Title:Rethinking targeted sanctions
Author(s):ERIKSSON, MikaelDate:2009Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Despite having been in the political and scientific limelight for nearly two decades, the question of the effectiveness of targeted sanctions continues to puzzle and engage practitioners and scholars. Having been previously ...
Title:Rethinking the refugee concept : an inquiry into the purpose of refugee law
Author(s):NATHWANI, NirajDate:1999Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Refugee law faces a serious crisis in Europe. This crisis highlights the need to explain the following questions: What is the relationship between refugee law and immigration policy? How much immigration do States need to ...
Title:Revisiting the Debate on Inequality: A longitudinal study using the British Cohort Study 1970
Author(s):PENSIERO, NicolaDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This dissertation aims at reassessing of impact of family background, education and abilities on the educational and occupational outcomes of a British cohort sample (British Cohort Study 1970). This is pursued in three ...
Title:The Right to Personal Identity in the Information Age: A reappraisal of a lost right
Author(s):GOMES DE ANDRADE, Norberto NunoDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This thesis presents a novel conceptualization of the right to personal identity: one that is adapted to the current technological environment in which we live, and that anticipates future technological developments. The ...
Title:The Right(s) to Water
Author(s):THIELBÖRGER, PierreDate:2010Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:As indicated in the title, 'The Rights to Water', this thesis will argue that one self-standing, comprehensive and legally-binding human right to water does currently not exist on the international level. However, it is ...