Arquivos pessoais, pela abundância de informações que contêm, por sua diversidade, complexidade e caráter intimista dão lugar a considerações interdisciplinares, na perspectiva histórica, social, arquivística, linguística, literária, inclusive. Esta pesquisa tem por objeto cartas de amor escritas nas décadas de 1920 e 1930, pertencentes ao arquivo pessoal de uma pessoa comum, e visa contribuir para uma melhor compreensão dos arquivos privados. Partindo de uma introdução ao assunto, passa-se a uma abordagem interdisciplinar dos arquivos pessoais e das unidades que os compõem nos dois primeiros capítulos. Os objetivos específicos consistem em apresentar um estudo sobre cartas, no caso, o epistolário franciscano, no terceiro capítulo, explorando, após, os temas etiqueta social e cotidiano nos dois capítulos finais. A metodologia utilizada consistiu em uma abordagem qualitativa e exploratória das referências bibliográficas, com reprodução de imagens de unidades do arquivo de Lysia, um arquivo pessoal, bem como de trechos das cartas pesquisadas que, ao longo do texto, são colocados na perspectiva dos referenciais bibliográficos utilizados, buscando pertinências e conexões. Imagens das cartas cujos trechos foram transcritos nos quadros são reproduzidas integralmente no anexo desta pesquisa, no segundo volume, na mesma ordem em que aparecem no texto. / Personal archives, because of the abundance of information they contain, because of their diversity, complexity and intimate character give rise to interdisciplinary considerations, from a historical, social, archival, linguistic, and literary perspective. This research deals with letters of love written in the 1920s and 1930s, belonging to the personal archive of an ordinary person, and aims to contribute to a better understanding of private archives. Starting from an introduction to the subject, an interdisciplinary approach is taken to the personal archives and the units that compose them in the first two chapters. The specific objectives are to present a study of letters, in this case the Franciscan epistolary, in the third chapter, exploring after the themes social etiquette and daily life in the two final chapters. The methodology used consisted of a qualitative and exploratory approach of the bibliographical references, with reproduction of images of units of the Lysia archive, a personal archive, as well as excerpts of the letters searched that, throughout the text, are placed in perspective of bibliographical references used, searching for pertinences and connections. Images of the letters whose excerpts were transcribed in the tables are reproduced integrally in the annex of this research, in the second volume, in the same order as they appear in the text.

University of Macau / Faculty of Law

The purpose of this research is to identify common characteristics of commercial banks that are likely to engage in large dollar volumes of OBS financial instruments. Four financial instruments examined are standby letters of credit, letters of credit, interest rate swaps, and loan sales.

LL.M. (Commercial Law) / Please refer to full text to view abstract

This thesis is an attempt to relate the Scriptural revelation of God's nature to the normal Christian life. It analyses the experiential factors that originally gave rise to a triune awareness of God, arguing that a contemporary recovery of those seminal events is requisite for an integration of the trinity into the Christian life. After a theological summation of the biblical revelation, the thesis then explores the nature of the orientation of the trinity within the Christian life. This orientation is brought about by observing the harmonious arrangement of the different Persons within the Godhead. Once this is done we can then ensure that this arrangement finds an echo and corresponding imprint within the Christian life. As the Christian consistently integrates that tripartite relationship into the Christian life, the doctrine of the trinity will be a continual source of sustenance and direction for life and godliness. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / Th. M. (Systematic Theology)

The purpose of this research is to use semiotic and narrative theory to unpack the layered meanings related to postage stamps and handwritten letters and explore their similarities. The theories of Peirce on icon, index and symbol, provide a systematic framework from which to explore the parallel narratives in a personal collection of postage stamps and letters received between 1996 and 1999. Postage stamps and letters are sent as a unit, allowing their public and private narratives to arrive in parallel. Both the practical and theoretical components of this research explore these narratives, treating letters and postage stamps as both personal and impersonal objects of communication. They are archival objects of national and personal history and of an era that is slowly fading. This research does not reinforce the different modes of communication offered by postage stamps and letters, but rather unpacks and compares, from a personal perspective, their many layers of meaning. / Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology / M.A. (Visual Arts)

