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January 21, 2016

2015 - My dearest Margareta! - a book about Queen M. Leijonhufvud - Anna Margaretha Alströmer - Gräfsnäs trädgårdsmästeri

Queen Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud was born on January 1, 1516 (almost 500 years ago) and grew up on the island of Loholmen in...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Defining the ownership of intangible assets in transfer pricing - Lawrence Williams - Stockholm University

The main purpose of transfer pricing (TP) rules is to ensure that intra-group activities between associated enterprises are carried out on a fair and...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Violations of women's human rights in the virtual sphere - Maria Sjöholm - Örebro University

Technological developments have led to the emergence of new forms of violations of women's and girls' human rights,...

January 21, 2016

2015 - The Swedish regulation of freedom of press and expression - a sustainability analysis - Mikael Ruotsi - Uppsala University, Sweden

There are two development patterns that have changed the conditions for the Swedish constitutional regulation of freedom of the press and freedom of expression in recent decades....

January 21, 2016

2015 - Environmental taxes as a tool to reduce chemical combination effects - Pernilla Rendahl - Gothenburg School of Economics

Environmental taxes come in different forms, they can be both direct and indirect, where direct taxes are levied on producers who use environmentally harmful substances...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Civil law consequences of procedural agreements - Lotta Maunsbach - Lund University

In commercial contracts, it is common for parties to regulate not only substantive issues but also issues of a procedural nature, e.g. ....

January 21, 2016

2015 - Suitability requirements for criminal liability - Claes Lernestedt - Stockholm University

Attributability requirements for criminal liability - construction, content, decision-making power and consequences Probably in all times and in all places, the...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Tax law vicarious liability - a comparative study - Eleonor Kristoffersson - Örebro University

Vicarious tax liability means that a company's legal or de facto representatives (e.g. the directors) become responsible for paying the company's taxes. When...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Recognition of same-sex marriages and partnerships across borders - Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg - Uppsala University, Sweden

Several European countries have taken the step of allowing same-sex couples to formalize their relationship, through the Institute of Registered...

January 21, 2016

2015 - The three-tier rules in situations involving non-residents - Jesper Johansson - Stockholm School of Economics, SIR

It is estimated that there are about 100,000 active Swedish limited liability companies with an annual turnover of over SEK 1 million. The owners of these companies are covered...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Epigenomic control and molecular characterization of insulin resistance in diabetes - Juleen Zierath - Karolinska Institutet

Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body's tissues develop a strong resistance to the hormone insulin and also a reduced production of...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Improved PET diagnostics in Alzheimer's disease - Stina Syvänen - Uppsala University, Sweden

In Sweden, around 100,000 people are currently living with Alzheimer's disease. The number of people affected will increase as a consequence of a...