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It has been almost a hundred years since the law of adoption was implemented into Swedish law. Since then much has happened and the changes have been many and great. Legal documents as UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child and Convention on protection of children and co-operation in respect of intercountry adoptions have been ratified around the world to guarantee children’s rights. One of th

Every year, 300-400 million tons of toxic waste is produced worldwide. The UN estimates that electronic waste amounts to between 20 to 50 million tons, of which only 10 percent is recycled. Much of the electronic waste is exported from industrialized countries to less developed countries. It ends up in central refuse disposal plants where it will burned to recover the valuable metals. This harms t

There are three significant agriculture reforms that have profound influence to the agriculture production since the new Chinese government set up in 1949. The thesis presents the detailed information of the three reforms and explores the each reform’s special contribution to the economic performance. Two objectives are highlighted in the thesis, i.e. the reasons that institutions matter for econo

The purpose of this thesis is to further investigate how the Swedish labor market policy system works. This thesis focuses on the policy, its organizational structure, the main goal and the underlying ideas. The main question of the thesis is how the Swedish labor market policies affect the individual’s choices in relation to their needs and future opportunities in the job market. The method I u

The child soldier issue is complex in many different ways. Taking into account the different ideas of childhood, the concept of human rights in general and child rights in specific the question about the child soldier and its rights appears to be far from easy to understand. In this thesis I will try to illustrate the complexity by comparing relevant international law applicable to the child sold

Uppsatsens syfte är att undersöka hur väl en investering i skog fungerar som alternativ till traditionella investeringar så som aktier och räntebärande tillgångar, med avseende på avkastning, risk och inflationsegenskaper. Studien genomförs med en deduktiv ansats där en kvantitativ metod kommer att användas för att utreda uppsatsens syfte. Data över timmerpriser, börsutveckling, inflation samt inf

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka om Sverige har uppfyllt sina internationella åtaganden gällande efterlevnaden av principen om non-refoulement i svensk migrationsrätt. I generella termer innebär principen om non-refoulement ett verkställighetshinder mot avvisning och utvisning då personen i fråga riskerar att utsättas för tortyr och förföljelse i det mottagande landet. Denna princip kommeThe purpose of this thesis is to assess whether Sweden has fulfilled its obligation to implement the principle of non-refoulement in Swedish migration law. The principle of non-refoulement, in general terms, implies an impediment for execution that obliges a state not to permit removal of a person to a county where he or she is at risk of being subjected to torture or persecution. This principle i

”I thought you would get a Swedish friend” – A qualitative study about a mentorship project called ”Girl to girl”. [Translated title] During the last couple of years, integration has become a central part of Swedish society. Studies show two ways to look at the integration process. One refers to the immigrants’ responsibility to adapt to the majority population. The other approach argues that int

Denna uppsats undersöker hur påve Pius IX (1846-1878) konstruerade sin egen politiska överhöghet och auktoritet genom påvliga encyklikor och första Vatikankonciliet strax före, vid och strax efter Kyrkostatens fall 1871. Detta var en kritisk tid för påvedömet och Italiens enande i samband med nationalistiska och liberala rörelser utgjorde en starkt negativ påverkan på påvedömets både världsliga oc

This Master’s thesis compares and analyses the parts pertaining to history in the US American classification system Dewey Decimal Classification and the Japanese classification system Nippon Decimal Classification. The foundation of the study is a social constructionist viewpoint where society, people and knowledge are assumed to be socially constructed and thereby the systems are studied in relat

The purpose of this thesis is to, with help from critical discourse analysis examine the violent riots in Rosengård, a suburban area in Malmö. The study is based on the reporting from the events in three local newspapers, Sydsvenskan, Metro and City. The thesis tries to explain which factors defines and influence what views and perspectives that can take place. The major findings in the thesis are

The postmodern society offers a variety of opportunities unbeknownst to prior generations. Every choice forces the individual to conduct a risk analysis by taking the consequences into consideration. This study that builds on a quantitative method with qualitative elements highlights where the youth turns to in regards to questions of sexuality. Any social effort has to take into account that for

The secularization of formerly Christian countries in Europe and the immigration to these countries has led to a great religious diversity. This new situation has made the question about religious freedom a highly debated topic. It concerns that of what freedom of religion should consist of, i.e. whose and what religious freedom should prevail? According to Maria Klasson Sundin, clergyman and PhD

Today about 1 billion people are experiencing a violation towards their human right to food. Since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the question of food have been debated in the for a of development. How we look at development is based on out conceptual frameworks, on our knowledge about the world we live in and how which ways we want to see it prosper. In this thesis I e

Sweden was the first country in the world to introduce a law that criminalized the buyer of sexual services but not the seller. The aim of this study is to contribute with an understanding of how female sex workers rights are being affected by the Swedish sex purchase law. To reach a conclusion, the author of this thesis tries to sort out which norms, beliefs, attitudes and/or values that are hidd

This thesis examines the Maltese asylum procedure through a study of the current situation for asylum-seekers in Malta. By analysing collected primary and secondary data, I illuminate how Malta interprets and practices the minimum standards of the Asylum Procedure Council Directive 2005/85/EC and assess if flaws can be distinguished and, if so, also analyse how they affect the asylum-seekers. I us

The possibility to make environmental strategy a part of the core strategy through a framework called inside-out/outside-in was suggested by Porter in 2007. Researchers have also stated that the output of implementing a certain strategy ought to be valued during strategy planning. The two areas; environmental strategy and profitability analysis have although not frequently been combined, and thus

Issue of study: Today, in an information-driven economy, it is more important than ever to be innovative. Developing new ways to create and deliver value is the main method of competition in the business world. Although the picture differs widely from the industrial age, the principals used to manage these companies and employees are same as a century ago. Paying people will just make them do what

One of the most fundamental human rights is the right to life and it has been argued that the right to life is reflected by peace. The concept of peace means more than just being free from conflict, it also implies the inherent right of a parent to protect and provide for his children. Peace is, however, not easily achieved. Since finding a solution to a problem that does not create a feeling of l

Uppsatsen undersöker om det är möjligt att erhålla riskjusterad överavkastning på sex olika börsindex med hjälp av teknisk analys. Som mått på riskjusterad avkastning används Sharpekvoten och som tekniska indikatorer används glidande medelvärden samt ett lågpassfilter. Som jämförelseavkastning till den tekniska analysen väljs en ”buy-and-hold”-strategi. Ett testverktyg programmeras i VBA för att g