This thesis addresses the complexities of the situation of the Roma in Romania and Spain and the challenges of including isolated groups in society. The main texts used for comparison come from the Council of Europe’s expert bodies: the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), the Advisory Committee (ACFC) under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (

Det svenska arbetslöshetsunderstödet tog form under sent 1800-tal efter initiativ från fackförbunden. En arbetslöshetsförsäkring under statlig kontroll grundlades först 1935. Den statliga arbetslöshetsförsäkringen, i fortsatt statlig regi, var i princip den enda regelbundna ersättningen som en arbetslös kunde erhålla under sin arbetslöshet fram till slutet av 1960-talet. Ett nytt omställningssysteThe Swedish unemployment benefits took shape during the late 1800s by an initiative from the trade unions. An unemployment insurance under state control became reality in 1935. The unemployment insurance was, during a couple of decades, virtually the only regular compensation an unemployed could receive during his or her unemployment. This changed during the 1960s. A complementary transition syste

Skillnader i sparnivå kan utifrån ekonomisk tillväxtteori förklara en del i varför ekonomier växer i olika takt. Uppsatsen behandlar landsspecifika faktorer vilka utifrån bakomliggande mikro- och makroekonomiskteori kan tänkas förklara varför vissa länder sparar mer än andra. En uppdelning görs i privat och offentligt sparande för att undersöka om de påverkas av samma faktorer. Även relationen mel

Syftet med förevarande uppsats är att utifrån en komparativ studie av svensk och engelsk rätt beskriva hur respektive lands regleringar gällande beslutanderätten vid gemensam vårdnad och parental responsibility är utformade samt vad ifrågakommande lagstiftningar innebär. Huvudregeln i svensk rätt avseende beslutanderätt vid gemensam vårdnad är att konsensus ska föreligga mellan vårdnadshavarna nThe purpose of this essay is to describe and compare the Swedish regulation concerning joint custody and the English regulation regarding parental responsibility. In Swedish law the principle rule is that both parents should make all decisions regarding a child together, if they have joint custody. In English law the starting point is that each person with parental responsibility may act alone a

Det finns faktorer som påverkar sjuksköterskors hälsa och stressnivå. Dessa kan få konsekvenser för både individen och verksamheten. För att förutse och beskriva hälsoproblem kan skattningsformuläret ProQOL användas. Syftet med studien var att beskriva den professionella livskvaliteten bland specialistsjuksköterskor på operationsavdelningar samt se om den skiljer sig mellan anestesi- och operation

Background: There has been a recent global movement toward certification of “green” buildings. The Sweden Green Building Council currently supports four sustainable building certification schemes: LEED, BREEAM, Miljöbyggnad, and GreenBuilding. These systems use widely disparate criteria to assess building sustainability and are adopted at differing rates within the nation. They are also constantly

Where debtors seek to open insolvency proceedings in a Member State that have the most favourable insolvency regime it is referred to as "forum shopping". According to Article 3 (1) in conjunction with Article 4 of the European Insolvency Regulation the appropriate jurisdiction and the applicable law are determined by the core element of the Regulation the debtor´s "centre of main i

When administrations of customs procedures are heterogeneous, lack mutual cooperation and suffer from unnecessary complexity, they become non-tariff barriers to trade. The WCO International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention) serve as a blueprint for modern and efficient customs procedures, supplementary to the WTO negotiations on

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is of great interest to me for many reasons; particularly, I want to stress the Palestinian Christian’s position in the current situation. The Palestinian Christians belong to several denominations, of which I have chosen to focus on two minority churches: the Lutheran and the Anglican. My intention is to find if, and how, the situation affects the liturgy of these

This thesis discusses the potentials of application of the EU Trade Barriers Regulation (TBR) to EU-Russia trade relations. In light of the forthcoming and long-awaited Russia's WTO accession (expected to be completed in mid-2012), the theoretical analysis suggests that the TBR would become functional and useful for EU companies in tackling obstacles to trade on the Russian market. Also, this

