This thesis critically examines ethnicity matching between children awaiting adoption and prospective adopters and its discriminatory consequences for ethnic minority children under the European Convention on Human Rights. The examination is conducted against the background of the adoption controversy, and the differing views on what is in the best interests of the child. It highlights how the Eur

In this essay, I examine how the author of Hebrews argues in 7:1-10:18 with respect to the Levitical sacrificial cult and its function. Many scholars claim that the author disqualifies and condemns the Levitical cult as ineffective and unsuccessful at the same time as he is building his argument on the cult. This conclusion has led some to question the sustainability of his argumentation. Furtherm

Solen är inte den enda stjärnan med planeter i universum. Sedan 1995, då den första extra-solära planeten upptäcktes, har 770 exoplaneter observerats och fler upptäcks hela tiden. Enligt teorier om hur planeter formas föds gasjättar med cirkulära, vida banor långt från sin stjärna precis som planeterna i solsystemet. Trots detta har många av de observerade exoplaneterna väldigt elliptiska (excentrAccording to theories of planet formation, jovian planets are formed on relatively circular, non-inclined, wide orbits. Despite this, many observed jovian planets are found on tight eccentric orbits. This problem could possibly be solved with multiple-planet systems. A planet in a multiple-planet system is not only affected by the host star but also by the other planets. The interactions express t

The question of environmental protection has lately become essential due to the increased number of polluters and accidents that have occurred in recent decades. The starting point was the Torrey Canyon disaster which happened in March 1967 and exposed the entire international community to a great danger of environmental harm in general and marine pollution in particular. The accident also pointed

Background: Erysipelas is a common infection that often reoccurs, but only a few studies have investigated risk factors for recurrent episodes. How the natural course of events in the infection corresponds to the inflammatory signs is not well described. Objective: The aim of this study was to indentify risk factors for recurrent erysipelas and the possibility to study the course of events

Den kvinnliga kinesiska författaren Bing Xin var en av Kinas mest framstående författare under 1900-talet. I denna uppsats analyseras hennes korta roman Om kvinnor från 1943, i vilken berättarrösten är en ogift man runt 40 år som skriver ned sina tankar om kvinnor i allmänhet och berättar om några kvinnor han varit bekant med. Denna roman beskrivs ofta som en hyllning till kvinnor, och berättarrös

Uppsatsen syftar till att skapa en förståelse för ledarskap inom tre av Rädda Barnens mest framgångsrika lokalföreningar i Skåne, samt till att analysera en relation mellan ledarskapet och framgång. Studien är genomförd med en kvalitativ metod, där djupintervjuer med fem av lokalföreningarnas ledare har fått ligga till grund för det empiriska materialet. Vid intervjuerna har fokus legat på respekt

In this thesis, I look for the possibilities to claim the right to conscientious objection on feminist grounds under international law to achieve gender equality. As a departure point, this thesis supports the hypothesis that the recognition of the right to conscientious objection on feminist grounds is substantially essential to overcome structural causes of all kinds of violence perpetrated agai

För att kunna genomföra ett EU-direktiv introducerades år 2010 möjligheten för allmän förvaltningsdomstol att, efter ansökan om överprövning, ogiltigförklara ett direktupphandlat avtal. Denna möjlighet har tidigare inte existerat i svensk rätt och har därför i rättsvetenskaplig litteratur beskrivits som ”en mindre upphandlingsrättslig revolution”. Den svenska lagstiftaren har haft möjligheten att In 2010 a new opportunity was introduced in the Swedish legal system after an implementation of a directive from the European Union. -After an application for review, this amendment of the public procurement law provides the administrative courts with the ability to annul directly assigned procurement contracts. This opportunity has not previously existed in Swedish Law and has therefore been desc

This study uses a discursive psychology method to analyse four interviews with parents of non-heterosexual children. The aim of this thesis is to examine how heterosexuality is constructed, and in which manner it is being challenged by the encounter with non-heterosexual family members. The theoretical basis for the thesis is queer theory, with a specific focus on how the heterosexual matrix and

In the context of English marine insurance law, a warranty is a contractual obligation of the assured to perform a certain duty or to ascertain or to negate a certain state of facts. The Marine Insurance Act of 1906 (MIA) further establishes that a warranty must be exactly complied with and does not need to be material to the risk. Where the assured fails to fulfil the warranty, the insurer will b

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka effekten av attraktivitet för bedömningar av värmeegenskaper, kompetensegenskaper samt anställningslämplighet och om dessa bedömningar varierar beroende på om bedömaren fått en varning eller inte om att fysisk attraktivitet kan påverka bedömningen. En enkät skapades med 16 ansökningar till en arbetsannons som programmerare. För hälften av ansökningarna varThe purpose of this study was to examine the effect that attractiveness have on judgment of individuals concerning qualities of warmth, competence and suitability for hiring. Also if these judgments vary depending on the judger received a warning or not, that physical attractiveness can affect judgment. A survey containing 16 applicants for a job as a programmer was created. Half of the applicants

Thesis purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to increase the understanding regarding the influence of brand personality on the consumers’ willingness to pay a price premium. Thereby it is of central interest to find out which brand personality traits make consumers pay a price premium. Additionally, it is investigated whether it is the same traits that induce consumers to pay more compared to tho

Recent studies have shown that increased liquidity is perhaps not always strictly beneficial and that high trading volumes can produce trading noise causing increased volatility above that based on fundamentals. This study investigates whether this applies to the Swedish stock market by analyzing dual-class stocks that have the same cash flow rights but different control rights and different tradi

The aim of this thesis is to investigate indirect advisory services directed at adult readers of fiction in Swedish public libraries. Our interest in the subject is born out of a joint feeling of the importance of indirect advisory services and a concern that it is not being discussed to any great extent in public libraries today. Still it is something that almost every librarian come into contact

It was intended with this research to estimate in-sample and out-of-sample Value-at-Risk(VaR) on forwards’ data in Nordic electricity market by using different parametric and nonparametric approaches and investigate which of them give the most accurate results after implementation of back-testing. There were two confidence levels of 95% and 99% used in this research. After implementation of data

The purpose of my study was to illustrate the concept of dandelion children by using an adult's description of her childhood. I wanted my study to focus on detailed descriptions of situations, events and feelings; therefore I used a qualitative approach and based my study on the autobiographies of three dandelion children. The questions on which I based my study are: - Are there common themes

Syftet med uppsatsen var att undersöka om det finns ett samband mellan fysisk självkänsla och självskattad fysisk aktivitet hos svenska barn i fjärde och femte klass, samt att undersöka eventuella könsskillnader i den fysiska självkänslan. Intresse fanns även att undersöka om faktorer som idrottslig förmåga, kroppsattraktivitet, fysisk styrka och fysisk kondition har en påverkan på den fysiska sjä

Thesis Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to highlight, the concept of employer branding, how it is interpreted and what implications the concept might have on an organization. Methodology: The thesis uses an interpretative, abductive and qualitative research method. Theoretical Perspective: The concept of employer branding in relation to the adjacent theoretical foundation of image and iden