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Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden the Kimberley process.

  1. 1. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme: Examining its Effectiveness in Mitigating Conflict Diamonds

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Katarina Elshult; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Conflict Diamonds; KPCS; Effectiveness; Sierra Leone; Zimbabwe; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Diamonds are one of the most valuable elements on earth, having the potential to contribute to economic development. However, in recent years, it has come to the world’s attention that the illicit trading in diamonds has financed gruesome wars and human rights abuse, and the problem has not gone away. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The Kimberley Process, a new actor on the conflict resolution scene?

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Victoria Lecomte; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Effectiveness; Targeted sanctions; Kimberley Process; Conflict diamonds; Zimbabwe; Central African Republic; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : In 2003, the Kimberley Process, a public-private partnership gathering governments, the diamond industry and several civil society organizations, entered into force. This international scheme, aiming at fighting against conflict diamonds, imposed export bans on diamonds from the Marange Fields in the Eastern part of Zimbabwe and from the Central African Republic. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Impact of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme on Country-Level Competition in the International Rough Diamond Market

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Eric Bronstein; Philip Woods; [2014-07-22]
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    Sammanfattning : The Kimberley Process, a policy to curb conflict diamonds from reaching international markets, has now been implemented for more than ten years. Amidst discussions to change or make additions to the existing conflict diamond policy, as well as rising awareness about other conflict minerals, the creation of future conflict resource related policy appears inevitable. LÄS MER

  5. 4. En studie av företags ansvar i avseende förverkligandet av mänskliga rättigheter utifrån Kimberley processen och Dodd Frank Act sektion 1502

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Författare :Emily Jarl; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Democratic Republic of Congo; Conflict Minerals; Corporate Social Responsibility; Kimberley Process; the Dodd Frank Act Section 1502; Economic globalization; Human rights; mänskliga rättigheter; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : A substantial part of the population on the African continent suffers massive human rights crimes. Torture, murder, enslavement and systematic rape of civilians occur on a daily basis in several African countries. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Kimberleyprocessen ur civilsamhällets perspektiv

    L2-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Författare :Karoline Wikström Nilsson; [2012]
    Nyckelord :conflict diamonds; the Kimberley process; human rights; blood diamonds; civil society; Mänskliga rättigheter; Science General;

    Sammanfattning : This study examines whether the Kimberley process has succeeded to halt the spread of conflict diamonds to promote civil conflicts as well as if the Kimberley process has succeded to prevent human rights violations related to the diamond industry. The purpose of this study is to clarify whether the Kimberley process needs to be improved and whether the Kimberley process may precede as a model to inhibit conflict funding from other natural resources. LÄS MER