This dissertation aims to answer the question: Can human rights monitoring contribute to foreseeing and preventing genocide? Genocide prevention has become an important issue, both in the scientific world as well as in international politics. Models of genocide prediction have been established by several …

This final project explored the functions and services of the export consultancy firm Zet-Group and focuses on OOO Zet-Group, the Russian division. Furthermore, it lists the obstacles that Dutch SMEs experience when exporting to Russia so that Zet-Group can develop its services to make them fit with …

In the past ten years, the European Court of Justice has done important verdicts concerning cross border healthcare on the principle of free movement of people and services. This has now resulted in a new proposal for a directive providing cross-border healthcare of a legal basis. The aim of the proposed …

After decades of terror and human degradation, the Arab-Israeli conflict became a central issue on the agenda of many international actors, such as the European Union, United States and a number of Arab countries. Achieving a lasting peace solution is the main goal international community is working …

This dissertation offers an insight into international refugee law and the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). Its intention is to reveal discrimination and difficulties of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) refugees in the European Union (EU). There is only little research done on the topic, …

Ever since the fall of communism Russia has been going through periods of transition. Gorbatchev brought 'glasnost' to the country. Yeltsin brought private ownership, immense freedom but pulled the country into a complete post-communist chaos. Putin restored the sense of order and stability and brought …

Indonesia's decentralization in the form of regional autonomy has opened many new opportunities for the people. Especially in the regions, higher authority allowed local governments to develop their regions and increase the people's welfare. Despite a number of positive developments, there are many problems …