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Traditionally, sportswashing has served as a short-hand way to criticise and accuse non-democratic countries of strategically using investments in sport, sports clubs and sports events to distract from or cover up oppressive practices. This thesis investigates sportswashing through a case study of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics, aiming to assess whether a practice commonly associat

Foreign Object Debris (FOD) poses a serious threat to airport safety and efficiency, yet current detection processes often rely on manual labor, it is a repetitive task that is prone to human errors. This thesis investigates how a Human-Machine Interface (HMI) can be deigned to support the FOD detection and handling, with a specific focus on the needs and workflows of ground personnel in apron ope

This thesis explores the Value Added Tax (VAT) treatment of vouchers within the framework of the EU’s Voucher Directive, with a particular focus on its application to discount vouchers, city cards, and VAT special schemes. The Voucher Directive has been implemented to harmonize and clarify the VAT treatment of vouchers across Member States including distinctions between single-purpose and mult

“Den kulturella medborgarskapet hos lyssnare av The Joe Rogan Experience - En kvalitativ studie om lyssnarens engagemang” är skriven av Ebba Lee och Elvin Ekstedt och är författad i Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap vid Institutet för kommunikation och medier på Lunds universitet. Denna studie undersöker lyssnarkulturen som har vuxit fram kring podcasten “The Joe Rogan Experience”, med utgångspun

With the promotion of global sustainable development, digital financial inclusion (DFI) possesses unique potential and significance in eradicating poverty (Sustainable Development Goal 1, SDG1), improving gender equality (Sustainable Development Goal 5, SDG5), and narrowing disparities among groups (Sustainable Development Goal 10, SDG10). Based on panel data from 31 Chinese provinces between 2012

This thesis investigates whether Credit Default Swap (CDS) spreads predict bank stock volatility in the Swedish banking sector, focusing on Nordea, Swedbank, Handelsbanken, and SEB from July 2, 2008, to April 4, 2025. Employing ARCH-M, GARCH, GJR-GARCH, and EGARCH volatility models within a Vector Autoregressive (VAR) framework, the thesis examines Granger causality across the Global Financial Cri

The year 2025 was marked by two major political events: the presidential election in the United States and the federal election in Germany. Such events frequently highlight the potential influence of election outcomes on financial markets, a relationship that has been of substantial interest in the academic literature. This study therefore examines whether German federal elections between 1990 and

The aim of this master’s thesis is to illustrate the attitude of a number of public librarian’s towards audiobooks and reading by listening, and to describe their experiences of literature mediation of audiobooks in public libraries. As a result of that I wish to shed light on the position of audiobooks in public libraries today. The background is that the audiobook as a book format has grown big

This thesis examines how unpaid care work within the familial context is legally regulated in Austria and to what extent these legal regulations reinforce the gendered labor of social reproduction. Drawing on Social Reproduction Theory (SRT) as both a theoretical framework and a critical methodology, the thesis analyzes legal texts, policy documents, court decisions, and official statistics. The a

For decades, Article 41.2 of the Irish Constitution has been coupled with gender specific and sexist language that positions women as carers within the home. On International Women’s Day of 2024, the Irish Government sought to amend this Article through a national referendum. This thesis aims to critically examine the political discourse that took place during the timeframe of this referendum and

A voluntary EU law was implemented in 2022, which allowed communicative services to monitor all sent messages on their platforms in search of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online. Its proposed successor, infamously called ‘Chat Control 2.0’, expanded these ideas further, demanding communicative services to monitor all sent messages and stored emails in search of CSAM. As the discussions of th

I den här uppsatsen undersöks sambandet mellan åldersskillnader i äktenskap och makarnas livs- samt familjetillfredsställelse, både på internationell och regional nivå. Metoden som tillämpats är tvärsnittsbaserade regressionsanalyser med OLS, där olika regressionsspecifikationer testats och där sambandet med tillfredsställelsen har tillåtits variera beroende på om mannen eller kvinnan är äldst. ReThis thesis examines the relationship between age differences in marriage and spouses' reported life and family satisfaction, both at international and regional levels. The analysis is based on cross-sectional OLS regressions, using various model specifications and allowing the relationship to differ depending on whether the husband or the wife is older. The results indicate that age differenc

Denna uppsats undersöker hur självgynnande (“self-preferencing”) beteenden hos digitala plattformar i dominerande ställning behandlas rättsligt enligt artikel 102 FEUF. Syftet är att klargöra den nuvarande rättsliga situationen och skapa en mer sammanhängande förståelse genom att kombinera rättsdogmatisk metod och analys med rättsekonomiska resonemang. Analysen vägleds av tre delfrågor: den ekonomThis thesis explores the evolving legal treatment of self-preferencing by dominant digital platforms under Article 102 TFEU. It aims to clarify the current legal position and contribute to a more coherent understanding by combining legal doctrinal analysis with law-and-economics reasoning. Three sub-questions guide the analysis: the economic rationale behind self-preferencing, applicable theories

