Sökning: "Eva Erman"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden Eva Erman.
1. Action and Institution : Contributions to a discourse theory of human rights
Sammanfattning : In the theoretical rights discourse rights are commonly analyzed in terms of two themes,negative and positive rights, on the one hand, and individual and collective rights, on theother. We witness similar themes in the empirical rights discussion held by the UnitedNations’ Commission on Human Rights (the CHR). LÄS MER
2. Art of the Possible? : Feasibility and Compliance in Ideal and Nonideal Theory
Sammanfattning : In the past decade, the value of so-called ideal theory has become a major point of dispute among political theorists. While critics of ideal theory accuse this approach of “idle utopianism”, its advocates fault the critics for conceding to “cynical realism”.This dissertation examines two charges against ideal theory. LÄS MER
3. Do the Ends Justify the Means? : On the Justifiability of Statistical Discrimination
Sammanfattning : While statistical discrimination comes with similar objections as other types of discrimination it may also lead to a number of beneficial and important consequences, thereby leaving us with conflicting intuitions regarding the right course of action. This study investigates whether there is any superior account of statistical discrimination that can explain when and why such a practice can be defended; i. LÄS MER
4. Do Your Bit, Claim Your Share : Justice, Ethos, and the Individual Duty to Contribute
Sammanfattning : Contemporary political philosophy primarily conceives of justice as a virtue of major social institutions. Yet, much advocacy of justice is increasingly focused on how well particular individuals live up to its demands, and proceeds by calling out and criticising their unjust behaviour. LÄS MER
5. To Levy Taxes on Multinational Corporations : Allocating Rights and Making Them Enforceable
Sammanfattning : Who, if anyone, should have the right to levy taxes on a multinational corporation’s (MNC’s) profits? Using a practice-dependent nonideal theoretical methodology this dissertation seeks to explore how the currently intended distribution of the rights to levy taxes on MNCs’ profits can be defended. That is, why we might value it and, what the goals of it is. LÄS MER