This thesis is an attempt to relate the Scriptural revelation of God's nature to the normal Christian life. It analyses the experiential factors that originally gave rise to a triune awareness of God, arguing that a contemporary recovery of those seminal events is requisite for an integration of the trinity into the Christian life. After a theological summation of the biblical revelation, the thesis then explores the nature of the orientation of the trinity within the Christian life. This orientation is brought about by observing the harmonious arrangement of the different Persons within the Godhead. Once this is done we can then ensure that this arrangement finds an echo and corresponding imprint within the Christian life. As the Christian consistently integrates that tripartite relationship into the Christian life, the doctrine of the trinity will be a continual source of sustenance and direction for life and godliness. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / Th. M. (Systematic Theology)

Ett av världens huvudsakliga normgivningsorgan inom redovisningsstandarder är International Accounting Standards Board. Just nu pågår projektet att revidera föreställningsramen där grundtankarna för den finansiella rapporteringen redogörs. Studien kommer beröra förslag beträffande definition, recognition och derecognition av skuld. Olika intressenter har fått möjligheten att kommentera dessa förslag genom Comment Letters (CL) på ett tidigare utgett Exposure Draft (ED) 2015. Studiens syfte är att redogöra för olika intressentgruppers inställning till förslaget på definition, recognition och derecognition av skulder i IABS:s föreställningsram. Vidare är syftet att undersöka den bakomliggande anledningen till varför de ställer sig positiva eller negativa till förslaget. Slutligen är syftet att undersöka om informationsbehovet skiljer sig mellan intressentgrupperna beträffande definition, recognition och derecognition i IASB:s föreställningsram. Studiens bidrag är att bidra med en större förståelse inom ämnet samt att vara till nytta för normgivare och den framtida normgivningsprocessen. Detta görs genom att identifiera hur olika intressenter ställer sig till förslagen samt varför. Då det är viktigt att intressenters intressen tas hänsyn till för att föreställningsramen ska bli allmänt accepterad, kommer studiens resultat vara ett bidrag till den fortsatta utvecklingen av föreställningsramen. Studien baseras på de CL som inkommit till International Accounting Standards Board innan den 26 oktober 2015, vilket var sista datumet att lämna CL på ED 2015. Studien har avgränsats till att endast inkludera CL från normgivare, redovisningsprofessionen, banker, företag och akademiker. I studien behandlas 125 stycken CL. Därefter har en dokumentundersökning med en induktiv ansats gjorts. Resultatet av studien visar att en majoritet av intressenterna ställer sig positiva till förslagen beträffande definition, recognition och derecognition av skuld. Banker är den enda intressentgrupp som ställer sig negativa till förslaget vilket kan grunda sig i att de är oroliga att förslaget öppnar upp en möjlighet för företag att själva göra en bedömning om vilken redovisningsmetod de ska välja. Emellertid önskar alla intressenter att mer vägledning ges i föreställningsramen. Vidare går det att dra en slutsats att intressenterna önskar en mer regelbaserad föreställningsram. Utifrån studiens resultat kan det konstateras att projektet att revidera föreställningsramen bör fortgå då det finns oklara principer som behöver tydliggöras. / One of the world's main standard-setters in accounting standards is the International Accounting Standards Board. The project to revise the Conceptual Framework is ongoing. The Conceptual Framework sets out the basic concepts for financial reporting. This study will concern proposals regarding the definition, recognition and derecognition of liabilities. Various stakeholders have been given the opportunity to comment on these proposals through Comment Letters (CL) on a previously released Exposure Draft (ED) 2015. The purpose of this study is to account for the different interest groups' attitude towards the proposal for the definition, recognition and derecognition of liabilities in the IASBs’ Conceptual Framework. Furthermore, the purpose is to examine the underlying reasons why they have positive or negative attitude to the proposal. Finally, the purpose is to examine whether the need for information differs between the interest groups in terms of definition, recognition and derecognition in the IASBs’ Conceptual Framework. The contribution of the study is to contribute to a greater understanding of the subject, as well as to benefit the standard-setters and the future process for standard-setting. This is done by identifying the different stakeholders attitude towards the proposals and why. Since it is important that the interests of stakeholders will be taken into account in order for the Conceptual Framework to be widely accepted, the study's results will be a contribution to the continued development of the Conceptual Framework. The study is based on the CL submitted to the International Accounting Standards Board before October 26, 2015, which was the last date to leave a CL on ED 2015. The study has been limited to, include only CL from standard-setters, accounting professionals, banks, companies and academics. The study consists 125 CL. Then a document examination with an inductive approach has been made. The result of the study shows that a majority of stakeholders are in favor of the proposals regarding the definition, recognition and derecognition of liabilities. Banks are the only interest group who disagrees with the proposal, which may be because they are worried that the proposal opens up for the opportunity for companies to make an assessment of the accounting method they themselves should choose. However, all stakeholders want more guidance in the Conceptual Framework. Furthermore, it can be concluded that stakeholders wish for a more rule-based Conceptual Framework. Based on the results of the study, it can be noted that the project to revise the Conceptual Framework should continue as there are unclear principles that need clarification. This essay is written in Swedish.

