Den Russiske Føderasjonen har siden milleniumskiftet hatt en økonomisk oppgang, blant annet gjennom at de fikk et regimeskiftet på slutten av 1990-tallet til et mer fokusert lederskap. I forbindelse med dette har og Russland markert seg sterkere på den utenrikspolitiske arena, og spesiellt de siste årene har de og markert seg sterkere militært. Denne avhandlingen skal belyse om Russland siden milleniumskiftet har tatt i bruk en mer provoserende holdning sjømilitært. Med andre ord, hvordan har bruken av maritimt diplomati utviklet seg i Russland? Det blir sett på begrep utviklet av sjømilitære forskere. I utgangspunktet er det Le Mières definisjoner som blir brukt, men disse blir utviklet av forfatteren før de blir tatt i bruk. Kjente eksempler på russisk maritimt diplomati blir tatt frem og kategorisert, for så å sette de opp kronologisk. Resultatet viser at Russland har brukt maritimt diplomati aktivt, spesiellt siden 2005, og at mye av bruken har vært for å bygge opp under en strategi som går ut på å markere Russland som en militær og politisk stormakt. Resultatet viser og at det har skjedd en endring i Russlands bruk av maritimt diplomati. I undersøkelsen kommer denne endringen fram i 2012, og det kan regnes som sansynlig at det har sammenheng med en ny utenrikspolitisk linje i Russland i 2006 og reform i forsvaret i 2008. Resultatet viser og en indikasjon på at Russland kjører en ekstra konfronterende linje mot Norge sammenlignet med andre NATO-nasjoner.

Most jurisdictions have over the past two decades experienced reforms with regard to arbitration law. These include England, America, France, Germany and the Netherlands. These reforms were necessary as the trend in the modern era shows that businessmen situated in different countries usually prefer to have their disputes resolved by arbitration as opposed to court litigation. To have disputes resolved effectively, it is surely a desirable thing to have laws that would promote the use of arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution. This would also ensure progressive international trade which is an important aspect of development in the South African constitutional state. One aspect of the law that would ensure a speedy and effective resolution of dispute by means of arbitration is the incorporation of the doctrine of separability in a country's law. The doctrine of separability provides that an arbitration agreement is a separate and independent contract from the main contract in which it is incorporated. In light of the above, the primary purpose of this study is to compare and analyse the English legal system with that of South Africa with specific focus on the doctrine of separability. / LLM (Import and Export Law), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

Most jurisdictions have over the past two decades experienced reforms with regard to arbitration law. These include England, America, France, Germany and the Netherlands. These reforms were necessary as the trend in the modern era shows that businessmen situated in different countries usually prefer to have their disputes resolved by arbitration as opposed to court litigation. To have disputes resolved effectively, it is surely a desirable thing to have laws that would promote the use of arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution. This would also ensure progressive international trade which is an important aspect of development in the South African constitutional state. One aspect of the law that would ensure a speedy and effective resolution of dispute by means of arbitration is the incorporation of the doctrine of separability in a country's law. The doctrine of separability provides that an arbitration agreement is a separate and independent contract from the main contract in which it is incorporated. In light of the above, the primary purpose of this study is to compare and analyse the English legal system with that of South Africa with specific focus on the doctrine of separability. / LLM (Import and Export Law), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014