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  • Political grief in the wake of a disaster : a case study of the Beirut blast 
    Hindi, Pamela (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2023-05)
    Political grief is a type of shared sadness that happens in the wake of perceived unfair or avoidable occurrences. It is a shared emotion that affects individuals, communities, and countries. The goal of the thesis is to research the psychological and emotional impacts of political mourning on individuals and communities, relate it to human rights, and look at how political grief manifests itself after a terrible incident. This thesis examines the idea of political grieving in Lebanon in the wake of the 2020 Beirut explosion, which resulted in more than 200 fatalities, tens of thousands of ...
  • Political leadership in Lebanon 
    El Asmar, Carla B. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2004)
    Even though there is a strong disagreement in the Lebanese political system over what precisely leadership is; most agree it remains the basic and key factor in the quality of performance and effectiveness of Lebanese institutions. It is generally asserted that the Lebanese government, the private sector's socio-economic conditions, and education, would improve much under a competent leadership. The study of leadership is not a mathematical or scientific application of rules and logarithms, rather it is an art. It is the art of influencing and motivating followers to achieve common goals ...
  • Population growth in relation to resources, environment and sustainable development 
    Bassil, Janet (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 1995)
  • The potential impacts of privatization in the Lebanese electricity sector from a legal perspective 
    Abi Haidar, Christina I. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018)
    Lebanon’s economic growth trajectory has been affected by domestic and regional political events, as consumer and investor confidence has withered. The 1975-1990 civil war weakened the government’s ability to provide public services and provided further space for the private sector participation. PPP’s are not new in Lebanon; the country has a long history of private sector participation in the delivery of public infrastructure services especially in the electricity sector which traces back to concessions. The energy sector in Lebanon is a key contributor to the country’s current fiscal constraints. ...
  • Pre-emptive--Preventive war : international law after Iraqi war 2003 
    Rashed, Huda Karim (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2005)
    The norm of self-defense in international law is so determinedly an inherent right that its precise meaning and justifications are rarely examined. Whatever the general merits of the norm, its retention seems fairly open to question when one sovereign state appears supremely unsecured facing a threat in terms of actual armed attack or imminent threat. This thesis studies the term and the case of a theoretical defense of the norm within the context of the state's use of force in pre-emptive self-defense - anticipatory self-defense. If a defense can be made when the supreme state's self-preservation ...
  • Prospects for voluntary refugee returns to Syria in international law 
    Ankrah, Francisca Balmores (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018-09)
  • The prospects of Irish unity after Brexit : a review of historical & current factors pertaining to the prospects of Irish unity after Brexit 
    Naoum Sawaya, Amal (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2021)
    The topic of Irish unity has recently resurfaced to the headlines, after Brexit began in 2016. The dissertation was motivated by the pursuit to analyze the prospects of Irish unity, its timeline, and the factors affecting unity. In order to achieve the goal of the dissertation, an analytical approach was used to study historical, economic, social, and political indicators in Northern Ireland, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. These indicators form a cohesive picture regarding the possibility of Irish unity after Brexit. The dissertation finds that Irish unity was re-triggered ...
  • The protection of people from enforced disappearance : an overview of civil society interventions on transitional justice and human rights in Lebanon 
    Ghali, Georges (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018)
  • Putin's Russia and Restoring a Multipolar World 
    Ketchedjian, Jack (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2023-11)
    This research paper explores the different methods and means utilized in Russian foreign policy as Moscow, under Vladimir Putin’s leadership, attempts to restore a multipolar international system. Putin’s rise to power has seen a restoration of national Russian identity and a diversified approach to the execution of foreign policy. This study has compiled and analyzed evidence, facts, and documents to portray how the 2014 annexation of Crimea and the 2015 military intervention in Syria are pivotal in the general trend observed in Russian foreign policy under Putin. By applying Neorealist and ...
  • The relationship between art and human rights in post-apartheid South Africa 
    Ghoussoub, Elissa (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2022-05)
    The dissertation studies the relationship between art and human rights in post-apartheid South Africa. The conducted research reveals the role that art plays towards the human rights in the new South African nation emerging from the oppressive regime of apartheid. In some cases, post-apartheid South African art plays a positive role towards the human rights mission. These cases include highlighting the sexist-racist oppression that black women experienced during apartheid and engaging in the transitional justice of South Africa from apartheid to democracy. In other cases, post-apartheid South ...
  • The right to resistance in occupied territories 
    Sfeir, Youssef T. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2008-09)
    The writing of this thesis meets the obvious need for a general work on the law of armed conflict from its theoretical origins to the most recent political and legal developments. The title expresses one of the basic purposes of International Humanitarian Law, which is to provide, amid generalized barity of war, protection to civilians and those no longer taking part in the fighting, and even restrictions on the violent conduct between the combatants. Resistance movements in occupied territories have been accepted as a concept since WWII. However, the exact characteristics of these movements, ...