AbstractThroughout the world today, there is unquestionably, an increasing interest surrounding issuesconcerning sustainability, and this has in turn led to new discussions regarding the developmentof sustainability reporting. It is mandatory in Sweden for example, for companies which meetcertain criteria set by the ÅRL, to prepare reports on sustainability, including a compulsoryannual summary. But currently there exists no global guidelines for these reports, andcompanies worldwide have been making such reports in different ways and with differentmethods with no clear standards, which in turn can create confusion and ambiguity forstakeholders and investors. Therefore, IASB along with IFRS Foundation as a frontrunnerpresented a Consultation Paper with proposals for developing and streamlining globalsustainability reporting. They requested company stakeholders to respond to these ideas via CLwhich were designed with carefully targeted questions to best conclude what they thought ofthe proposals. The culmination of completed CL provides empirical and invaluable evidencewhich can then be used to accelerate and thus make it easier to establish the aforementionedproposals.The purpose of the study is to examine the attitudes regarding the suggested sustainabilityreporting proposals, and to analyze the ways in which the attitudes vary between the differentgroups of stakeholders. The study is also to clarify where organizations stand regardingsustainability in relation to their stakeholders and investors, as well as globally, and if patternsin their attitudes can be discovered.The result of the study shows that most of the represented stakeholders show a positive responseto the IFRS Foundations propositions regarding an update of the reporting on sustainability.However, it has also highlighted some negative responses to each question, but on the wholethose opinions were underrepresented. To summarize, most of the CL analyzed show apredominantly favorable response to a global standard concerning sustainability reporting andthe majority have agreed that its right that the IFRS Foundation have the leading role in thismatter. It also stands clear after analysis that several stakeholders think that it is advisable thatthe main focus should be on the financial reports within sustainability and that it should bepublic.The study concludes that several patterns can be found within the stakeholder’s attitudes.Including the consensus that developing better sustainability reporting is an urgent matter thatdemands more attention. These empirical findings lead to the conclusion that the majority feelthat sustainability reporting should take a wider perspective and not only focus on the financialrisks within sustainability. Although they collectively accept that the financial implications area good place to start discussions regarding interests globally. Several stakeholders also pointout that without increased guidelines and rules for generic reporting, that information can bemanipulated or used disingenuously to embellish a company’s actions regarding sustainability.They therefore suggest that the reporting should be made public to alleviate the risk of problemssuch as greenwashing.To summarize, the stakeholder’s interests can both be united or divided, regardless of whichindustry they operate in. But what does, without question, unite them the most in this study, isthe understanding and willingness to make changes for the future with regard to sustainabilityin both social, economic and environment matters. / SammanfattningI takt med konsumenter och intressenters stigande intresse för hållbarhet i stort, harhållbarhetsredovisningens ramverk och utveckling diskuterats. Det är idag obligatoriskt förföretag i Sverige som uppfyller minst två av tre krav som finns i ÅRL att upprätta enhållbarhetsredovisning i samband med publicering av sin årsredovisning. Det finns ett flertalramverk att följa och företag världen över gör på olika sätt, vilket kan skapa förvirring ochotydlighet hos intressenter och investerare. IASB har därför, med IFRS Foundation som aktör,sammanställt ett Consultation Paper där de ger förslag på hur hållbarhetsredovisningen vidarekan utvecklas. Till detta uppmanas intressenter att skicka in så kallade CL där de besvararsammanlagt 10 olika frågor och därmed bidrar med sina åsikter i ämnet. De insamlade CL utgörstudiens empiri och bildar tillsammans med bland annat den modifierade intressentmodellengrunden för att besvara frågeställningarna.Syftet med studien är således att undersöka vilka attityder som framkommer av de inskickadeCL gällande IASB:s föreslagna arbete och utveckling av hållbarhetsredovisning, samt på vilketsätt attityderna skiljer sig åt beroende på vilken intressentgrupp som avses. Studien ska hjälpatill att klargöra hur olika företag och organisationer ställer sig till utveckling avhållbarhetsredovisning. Studien ska vidare presentera hur betydelsefullt hållbarhet är för såvälintressenter och investerare som världen i stort och om det finns mönster i intressenternasattityder.Resultatet av studien visar att majoriteten av de intressenter som presenterats i studien ärpositiva till IFRS Foundations förslag gällande utveckling av hållbarhetsredovisning. Detframkom dock negativa och ifrågasättande kommentarer till varje fråga men dessa var i detstora hela underrepresenterade. Sammanfattningsvis är merparten av de CL som bearbetatspositiva till ett globalt ramverk inom hållbarhetsredovisning och att IFRS Foundation bör varaden aktör som leder arbetet. Vidare anser flera intressenter att det är en god idé att fokus främstska ligga på de finansiella rapporterna inom hållbarhet samt att hållbarhetsredovisningen skavara publik.En av studiens två slutsatser efter bearbetning av empirin är att det uppstår ett flertal mönsterbland intressenternas attityder som både enar och skiljer dem åt. Däribland åsikten om attutvecklingen av hållbarhetsredovisning är ett brådskande ärende som bör prioriteras, därsamtliga intressenter instämmer. Den andra slutsats som framkommer är att majoritet uppleveratt hållbarhetsredovisningen bör ta ett bredare perspektiv och inte bara representera definansiella riskerna inom hållbarhet. Denna åsikt presenteras även om flertal också tillägger attdet är en bra start för en global standard att anta ett främsta fokus först. Ett flertal intressenterpåpekar också risken för att informationen kan missleda eller vinklas för att presentera företageti bättre ljus. Sammanfattningsvis visar det sig att intressenternas intressen kan både krocka medvarandra och förenas oavsett vilken intressentgrupp de verkar inom. Det som enarrespondenterna främst i denna studie är medvetenheten och viljan att skapa förändring inomhållbarhet i socialt, ekonomiskt och miljömässigt perspektiv.

