Magister Legum - LLM

The Appalachian Land Ownership Study was a participatory action research project in one of our nation’s poorest regions suffering from absenteeism, poverty, powerlessness, and improper taxation. In discovering who owned the region’s land, the participants sought to organize against the social, economic and environmental injustices imposed on the Appalachian land and people. Most sociological and historical accounts of the Land Study focus on the process of participatory action research and the work of the project’s Task Force. However, over 50 citizen researchers also participated in the study. These citizen researchers encountered rich learning experiences as they struggled against scientific, corporate, and governmental power. The purpose of this oral history study was to discover the learning and experiences of citizen researchers involved with the Appalachian Land Ownership Study of 1979-1981. Significant themes emerged which contribute to understanding the complex personal, cultural, and social framework for environmental adult education. First, the Appalachian backdrop was a critical context for informal and experiential learning from the land and its people. Second, the Appalachian Ownership Task Force leaders were critical environmental adult educators who facilitated the learning of citizen researchers through dialogue. Third, agency was fostered as citizen researchers were moved to act in defense of a threatened lifeworld, and thus also became critical environmental adult educators. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013.

L’intérêt grandissant des États à lutter contre le phénomène de blanchiment s’est manifesté, dans un premier temps, à travers des actions unilatérales axées sur le produit du trafic des stupéfiants. La prise en charge de cette question par la communauté internationale, motivée par ailleurs par les conséquences néfastes du trafic de stupéfiants sur l’économie mondiale, a par la suite suscité la mise en commun des efforts nationaux dans ce domaine. Toutefois, s’agissant du phénomène de blanchiment lato sensu, l’approche extensive adoptée s’est accompagnée de normes tous azimuts de la part d’instances internationales et régionales créant en quelque sorte un cadre illisible et inapplicable de lutte anti-blanchiment.Au milieu de cette cacophonie normative, le Groupe d’Action Financière s’érige, depuis sa création en 1989 à l’initiative du G7/8, comme étant le haut-lieu d’interprétation et de mise en œuvre des normes internationales, notamment les conventions onusiennes et les résolutions du Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies. L’efficacité des systèmes nationaux de lutte anti-blanchiment est essentiellement poursuivie sur la base de mesures préventives axées sur les risques de blanchiment de capitaux et de financement du terrorisme. / The increasing interest of countries to combat money laundering has initially been expressed through unilateral actions geared specifically to combatting drug trafficking. The takeover of the fight against money laundering by the international community, otherwise triggered by the disastrous consequences of drug trafficking and the products attained therefrom on the world economy, has imposed at a later stage the conjunction of national initiatives in this area. However, concerning the phenomenon of money laundering lato sensu, the comprehensive approach adopted has generated innumerous norms from international and regional bodies outlining an ambiguous and inapplicable framework.Amid this normative chaos, the Financial Action Task Force stands, since its creation in 1989, as the arena for setting, broadcasting, and ensuring adequate interpretation and implementation of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) international norms. The AML norms include inter alia the UN Conventions and UN Security Council’s resolutions. The effectiveness of the national systems is pursued on the basis of preventive measures in strict proportion to actual risks of money laundering and terrorist financing.

<p>This paper is inspired by the ills borne out of the internet. The internet has become a modern day tool for criminals seeking to conceal the proceeds derived from their crime, hence the&nbsp / problematic notion of cyberlaundering. This paper journeys through the world of cyberlaundering by looking into the structure of the crime in great depth. It explores various possibilities, and tries to hatch out viable solutions to the dilemma.</p>

Der Siegeszug der Mikroelektronik ist faszinierend. In den vergangenen Jahrzehnten bestimmte die Mikroelektronik das Geschehen in der Informationstechnik: Immer leistungsstärkere Computer, vernetzte Systeme und das Internet sind ohne Mikroelektronik nicht denkbar. Weltweit haben Mikroelektronik-Firmen ihre strategischen Ziele im Rahmen einer in regelmäßigen Abständen aktualisierten “Roadmap” niedergelegt. Alle gehen davon aus, dass die bisher zu beobachtende Steigerung der Leistungsfähigkeit mikroelektronischer Produkte auch in den nächsten Jahrzehnten fortgesetzt werden wird. Das bedeutet konkret, dass an vielen Stellen – auch in der heutigen Massenfertigung der Mikroelektronik – die charakteristischen Abmessungen der Einzelelemente im Nanometerbereich liegen, also eigentlich schon als Nanoelektronik bezeichnet werden können. Hinzu kommt ein weiteres, ebenso spannendes Feld: die Mikrosystemtechnik.

