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The Right to Culture in Sweden

This thesis is about cultural rights, one of the less discussed categories of human rights. Although seldom mentioned in the human rights discourse outside of the context of economic, social and cultural rights, cultural rights are important on their own. They are present in many international conventions and declarations, as well as being one of the main areas of concern for UNESCO. The thesis be

Services of General Economic Interest and the Swedish Railway Monopoly

Even though the Community is based upon the principle of an open market economy with free competition, there are certain exemptions to this notion. One of the exemptions is the fulfilment of services of general economic interest, an exemption that elucidates the delicate conflict of interest between Member States' prerogative to provide accessible and affordable public services, and the Commun

The White Paper on Environmental Liability - A study of its effects on Swedish legislation and environmental protection

In February 2000 the Commission of the European Community presented the long awaited White Paper on Environmental Liability. The White Paper outlines the key elements for a future directive on environmental liability, covering contaminated soil and subsoil, water pollution and damage to biodiversity. The directive will be a framework regime containing essential minimum requirements to be completed

Trademark protections of slogans in theory and practice - a comparison between Sweden, the European Union and the United States

The trademark term has grown and evolved with time. Promoting phrases, i.e. slogans, are one type of mark that may be protected through trademark law. However, this process has not been simple. The inherent characteristics of slogans have caused great hesitation regarding their protection. Slogans consist of a number of words, sometimes full sentences, and often, include advertising messages. Can

A comparative study of anti-dilution protection in the US and in Sweden

Convertible preferred shares are, the most frequently used investment instrument in venture capital or private equity investment. The various rights associated with these shares make them more valuable than ordinary shares. A vital feature, at least for the US venture capitalist, is the conversion right that is the right to convert a preferred share into an ordinary share. For the right of convers

The Judicialization of Swedish Industrial Relations

This thesis is essentially a political jurisprudential case study of two labor disputes and their judicial aftermaths. The two cases studied are the highly publicized Laval and Viking cases, and the theoretical model employed is Alec Stone Sweet's model on judicialization and the construction of governance. The paper is made up of six sections. After the introductory section, I introduce the r