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The interface between personal data portability, competition and IP law: the EU perspective
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)As it is impossible in practice to completely separate the scope of competition or intellectual property rights from privacy law, the application of different regulations may lead to confusion or even contradictions. The ... -
International consequences of the activation of Title III of the Helms Burton Act
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)In May 2019 the U.S. government activated the Title III of the Helms Burton Act. Title III grants U.S. nationals whose property was expropriated in Cuba after the 1959 revolution a private right of action against those who ... -
International convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination: implementation in the Russian Federation after the International Court of Justice case against Georgia
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Due to the international reputation and several procedural hearings in the International Court of Justice Russian Federation is seen to the international community as the authoritarian state, which allows the violations ... -
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 ... -
International mechanisms for the protection of human rights and democratic values: case of Belarus
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)In August 2020, the world learned about the misconduct of the Belarus presidential elections, which entailed numerous grave violations to human rights and democratic values of the civil society of Belarus. Promotion and ... -
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”, ... -
International trade restrictions and their impact on international relations: dispute settlement within the World Trade Organization
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)In a world where trade relations between states are of tremendous importance, it is inevitable to avoid conflict. For the purposes of minimizing the risk of differences coming between various jurisdictions, the World Trade ... -
The internationally uniform courtroom application of Article 39 (1) CISG
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)This work briefly introduces the CISG as such, describing its history and goals, as well as the objectives, application and exceptions of Article 39 (1) of CISG in terms of the concept of “reasonable time” and how this ... -
The interplay between EU competition law and intellectual property rights - analysis of tying and bundling practices by dominant undertakings
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)This thesis discusses tying and bundling, practices of a sale of two or more distinct products, which are common in various types of markets. When dominant undertakings have tied or bundled patented goods or technologies, ... -
The interplay between EU competition law and intellectual property rights - analysis of tying and bundling practices by dominant undertakings
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The thesis discusses tying and bundling, practices of a sale of two or more distinct products, which are common in various types of markets. When dominant undertakings have tied or bundled patented goods or technologies, ... -
The interplay of GDPR and PSD2 in open banking
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)The Master Thesis tackles the interplay of GDPR and PSD2 in the scope of open banking. Open banking, being a new trend in the financial industry due to the process of global digitalization and technological innovation, and ... -
Interpretation of manifest excess of powers with regard to jurisdictional and applicable law matters in the ICSID annulment proceedings within the meaning of Article 52(1)(b) of the ICSID Convention
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)There are a limited number of post-award remedies available, the annulment mechanism being the only plausible way to challenge the award. The annulment provision, Article 52, allows challenging the award with regard to the ... -
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 ... -
Intervention in Yemen in 2015: assessing the alleged violations of international humanitarian law by Saudi-Led coalition in Yemen conflict
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Importance of international humanitarian law has emerged significantly in last two decades, becoming as the primary legal source, which is used as the pre-emptive measure of restricting international actors from indiscriminate ... -
Investigating the borderline between illegal tax evasion and lawful tax planning under article 49 of TFEU (freedom of establishment principle)
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)Aim of this research was to achieve a thorough analysis of what could be a borderline between illegal tax avoidance and lawful tax planning. Within the process of research some indicators to shape the borders of lawful tax ... -
Investor protection under the Energy Charter Treaty: implications for EU's green transition
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)Amid the intense debate surrounding the ECT's impact on state ability to address climate change and recent withdrawal announcements by several EU member states, this thesis investigates the ECT's investor protection within ... -
Is medical data in Latvia collected and used properly in the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)The General Data Protection Regulation introduced stricter conditions for the collection and processing of personal data. In addition, a strong emphasis was placed on the rights of the data subject. The main objective of ... -
Is the investor-state dispute settlement system truly in favour of investors
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The thesis is aimed to determine whether the investor-state dispute settlement system is biased in favour of investors through the analysis of Arbitration Rules laid down in the ICSID Convention and UNCITRAL and the ... -
The issuance of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): legal and economic challenges
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)Although the interconnection between technology, finance, and money has always been consistent, in the last decade the proliferation of digital technology has generated unprecedented transformative changes to the financial ... -
The issue of legal status of Caspian and methods of establishing framework for legal distribution
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)This thesis is an in-depth study of the methods that can be used to divide the Caspian Basin in a fair manner under the international law. In these studies, the issue is analyzed from different perspectives and an in-depth ...