RJA Bakalaura darbi / RGSL Bachelor Thesis: Recent submissions
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Legality of lustration as a tool of transitional justice in post-communist Central Europe
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)In the aftermath of communism, nations of Central Europe have opted for different methods to address their oppressive past. Lustration, i.e., screening of holders of offices in the state administration, has been one of the ... -
The Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the interpretation and implementation of the force majeure clause in international commercial contracts
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)In this thesis, the author analyses the link between force majeure and pandemic prior to Covid-19 and in the light of those findings, the impact of Covid-19 had on the interpretation and understanding of force majeure and ... -
How effective are the legal mechanisms to combat crimes affecting the EU budget in relation to non-participating EU Member States of the EPPO?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Through analyzing corruption tendencies, efforts to combat corruption, as wel as the political decision making of non-participating Member States, it is clarified why non-participating EU Member States do not participate ... -
Right to respect for private and family life and right to non-discrimination of trans people in the Council of Europe legal system
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Transsexuals are one of the LGBTQIA+ community members whose rights have occasionally been overlooked. In some nations, the rights of transgender individuals are included in the legislative process by creating distinct ... -
Severance pay in case of moral harassment in Latvia compared with Baltics
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)The thesis will carry out a review and research on moral harassment and mobbing in Latvia in comparison with the Baltic states. The author researched if the employee is eligible to receive the severance pay in case of ... -
Assessment of the legality of the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)A coalition of primarily Arab states commenced airstrikes in Yemen at the behest of its interim government leader, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on March 25, 2015. Codenamed Operation Decisive Storm, this military operation ... -
International humanitarian law principle of distinction in relation with ISIL in non-international armed conflicts
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)After the devastation of the 20th-century armed conflicts, the human population wished that the 21st century would bring peace once and for all. However, this “utopia” soon was diminished as the influence of the terrorist ... -
Discrimination of same-sex marriages in the European Union
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms lies at the heart of the European Union’s values and objectives. The non-discrimination law is enshrined by numerous statutes and treaties and stays one of the core ... -
Legal issues of human shields
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)The paper focuses on analyzing whether the civilians involved in the hostilities as involuntary human shields enjoy the same legal protection under the law as voluntary human shields. The author looks at the differences ... -
Taxation of businesses operating digitally in the European Union
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Over time the ways businesses operate and are able to reach their customers, have changed significantly. There is no more a need for a business to be physically present in the jurisdiction where their customers are located ... -
Regulating smart contracts: the future of contract law or simply technical innovation
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)While the development of global smart contracts’ market size is forecasted to reach USD 300 million by 2023, in comparison with USD 144.95 million in 2020, legally smart contracts remain a challenging area of contract law.1 ... -
Governmental interference in Intellectual Property rights for Covid-19 vaccines and historical conditions for medical product exportation within the context of the US and the EU
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)The paper analyses Patent law in the US, comparing the systems between the US and the EU. With academic article analysis, the paper presents the issue of the Covid-19 vaccine supply shortage in low-income countries, as ... -
International taxation – tax avoidance, its effects and preventive measures
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Multinational Companies are using treaties between states to enter into schemes for tax avoidance and tax evasion. It is done by shifting profits to jurisdictions where is no tax or low tax, which is called “treaty shopping”, ... -
Regulation of security tokens as financial instruments in the EU: is there a need for amendments?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)In 2020 the European Commission proposed laws on crypto-assets and DLT. The EU treats security tokens as financial instruments, provided that they fall into the MiFID II definition. This Thesis aims to provide classification ... -
The interpretation regime under Article 8 of the CISG and the dichotomy between common and civil law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods offers the promise of harmonising international sales law. In this regard, Article 8 of the CISG establishes uniform rules for the interpretation ... -
The principle of non-refoulement vs national security in the post 9/11 era
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, had largely raised the problem of terrorism in international society. Governments launched campaigns against terrorism, one of them being the War on Terror, which as a result, ... -
Requirements for conclusion of electronic lawful transactions in Latvia
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Currently, most transactions are concluded electronically, however regulations in Latvia only provide specific requirements for an electronic document to be recognized executed in written form, therefore, general requirements ... -
Analysis of the evolution of the EU regulatory approach on virtual assets
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)The technological advancements of virtual assets are growing exponentially in numbers now providing better security and enhanced privacy for its users. Furthermore, users may scramble and tumble virtual assets disguising ... -
Heritage-planning nexus: de/centralisation of Latvian heritage policies in the name of cultural nationalism
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Public discourse is filled with conceptual discussions around both regionalism-globalization and nationalism-localism nexu. With the environment being at the spotlight of these discussions, human awareness of the surroundings ... -
Accessibility of political rights through citizenship
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)One of the most prevalent discussions within international law is enforceability – with no fool proof mechanisms ensuring compliance, not only international law acquires a symbolic, not practical value, but additionally ...