I ljuset av den pågående Tesla-konflikten har debatten angående en begränsning av sympatiåtgärder åter blivit aktuell. Denna uppsats behandlar rätten att vidta sympatiåtgärder i Sverige och belyser de för- och nackdelar en begränsning i form av en proportionalitetsprincip kan medföra. Rätten att vidta sympatiåtgärder följer av 2 kap 14 § RF och 41 § 1 st. 4 pt. MBL. Rätten tillkommer arbetstagaroIn light of the ongoing Tesla conflict, the debate regarding restriction of sympathy actions has once again become subject of renewed discussion. This paper addresses the right to undertake sympathy actions in Sweden and highlights the advantages and disadvantages that a limitation in the form of a proportionality principle may entail. The right to undertake sympathy actions derives from 2 kap. 14

Denna uppsats har som syfte att undersöka lagstiftningen kring den nya förverkandeformen självständigt förverkande och dess samspel med de andra förverkandeformerna för att komma åt vinster från brottslighet, nämligen utvidgat förverkande och förverkande av brottsvinster. Undersökningen granskar även de tidiga avgörandena gällande självständigt förverkande som kommit in från tingsrätter och hovrätThe purpose of this thesis is to examine the legal framework surrounding the newly introduced civil forfeiture and it´s interplay with the already existing forms of criminal forfeiture in Sweden, namely extended forfeiture, and forfeiture of criminal profits. The essay also reviews the earliest judgements regarding civil forfeiture from district courts and courts of appeal. The questions of this t

Bedrägerier genom social manipulation har under de senaste åren ökat markant och medför betydande förluster för bankkunder. Lag (2010:751) om betaltjänster (betaltjänstlagen) förutsätter att en transaktion är obehörig för att huvudregeln i 5 a kap. 1 § om återställande ska anses tillämplig, och kunden har möjlighet att få tillbaka det förlorade beloppet. Enligt praxis från Allmänna reklamationsnämBank fraud based on social engineering, where victims are persuaded to authorise the payment themselves, has risen sharply in recent years, causing substantial losses for customers. Under the Swedish Payment Services Act (2010:751), the restitution rule in Chapter 5a Section 1 applies only where the payment is regarded as an unauthorised transaction. Current practice of the Swedish National Board

Reservdelars tillgänglighet är en central fråga i EU:s arbete för en cirkulär ekonomi och hållbar konsumtion. Genom den s.k. designreformen, bestående av förordning (EU) 2024/2822 och direktiv (EU) 2024/2823, införs ett harmoniserat reparationsundantag för formberoende reservdelar. Undantaget syftar till att harmonisera mönsterskyddet för reservdelar inom EU, och att liberalisera eftermarknaden föThe availability of spare parts is a central issue in the EU’s efforts to promote a circular economy and sustainable consumption. Through the so-called Design Reform, consisting of Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 and Directive (EU) 2024/282, a harmonised repair clause for component parts whose appearance determines the design is introduced. The purpose of the clause is to harmonise design protection for

I takt med samhällets generella digitalisering har också hälso- och sjukvår-den börjat använda alltmer elektroniska verktyg och hjälpmedel. En sådan utveckling är användningen av Ineras e-tjänst 1177 journalen för att tillhandahålla uppgifter ur patientjournaler. I dagsläget gäller den gemen-samma principen för 1177, att vårdnadshavare har tillgång till uppgifter ur sitt barns patientjournal fram In line with the general digitalisation of society, the healthcare sector has also started to use more and more electronic tools and aids. One such development is the use of Ineras e-service 1177 journalen to provide information from patient journals. At present, the common principle for 1177 is that guardians have access to information from their child’s patient journal until the child turns 13.

This thesis investigates the extent to which international and EU legal frameworks establish and enforce corporate responsibility in the context of ship recycling. Despite the existence of binding instruments such as the Basel Convention, the Hong Kong Convention (HKC), the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) and the Waste Shipment Regulation (EU WSR), substantial volumes of end-of-life vessels

Var och en som exempelvis målar en tavla, tar ett porträttfotografi eller kom-ponerar ett musikstycke kan få upphovsrättsligt skydd till det alstret om det uppfyller det så kallade originalitetskravet. Grunden i upphovsrätten är att ge skaparen en ensamrätt och ett skydd mot att andra utan lov ska utnyttja deras verk. Upphovsrätten är till stor del harmoniserad inom EU, men det är upp till varje mAnyone who, for example, paints a picture, takes a portrait photograph or composes a pice of music can obtain copyright protection for that creation if it meets the so-called originality requirement. The basis of copyright is to give the creator an exclusive right and protection against others using their work without permission. Copyright is largely harmonised within the EU, but it is up to each