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1. 11. Defining rape : emerging obligations for states under international law?

   Författare :Maria Eriksson; Joakim Nergelius; Ola Engdahl; Helen Durham; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Prohibition of rape; definition of rape; women s rights; armed conflict; state obligations; fragmentation; humanisation; LAW JURISPRUDENCE; RÄTTSVETENSKAP JURIDIK; Juridik; Law;

   Sammanfattning : The prevalence of rape and its widespread impunity, whether committed during armed conflict or peacetime, has been firmly condemned by the UN and its prohibition has been consistently recognised in international law. This development, however, is a rather novel endeavour. LÄS MER

3. 12. Route attribution of chemical warfare agents : Retrospective classification of unknown threat samples

   Författare :Karin Höjer Holmgren; Johan Dahlén; Crister Åstot; Peter Haglund; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Impurity profiling; Chemical attribution signature; Route sourcing;

   Sammanfattning : Although chemical warfare agents (CWAs) are prohibited under international law, there have been numerous crimes that violates the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) during the last decade, especially in the civil war in Syria where sarin, mustard gas and chlorine have all been used. CWAs have also been used in political assassinations and attempts thereof. LÄS MER

4. 13. Citing Matters : An Analysis of the Use of Judicial Decisions in International Criminal Law Adjudication through the Lens of Law-Making

   Författare :Letizia Lo Giacco; Juridiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Judicial decisions; International law-making; Citation; International criminal law; International courts; Domestic courts; Discretion; Authority; Legal realism; Empirical; Practices; Reiteration; Dynamic process; International law; Internationell rätt; Internationell straffrätt; Hänvisning;

   Sammanfattning : The present research investigates the formative processes of international criminal law through the iterative citation of judicial decisions in adjudicatory practices. Given the centrality of the judge in the adjudication of international criminal law, this study is underpinned by a legal realist approach to international law informed by the work of Alf Ross (Scandinavian Legal Realism) and Gregory Shaffer (New Legal Realism), according to which the meaning of legal rules and principles is not autonomous from how they are empirically practiced and interpreted by courts. LÄS MER

5. 14. La construcción discursiva de la responsabilidad civil durante una dictadura : Un análisis crítico de los discursos del juicio contra los excomandantes en Argentina en 1985

   Författare :Janaina Negreiros Persson; Ken Benson; Mariana Achugar; Julia Zullo; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; critical discourse analysis; systemic functional linguistics; appraisal theory; representation of social actors; intertextuality; Argentinian dictatorship; trial of the former commanders; responsibility of civilians; análisis crítico del discurso; lingüística sistémico-funcional; lenguaje evaluativo; representación de actores sociales; intertextualidad; dictadura argentina; juicio a los excomandantes; responsabi-lidad civil; Spanish; spanska;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this study is to explore how people who have experienced events in the past re-contextualize these same events in the present. We analyse the discourse of the public trial in 1985 against the members of the first three Argentine military juntas in the most recent dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983). LÄS MER