations. Different measures were developed in order to minimize the risks.