<p>This paper is inspired by the ills borne out of the internet. The internet has become a modern day tool for criminals seeking to conceal the proceeds derived from their crime, hence the&nbsp / problematic notion of cyberlaundering. This paper journeys through the world of cyberlaundering by looking into the structure of the crime in great depth. It explores various possibilities, and tries to hatch out viable solutions to the dilemma.</p>

The United States Navy's involvement in the Vietnam War, especially its role in the region's inland waterways, has long been an overshadowed aspect of the conflict. Most histories ignore or minimize the Navy's contribution, especially its river patrol or 'brown water' role. Through archival and library research as well as interviews with U.S Navy Vietnam War veterans this thesis demonstrates the vital role played by the brown water navy in the northern provinces of South Vietnam. A key but understudied component of this effort was Task Force Clearwater, an improvised brown water fleet that-along with the maritime logistics campaign that it supported-would prove essential for the successful defense of South Vietnam's northernmost provinces and demonstrate the vital importance of inland naval power. Task Force Clearwater and its supported maritime logistics effort form a little explored component of the U.S. Navy's role in South Vietnam. A brown water task force that proved essential for the successful defense of the northern provinces of I Corps, Clearwater repeatedly demonstrated the vital importance of inland naval power and the critical need for reliable and protected routes of supply. The task force revealed many lessons that had been long understood, forgotten, and then relearned by the U.S. Navy, among them that control of inland waterways was perhaps the most advantageous form of logistical supply in war. Created in part to satisfy the ancient maxim of "keeping the supply lines open", the task force's role broadened with time. In the course of its existence the men and boats of Clearwater would provide not only the tools of war in I Corps but also provide key lessons for the future.

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Dr. Bruce A. Harvey, Florida State University, College of Engineering, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 10, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 73 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

abstract: Interviews of nine managers within the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division's Western Region were conducted by a researcher who also works as a Wage and Hour Investigator. The intention of this research was to survey the differences in trafficking-related training and experience throughout the region, to examine the role of the Wage and Hour Division in human trafficking casework, and to explore potential areas for growth. This thesis recommends that upper level agency management produces standards for training, interagency engagement, and procedures and also provides suggestions for best practices and effective enforcement. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.A. Social Justice and Human Rights 2011

Master of Public Health - MPH / Introduction According (UNAIDS/WHO, 2011a) globally, 34.0 million [31.4 million–35.9 million] people were living with HIV at the end of 2011 out of which 80% live in Sub Saharan Africa. In absolute terms, the burden of HIV increased by 354% between 1990 and 2006 (Ortblad et al, 2010). The prevalence of HIV in Zambia stands at 14.3% in the age group 15 to 49 years. Having realized that HIV/AIDS is no longer a health issue alone Zambia embarked on the multisectoral response initiative which allows many stakeholders to play their role. In order to coordinate this multiplicity of stakeholders the government of Zambia created the National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council (NAC) with the core mandate to coordinate the national HIV/AIDS response agenda. In turn, the NAC created the Provincial (PATF) and District AIDS Task Forces (DATF) as decentralized structures through which to coordinate the response at provincial and district levels respectively. However, DAFT is not coordinating the response to HIV/AIDS epidemic effectively but the reason for the ineffective coordination has not yet been described. Aim The aim of the study is to explore factors which impact on the capacity of Lusaka DATF to coordinate an effective and sustainable local HIV/AIDS response. Methods A descriptive qualitative research was undertaken using purposive sampling methods. Data collection methods included a Document Review, Key Informant Interviews using semi structured interview guides, Focus Group Discussions and Field Notes. Results The study has found that the following factors promote effective coordination of DATF stakeholders and their activities at local level: recognition of the DATF by stakeholders as a formal structure which is enshrined within the institutional framework of the government; joint planning and resource mobilisation for activities by stakeholders particularly around national commemoration days such as World AIDS Day and the National VCT day and holding of stakeholder forum meetings to share experiences and lessons learnt. The study has also established that the following factors are responsible for preventing the DATF from coordinating effectively include: DATF does not exist as a legal entity enshrined in any Act of Parliament No. 10 of 2002 which created the NAC; there are multiple reporting channels for local stakeholders instead of having only one reporting framework through the DFATF; inadequate stakeholder forums; lack of memoranda of understanding between the DATF and stakeholders; weak technical capacity of the DACA due to factors such as lack of a training programme; inadequate joint planning and resource mobilisation plans and efforts; poor understanding and different interpretations of the of the concept of coordination by different stakeholders; weak feedback mechanisms from the DATF secretariat to stakeholders; and multiplicity of DATF guidelines by different partners which have at times contradicted each other. Poor political, civic and technical leadership engagement has been identified as key inhibiting factors.