Political deconfessionalisation is a national objective for Lebanon, stated in the Taef agreement that ended the civil war. The consociational democracy upon which Lebanon is based, suggests a political representation of all groups in a pluralistic society. In Lebanon these groups are the religious communities and the system is referred to as confessional. The confessional system was viewed as an

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the values involved, and the values which I believe should be presented in the African Charter. The overall aim is thus to broaden the understanding of the statute by examining if it meets the criteria of the values and argue for the values with similar magnitude which are not mentioned in the Charter but in my opinion should be included and at the same time

Natural resources hold a great potential for both economic and social development in developing countries. Many countries in Africa today are rich in natural resources but remain poor and underdeveloped. Policies and legislation within this sector need to provide a good framework in order for the natural resources to be properly managed. This report aims at discussing the difficulties in managing

The emergence of interregionalism has been claimed to be one of the major changes affecting international relations in current times. The following study highlights the concept of interregionalism through the regional cooperation between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council. The objective of this study is to assess the current EU-GCC interregional cooperation through in-depth interv

The number of refugees across the world is increasing and consequently also the preassure at the external borders of the EU. The purpose of this essay is to evaluate the actual refugee policy of the European Union in relation to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is ratified by all member states, as well as the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Human rights organis

The road of American relations with the International Criminal Court has been a long, rough and bumpy one. The US went from leading the negotiations of the statue to direct opposition of the court, taking national legal action against it and signing bilateral protection treaties to protect their military and servicemembers from prosecution. The Bush administration even did the unprecedented act of

In Swedish law boys under the age of 18 can legally be circumcised by a certified doctor or a person with a special permission from the welfare board. This is a measure to prevent ignorant people from performing circumcision on boys in unsterile environment and without painkillers. The law has brought up a debate questioning if circumcision should be legal at all in Sweden. The network SNOP – Säg

Racism is a scourge of society, and creates division between human beings. Football is a sport that in many ways creates unity. Despite of this, the problems of racism is very substantial in football. The international football association (FIFA) has a lot of the responsibility to erase racism from the sport. How successfully FIFA will cope with the problems of racism, depends on the organization´

Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambanden mellan begreppen feedback environment och arbetstillfredsställelse respektive engagemang. Ytterligare ett syfte var att skapa en översättning av det validerade instrumentet feedback environment scale (FES) från engelska till svenska. Undersökningen besvarades av 52 deltagare vilket gav en svarsfrekvens på 67 %. Studien som genomförts visade att översä

In today’s rapid changing environment organisations are required to quickly adapt to the new market conditions. As a result, organisations strive to be flexible and be agile in order to cope with these conditions. Moreover, the introduction of new technologies and information systems has increased the number of middleware in IT architectures, which are considered monolithic and inflexible. SOA is

Title: Producing on Real Demand – In a High Efficient Industry Authors: Johanna Eckerwall and Andreas Johnsson Tutors: Jens Hultman -Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration,Lund School of Economics and Management Aki Matsuzaki-Business Control Manager, Supply Chain Division, Tetra Pak Japan Bertil Nilsson-Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Management and Log

This thesis examines the humanitarian situation that has unfolded in Zimbabwe during the ZANU-PF fast track land reform. It attempts to; 1) analyze whether the SADC has the necessary political capacity to redress the Zimbabwean human rights victims during the land reform. In order to do this it seeks to; 2) determine whether the land reform is in breach with the SADC Treaty and the SADC Protocol o

Sexual violence is a widespread and severe problem in the Democratic Republic of Congo and hits thousands of civilians each year. In Congo sexual violence is a weapon of war and the women are the most affected. The last few years the sexual violence in Congo has received increased attention from international organizations, as the United Nations and non-governmental organizations, and also from th

This essay is about education, development and equality. Its main purpose is to examine the relationship between education and development, and how this relationship is understod by the international community, and particularly the UN. The essay also examines the impact education may or may not have on eqality. By analyzing data presented by the UNDP and comparing reports from different organs of

Several institutions regulating gender seem to overlook and even violate rights and needs for those living outside society’s norms about gender and sexuality. The council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, amongst others, reports about violations of transgender persons’ right to life, health and physical integrity. This essay connects the situation of transgender persons to the fact that t

Syftet är att undersöka huruvida det ökande Facebook-användandet påverkar unga människors aktivitetsbalans och hälsa. Metoden som används i denna studie är en kvantitativ inriktad elektronisk enkät, där det ställs dels etnografiska frågor, men huvudsakligen frågor om undersökningspersonernas Facebook-användande för att se om/vad för effekt det har för deras hälsa och aktivitetsbalans. Det som fram

Enligt skollagen (1985:1100) har alla barn och ungdomar rättighet att gå i skolan och skolorna i Sverige har skyldighet att anpassa skolmiljön på ett lämpligt vis så att också personer med funktionshinder kan vara delaktiga och engagerade i aktiviteter som förekommer på skolan. Syftet med studien var att undersöka den fysiska miljön i fyra gymnasieskolor i Malmö stad med fokus på entréer, inre- oc

The Human Rights-Based Approach is an approach on development programming designed by the UN. It brings together all human rights principles recognized in our modern history eventuating in a normative framework. This framework is huge, containing complex concepts that each can be read in multiple ways. The result from this is a mess – talking a lot without saying much. Somewhere among all the fanc

Reumatism kan alla drabbas av och ungefär en miljon människor är drabbade i Sverige. Ledgångsreumatism är den vanligaste diagnosen av cirka 80 reumatiska diagnoser. Aktivitet är viktigt hos människor för att uppnå god hälsa och välbefinnande. Syftet med studien var att undersöka unga personer med reumatism, deras upplevelse av sin diagnos och dess konsekvenser i vardagen. Studien innefattar 42 ung