À l’ère de la mondialisation, les transactions commerciales internationales occupent une importance capitale dans l’économie mondiale. Dans ce type de transaction, les parties se trouvent dans des États différents ce qui rend difficile l’établissement d’une relation de confiance. Cette problématique peut être atténuée par un engagement que prend un tiers, généralement une institution financière, qui émet soit une lettre de crédit dont le bénéficiaire sera le vendeur, soit une lettre de garantie dont le bénéficiaire sera le plus souvent un acheteur. Ainsi, les lettres de garanties jouent un rôle fondamental dans le commerce international en assurant à un créancier d’une obligation de recevoir un paiement dans le cas où le débiteur ne respecte pas ses obligations. Cependant, dans certains cas, les demandes de paiement des lettres de garanties peuvent être frauduleuses. En ce sens, en matière de lettre de garantie une question fondamentale se pose : en cas de fraude, dans quelles circonstances les tribunaux accorderont une injonction pour empêcher le paiement d’être effectué? La thèse qui sera soutenue est que les circonstances dans lesquelles les tribunaux accorderont une injonction varieront selon les différentes juridictions. Dans un premier temps, les conditions générales d’exercices des lettres de garanties seront abordées. Dans une deuxième partie, les circonstances spécifiques dans lesquelles différents tribunaux nationaux accordent des injonctions afin d’empêcher le paiement de la garantie seront étudiées. / In the era of globalization, international business transactions are of paramount importance in the global economy. In this type of transaction, parties are located in different states, which makes it difficult to establish a relationship of trust. This problem can be mitigated by a commitment made by a third party, generally a financial institution, which issues either a letter of credit whose beneficiary will be the seller, or a letter of guarantee whose beneficiary will most often be a buyer. Thus, letters of guarantee play a fundamental role in international trade by assuring a creditor of an obligation to receive payment in the event that the debtor fails to meet its obligations. However, in some cases, requests for payment of letters of guarantee may be fraudulent. In this sense, when it comes to letters of guarantee, a fundamental question arises: in the event of fraud, in what circumstances will the courts grant an injunction in order to prevent payment? The thesis that will be argued is that the circumstances in which courts will grant an injunction will vary in different jurisdictions. First, the general conditions for exercising letters of guarantee will be discussed. In a second part, the specific circumstances in which different national courts grant injunctions in order to prevent the payment of the guarantee will be studied.