  • The rise and fall of Rafic Hariri (1944-2005) 
    Zabbal, Marc-Antoine R. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2005)
    A name that will re-echo throughout Lebanese history, that of Rafic Hariri, a giant who gave his all to his country and sacrificed his very self at the end. His name is mentioned in every household and will be remembered by Lebanese. Rafic Hariri came from a Sunnite family of living in the outskirts of Sidon, where he spent his childhood years. Later, he traveled to KSA and executed brilliant projects which rendered him a billionaire. Backed up by his wealth and experience, Hariri chose to fulfill his youthful dreams of building up his country developing his country and finally gave his life for ...
  • Role of civil society in the democratization process: the case of Lebanon 
    Nachabe, Chadi (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2014)
    The main purpose of this study is to uncover the extent to which Lebanese civil society can contribute to social and political changes and be an agent to the democratization process. The study also aims at presenting an appraisal of the reality of the Lebanese civil society in terms of advocating for changes and reforms according to civil society activists through the case of the “Civil Campaign for Electoral Reform “(CCER). The study contributes to the growing body of research on the role of civil society in democratization process. Interviews were conducted with organizers of CCER in Lebanon ...
  • The role of civil society organizations in women's empowerment : Imam Sadr Foundation as a case study 
    Charafeddine, Nijad H. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018)
    This research paper investigates the role of civil society organizations in empowering women, taking Imam Sadr Foundation as a case study. The objectives of the research include assessing the availability of factors contributing to women’s empowerment, such as education, health, services, work and regulations at the Foundation. The research also aims at examining the various levels of empowerment for women and their families, as well as for society more generally, and the extent to which the enabling factors contribute to women’s empowerment and their capacities in terms of decision-making and ...
  • The role of the civil service council in reforming the Lebanese bureaucracy 
    Shahda, Elias Aziz (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2005)
    Like other developed countries, the Lebanese bureaucracy is severely criticized not only by developed countries but also by the Lebanese citizens. Most if not all the Lebanese bureaucrats are not serving the public in the correct and proper way. This state of affairs created a big gap between the citizens on one side and the bureaucrats on the other. The citizens complain about the bureaucrats as being lazy, corrupt, ignorant, and unwilling to serve the public. Throughout the independence period several attempts were made to reform the Lebanese bureaucracy and adapt it to the changing conditions ...
  • The role of the United Nations and human rights organizations in protecting the human rights of the palestinians and in limiting Israeli violations 
    El-Haybi, Wissam A. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2013)
  • The role of U.S. covert action in a changing world order 
    Assaf, Susan Lynn (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 1995)
    This thesis assesses the changing dynamics of covert action as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy. Four primary variables are researched in the context of the Cold War period and the emerging new world order. These variables include: (1) the broad characteristics of the international environment that guide relations between international actors; (2) the primary U.S. foreign policy objectives as examined through presidential doctrines; (3) the acceptance of interventionism in both domestic and international domains, and; (4) moral considerations in the policymaking process of a democratic ...
  • The Russo-Ukrainian war and its transformative impact on European security dynamics : shifting power, emerging challenges, and future implications 
    Mukarzel, Rima (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2023-07)
    The impact of the Russo-Ukrainian War on European security dynamics cannot be underestimated. This research provides an extensive analysis of how this war has affected various aspects across eight chapters. It delves into regional dynamics with a special focus on how countries like those in the Baltic region have responded to changing security threats by prioritizing defense measures and promoting cooperation within their region. Additionally, it considers NATO's role in managing security implications generated by this conflict while emphasizing that achieving credible deterrence without unintended ...
  • Scopes of cooperation between the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health in Lebanon 
    Frangieh, Nehman Sarkis (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2006)
    The first cooperative efforts toward international action were made in the twentieth century in order to prevent the spread of diseases from one region to another. The subsequent institutionalization of these efforts gave birth to the World Health Organization. As the necessity for a single worldwide health system came to be recognized and felt as a pressing need to preserve the highest standards of health, WHO was seen as a way to satisfy this need. Also, the concept of "health for all", embodied by WHO, is fundamental to the attainment of peace, welfare and security of nations. The assumption ...
  • South China sea maritime dispute : sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly islands 
    Al Helou, Hoda W. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015)
    The central subject in the South China Sea is over who has power and rule over the islands and their adjacent waters as well as independent right and influence in the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf determined from the islands, low-tide elevations, the exclusive economic zone, the continental shelf, maritime boundary delimitation and dispute settlement are all valid and support in resolving and highlighting the issue of the South China Sea. The ASEAN claimants, mostly since 2009, have gone through several procedures and modifications in their demands to clarify their claims trying ...

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