This thesis examines how the European Union’s recent development towards binding regulations on Human Rights Due Diligence and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure, particularly the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive have impact on Chinese companies and China’s regulatory framework. These laws require companies to ide

The advent of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) introduces transformative, yet deeply problematic, complexities into modern warfare, particularly concerning the attribution of criminal responsibility under international criminal law. This thesis confronts the critical challenges these systems pose to the dolus specialis, the specific intent to destroy, requirement for the crime of genocide.

Emulsifiers can influence fat crystallization through multiple mechanisms: by promoting or in-hibiting nucleation, modifying polymorphic transitions, or enhancing oil-binding capacity. In collaboration with Palsgaard A/S, this thesis aimed to evaluate the functional impact of selected emulsifiers from their portfolio on the thermal and textural stability of fat-based biscuit cream fillings. The go

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Konserten inleds med André Jolivets pulserande och krävande Concertino för trumpet, stråkar och piano, följt av den kraftfulla Symfoni nr 2 av Arthur Honegger, skrivet i skuggan av andra världskrigets fasor. Upplev Tobias Broströms futuristiska «Sputnik» och de gripande melodierna i Mark-Anthony Turnages «Nocturne». Fördjupa dig sedan i skönheten i Lars-Erik Larssons «Adagio» för stråkar och Rolf

In 2024, the Namibian government announced the culling of wildlife as a drought intervention measure. The consideration of food security in conservation decision-making manifests the tension in international law between a state’s conservation imperatives and human rights law obligations. Consequently, the thesis explores: What can the law do to balance food security imperatives against conservatio

This thesis focuses on the impact of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR, the Court) on the legal recognition of same-sex couples in Eastern Europe. It examines how the Court’s current remedial approach influences change in national legislation, policies, and broader social attitudes, in contexts where queer rights remain politically contested and structurally excluded. This study is importa

This thesis argues that the escalating and protracted violence in Mexico, commonly known as the ‘war on drugs,’ constitutes a non-international armed conflict (NIAC) under international humanitarian law (IHL), calling for a formal application of this legal framework. Despite its devastating humanitarian consequences, the conflict is often mischaracterised within a law enforcement paradigm, contrib

In recent decades, international human rights law has encountered growing challenges and opportunities at the same time, posed by regimes that, while maintaining democratic appearances such as free and fair elections, adopt authoritarian practices questionable with liberal rule-of-law stand-ards. This phenomenon, has being referred to as "illiberalism," reflecting a ris-ing tension betw

Efforts to regulate transnational corporations in the context of human rights are not new. They traced back to the early 1970s, when the United Nations first initiated attempts to study the impact of transnational corporations on the international development process and proposed a United Nations Code of Conduct on Transnational Corporations, an initiative that ultimately stalled. A renewed attemp

This thesis critically engages with the concept of forgiveness in the context of reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and non-Indigenous Australians. It examines first the historical development of reconciliation efforts between Indigenous and white Australia and shows a discrepancy between their approaches. Where First Nations Australians emphasise concrete structu

En av de viktigaste molekylerna för levande organismer är vatten, och det är ingen slump att det är just vatten som efterlyses när astronomer letar efter planeter som kan innehålla liv. En sådan viktig molekyl måste kunna transporteras in och ut ur våra celler på ett pålitligt sätt. Detta görs av proteiner som fungerar som kanaler för vatten i våra cellmembran: så kallade aquaporiner. Det finns måAquaporin 2 (AQP2) is a membrane channel protein that is in humans most importantly found at the end of the renal collecting duct. A lack of AQP2 in the apical membrane can lead to diabetes insipidus (DI), characterized by dehydration and dilute urine, making protein-protein interactions between AQP2 and other proteins an important field of study. In this study, the interaction between an AQP2 con

The increasing dominance of tech giants and the emergence of new digital markets have increased the relevance of Article 102 TFEU, yet the article’s enforcement mechanisms have not kept pace with the market’s rapid developments. In August of 2024, the European Commission responded to this need for more efficient enforcement by publishing its Draft Guidelines on the exclusionary abuse of dominance

I juli 2023 tillsatte regeringen en utredning i syfte att genomföra en övergri- pande översyn av straffskalorna samt lägga fram förslag till ett reformerat och mer rättvist påföljdssystem. Regeringen framhåller i direktivet att straffsyste- met bör uttrycka en tydligare klandervärdering av brottsliga gärningar för att undvika att brottsoffer upplever rättsprocessen som ytterligare en kränkning. DeIn July 2023, the Swedish government appointed an inquiry with the purpose of conducting a comprehensive review of the penalty scales and presenting proposals for a reformed and fairer penalty system. The government empha- sizes in the directive that the penal system should express a clearer condem- nation of the blameworthiness of criminal acts in order to avoid that victims experience the legal

Rätten till grundläggande behov och mänskliga rättigheter gäller alla, obero- ende av ett frihetsberövande, en funktionsnedsättning eller en kombination av dessa omständigheter. Ett frihetsberövande rättfärdigar visserligen inskränk- ning i bl.a. rätten till frihet, men ska inte medföra mer långtgående inskränk- ningar i rättigheter än vad som är nödvändigt för brottsbekämpningens syfte. Trots attThe right to fundamental needs and human rights applies to everyone, regard- less of whether they are deprived of their liberty, have a disability, or are affected by a combination of these circumstances. Although deprivation of liberty may justify certain restrictions, such as limitations on the right to freedom, it should not result in more extensive restrictions on rights than are necessary to

Sverige blev en officiell medlem i Europeiska åklagarmyndigheten (EPPO) i juli 2024. Samarbetet innebär en stor förändring för svensk straffprocessrätt, då rättsväsendet nu behöver anpassas till att ett EU-organ har behörighet att vidta straffrättsliga åtgärder i Sverige. Förändringen är särskilt påtaglig för en åklagares utredning och lagföring av brott som skulle kunna omfattas av EPPO:s behörigSweden became an official member of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (the ‘EPPO’) in July of 2024. Joining the EPPO represents a major change for Swedish procedural criminal proceedings, as the judicial system needs to adapt to the fact that an EU body now has direct authority to take actions related to crimes within Sweden’s jurisdiction. This change is particularly apparent in relation to

The Disproportionate Burden-Expense Exception within the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework is allowing certified organisations to refuse access requests based on organisational cost or burden. The thesis is examining how this exception affects the ability of EU controllers to fulfil their obligation under Article 15(3) GDPR, when employing a U.S. processor. To answer this question, the thesis is exam

Kvittning – gemensam avräkning av motstående fordringar – kan trots sin affärsmässiga betydelse medföra komplexa behörighetsfrågor i skiljeförfaranden. Skiljenämndens behörighet är begränsad till det rättsförhållande som angivits i skiljeavtalet, vilket kan innebära att kvittningsframställningar från svaranden inte kan prövas. Samtidigt utgör kvittningsframställningar sakinvändningar, vars prövninSet-off – the mutual extinction of opposing claims – often gives rise to complex jurisdictional issues in arbitration despite its commercial importance. An arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction is limited to the legal relationship defined in the arbitration agreement, which may exclude set-off defences raised by the respondent. However, set-off is considered a defence, and allowing its adjudication pro