In response to sea level rise, municipalities in Sweden are already underway in the process of constructing seawalls to protect infrastructure and communities. However, these adaptive measures are not always well received in the communities they are intended to protect. This thesis examined a case of citizen protests against a proposed seawall on the Falsterbo peninsula in Vellinge, Scania, throug

Arbetets syfte är att utforska begreppen klimatanpassning, risk och resiliens i förhållande till havsnära stadsutvecklingsprojekt, samt hur planerare och andra kommunala tjänstemän förhåller sig till dessa. För att erhålla en förståelse om det, utfördes en fallstudie av Oceanhamnen i Helsingborg såväl som fem semi-strukturerade intervjuer med planerare och andra kommunala tjänstemän, som har på olThe aim of this paper is to gain an understanding of the concepts of climate adaptation, risk and resilience in relation to coastal and waterfront development, as well as how planners and other municipal officials approach these matters. To gain an understanding of this, a case study was conducted on the new waterfront development called Oceanhamnen in Helsingborg. Furthermore, five semi-structure

The aim of this case study of Malmo is to investigate the relations between the perceived density and the physical density by comparing areas with different densities and distance from the city center and to which extend this may be connected to social justice. In this essay, social justice is defined as an even distribution of resources, services and opportunities regardless of one’s geographical

När föräldrar väljer att dela information om sina barn på sociala medier aktualiseras barnens rätt till privatliv. Att barn har en sådan rätt följer av 6 kap. 1 § FB, som anger att barn har rätt till omvårdnad och trygghet, att de ska behandlas med aktning för sin person och egenart samt att de inte får utsättas för kränkande behandling. Därutöver föreskriver både art. 16 i barnkonventionen och arWhen parents choose to share information about their children on social media, it raises the question of the protection of the children’s right to private life. Children have a right to private life in accordance with Chapter 6 Section 1 of the Children and Parents Code (FB), which states that children have the right to care and security, to be treated with respect regardless of their personality

Municipal housing companies in Sweden have since the end of world war two been major players in the housing market. In most cities the municipal housing companies are one of the biggest, if not the biggest, owner of housing. These companies are owned, in their entirety, by the municipality in which they operate and it is the municipality that issues the ownership directives these companies operate

I denna uppsats undersöks det så kallade parodiundantaget i den svenska upphovsrätten. Parodiundantaget syftar till att parodier av upphovsrättsskyddade verk ska vara tillåtna. Det finns inget uttryckligt parodiundantag i den svenska rätten och rättsläget påstås vara på oklart. Ämnet har varit föremål för debatt under den senaste tiden där parodiundantagets eventuella oklarheter varit i centrum avThis essay examines the so-called parody exception in Swedish copyright law. The parody exception aims to allow parodies of copyrighted works. There is no explicit parody exception in Swedish law and the legal situation is claimed to be unclear. The subject has been up for debate recently where the claimed ambiguities of the parody exception have been the center of discussion. With Sweden being a

Frågan om en kriminalisering av psykiskt våld har aktualiserats i flera lagstiftningsprocesser i Sverige. Någon kriminalisering har däremot inte kommit till stånd. I Danmark infördes emellertid år 2019 en ny bestämmelse i straffeloven som reglerar psykiskt våld i nära relationer. I uppsatsen undersöks svenska regeringens respektive danska Justitieministeriets argument som har aktualiserats beträffThe matter of criminalizing psychological violence has been under discussion in various legislative processes in Sweden. To this day, the Swedish legislator has yet to criminalize psychological violence. In 2019, Denmark however adopted a new penal code that regulates psychological violence. This bachelor’s thesis examines the different aspects of a criminalization of psychological violence that h

Denna uppsats behandlar lagrummet som reglerar provokation som förmildrande omständighet, 29 kap. 3 § 1 st. 1 p. BrB. Syftet med uppsatsen är att ta reda på hur provokation kan tillämpas som strafflindringsgrund och på vilket sätt detta kan vara problematiskt ur perspektivet mäns våld mot kvinnor. Uppsatsen utgår genomgående från ett feministiskt perspektiv. För att uppnå syftet har lagrummet granThis thesis deals with the Swedish criminal law on provocation in relation to domestic violence. The purpose of the thesis is to investigate how the law on provocation can be applied as a basis for mitigation of punishment and in what way that can be regarded as problematic in relation to domestic violence. The thesis is seen through a feminist perspective, which is why its focus is on domestic vi

This thesis aims to emphasize the complexitivity in the relationship between urban planning and democracy. Two renovation projects in Malmö, Sweden, during the 1970s and 80s, in the middle of an extensive national housing reformation, are used to demonstrate examples of particularly ambitious designs to involve citizens in planning processes; the neighborhoods of Östergård and Kroksbäck, in which

Denna uppsats syftar till att analysera statsansvar för folkmord, och gör detta mer specifikt genom att undersöka frågan om ansvar för medhjälp till folkmord samt mens rea elementet i folkmordsdefinitionen. År 2007 meddelade ICJ sin dom i the Genocide case, där en av de centrala frågorna för domstolen var ifall en stat kunde hållas ansvarig för folkmord under Folkmordskonventionen. ICJ konstateraThis thesis seeks to analyze the international responsibility of states for genocide, and more particularly does so by looking closer at complicity in genocide and the mens rea element of the definition. In 2007 the ICJ rendered its judgment in the Genocide case, where one of the key issues before the Court was whether a state could be held responsible for genocide under the Genocide Convention.