Background: Pressure from volatile fossil fuel prices, an increased awareness of climate change and technological advances has resulted in a changing relationship between utility companies and their customers and has created a demand for more efficient and controllable electricity products and services. Smart services are seen as a tool to meet the demands of the market and to encourage consumers

Abstract Title: Public-Private Partnership in Sustainable City Development Authors: Malin Olofsson, Maryna Pouzhyk, Vera Koreneva, and Quinn Ertel Tutor: Stein Kleppestø – Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Lund University Background: E.ON and Malmö have formed a Public-Private Partnership to lead the sustainable city development initiative in Hyllie. The green field de

Rätten till en rättvis rättegång enligt artikel 6 i den Europeiska konventionen om skydd för de mänskliga rättigheterna och de grundläggande friheterna (Europakonventionen) omfattar rätten att biträdas av en försvarare. Den Europeiska domstolen för de mänskliga rättigheterna (Europadomstolen) har i sin tolkning av bestämmelsen betonat betydelsen av ett tidigt försvararinträde. I denna studie gransThe right to legal assistance is a part of the right to a fair trial under article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (the Convention). In its interpretation of the article The European Court of Human Rights (the Court) has emphasized the importance of legal assistance early on in the proceedings. This study examines early access to legal assistance in

Climate change and limited natural resources are growing concerns that create both global and local challenges to societies and organizations. The Western World´s transportation system is dependent on oil, a limited natural resource that has a detrimental impact on the environment. To curb harmful impacts and maintain economic growth, alternative energy methods need to be incorporated into the tra

Israel Holmströms (1661-1708) vislyrik och "lätta" diktning analyseras mot bakgrund av den världsliga visdiktningen under barocken i Sverige med utblickar främst till tysk visdiktning. Mot bakgrund av den världsliga visans genrer studeras Holmströms visdiktning där även de språkliga drag som kännetecknar hans visor undersöks. Analysen fokuserar på vad som förenar och skiljer Holmströms d

This study investigates the implementation of the EU cohesion policy in a Swedish context. The EU cohesion policy aims to, through the Structural funds, diminish the economic and social differences between less-favoured and affluent regions in the EU. However, there has been a paradigm shift in Swedish politics; from income equalization and redistribution to the poorest regions, towards a greater

The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) describes an inverted U-shaped relationship between per capita income and environmental degradation. In this paper this relationship will be analysed by using per capita GDP as proxy for per capita income, and per capita carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide as representatives for environmental degradation. Using cross-country time series data for ten global coun

Redan så tidigt som 1957 diskuterades frågan om fri rörlighet och hur man inom dåvarande EG kunde underlätta rörligheten för de fyra friheterna: personer, varor, kapital och tjänster. Till dags dato har EU rönt framgångar för tre av dessa fyra friheter, för tjänster är det dock fortsatt besvärligt. En process att undanröja de hinder som stod i vägen för tjänsters fria rörlighet inleddes av stats- As early as 1957 the issue of freedom of movement was discussed and how the EU could facilitate the movement of the four freedoms: people, good, capital and services. To date the EU has been successful for three of the four freedoms, however for services the situation remains difficult. A process to eliminate the obstacles that stood in the way of free movement of services was launched by heads of

During the second half of the 20th century, more possibilities of singing Psalms in the common Sunday service arose in Church of Sweden. The aim of this study is to see in what different ways the Psalms are usually sung and where they appear in the different worship books. I am interested in how this has changed over time, from the 1940s until today. A special focus is also on church musicians and

With over 60 years passed since Hannah Arendt wrote her influential The Origins of Totalitarianism, scholars and commentators on statelessness still refer to its chapter The Perplexities of the Rights of Man as a cornerstone in the relation between statelessness and human rights. After assessing the primary views presented by Arendt and contemporary writers on statelessness, this study uses a meth