The aim of this study is to investigate how social sustainable development is observed in co-building groups and self-build housing. The research questions are: “how can co-building groups and self-build housing become means to contribute to a socially sustainable housing market in Sweden?” and “what speaks against co-building groups and self-build housing as means to contribute to a socially sust

Lindomeproblematiken tar sikte på fall där det finns fler än två misstänkta gärningsmän men utredningen inte kan fastställa vilken av de två gärningspersonerna som begått brottet eller om de utfört gärningen tillsammans. I sådana fall frias de åtalade om det inte kan uteslutas att någon av de misstänkta förhållit sig helt passiv under händelseförloppet. Förfarandesättet kan motiveras av oskyldighe‘Lindomeproblematiken’ describes the notion where there are more than two perpetrators suspected of a crime, but the investigation cannot determine which of the two has committed the crime or whether they carried out the act together. In such cases, the defendants are acquitted when it cannot be ruled out that one of the suspects remained completely passive during the course of events. The procedu

Due to climate change more frequent and vigorous weather events are expected. This can be extreme precipitation that can lead to flooding, heat waves and drought. When urban areas are densified the imperviousness of the land surface will grow due to the increase of hard surfaces. This makes the areas more vulnerable to flooding and the hard surface will trap heat in the city which can result in hi

This thesis examines the significance of GIS for the Swedish police department’s location-based work and what opportunities GIS have to change their definition of the concepts of place and hot spots. To investigate this a conceptual framework consisting of theories of place, hotspots and the criminological theories and concepts routine activity theory, situational crime prevention and problem orie

Perceived feeling of insecurity in public space is a complex issue. Fear of violence and crime has been a central theme in politics and media since the 1980’s. Lots of local projects have been conducted in an aim to work with the issues, often in collaboration between the local police force, real estate companies and other local actors. A new structured and knowledge based working model has emerge

Syftet med uppsatsen är att med rättshistorisk metod utreda abortlagstiftningens utveckling åren 1938–1975. Utredningen belyser sättet på vilket abolitionsbeslutet 1965 tillkom som en konsekvens av ett skifte i allmänhetens syn på abort och på kvinnans rätt till sin egen kropp samt hur detta manifesterade sig i efterföljande lagstiftning. Innan utredningen tar vid redogör uppsatsen för hur lagstThe aim of this thesis was to, by using a legal historical method, investigate the development of the Swedish abortion act between 1938 and 1975. The thesis examined in what way the decision of leniency in 1965 was a consequence of a change in the societal attitudes towards abortion and the woman’s right to her own body. Moreover, it examined how this has manifested itself in subsequent legislatio

The dichotomy between urban and rural areas is largely based on people’s perception of place and is reproduced by the language they use, both in speech but also in text. Consequently, the language shapes the discourses that take place in the society. This qualitative study aims to investigate how the urban norm is expressed in municipal planning and seeks to further explore how and in what ways

Att värna om barn och barns rättigheter är frågor som ständigt är aktuella, och inom politiken framförs ständigt nya lagförslag på hur barnrättsperspektivet kan stärkas. I denna uppsats kommer därmed redogöras för om barns delaktighet i vårdnadstvister i den utsträckning som gällande rätt öppnar upp för är motiverad, samt om det är berättigat att stärka denna rätt. Uppsatsens syfte kommer uppnåsProtecting children and children's rights are issues that are constantly relevant, and in politics, new legislative proposals are constantly being put forward on how the child rights perspective can be strengthened. In this essay, it will be explained whether children's right to participation in custody disputes to the extent that applicable law opens up for today is motivated, and wheth

Den svenska rätten föreskriver att vittne inte får närvara vid huvudförhandlingen innan de avlägger sitt vittnesmål. Det ankommer på rätten att kontrollera att vittnet inte finns i förhandlingssalen, men det finns ingen skyldighet för vittnet att undvika att ta del av målet på andra sätt – exempelvis genom att följa nyhetsrapporteringen i media. I uppsatsen undersöker jag huruvida kravet på rättSwedish law prescribes that witnesses are unallowed to attend the trial before their hearing. The court are obligated to control that the witness is not to be found in the court room, but there is no obligation for the witness to avoid taking part of the case in other ways – for example by following the news reporting. The essay examines whether the requirement of legal certainty is to be seen a

Värdering av tillgångar har betydelse i flera avseenden. Denna uppsats har till syfte att utreda hur värderingen går till vid tvångsmässiga situationer och även att identifiera vilka kriterier som påverkar värderingsprocessen i olika tvångsmässiga värderingssituationer. Jag har valt att granska fem olika tvångsmässiga situationer, nämligen konkurs, företagsrekonstruktion, utmätning, expropriation Valuation of assets is important in several aspects. This essay has aimed to investigate how the valuation is done in compulsory situations and to identify the criteria’s that affect the valuation process in compulsory situations. I have chosen to examine five different compulsory situations, namely bankruptcy, corporate reorganization, foreclosure, expropriation and the preparation of a control b