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Legal challenges in implementing employee benefit options in Latvia
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Latvia has grown from developing country in late 1990s to somewhat respected country that is a part of European Union and Western world, but not only Latvia as a country and economy has grown, there have been major ... -
Legal challenges of the rapid growth of facial recognition technology
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)The emergence of new technologies always brings up a lot of ethical and legal questions. The same is true for facial recognition technology, which has raised a lot of concerns for laymen lacking knowledge about the technology ... -
The legal consequences of the August 2008 Russian-Georgian military conflict: how does the "creeping occupation" carried out by Russia violate Georgia's sovereignty and the Georgian people’s rights?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2017)The present thesis illustrates how the "creeping occupation" violates Georgia’s territorial integrity and fundamental human rights based on the historical, as well as the 2008 and subsequent developments. Stemming from the ... -
Legal controversies and ethical considerations concerning the property rights in the human body
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)When considering the rise of the biotech industry over the years, one might wonder if the procurement of the biological materials, that are necessary for the success of the industry, was done through ethical and safe ... -
The legal dimensions of corporate social responsibility in Europe: how should Latvia improve?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Latvia currently has little to no corporate social responsibility principles implemented in its legal framework. While the European Union is actively developing its policies, recommendations and guidelines, Latvia simply ... -
Legal framework for secured corporate bonds in Latvia: proposal for a new regulation introducing the concept of a collateral agent
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)Access to finance is considered as one of the key factors to successful financial market development. European companies face problems with corporate funding which is treated as one of the main barriers to corporate growth ... -
The legal framework of the e-commerce taxation in EU
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The thesis examines the mechanism of the current legal regulation of relations in the field of e-commerce taxation in the Republic of Latvia and formulates proposals for eliminating gaps and shortcomings in the legal ... -
Legal framework of the Islamic banking in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The thesis explores the Islamic banking concept in the legal framework of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The main objective is to focus on the legal and regulatory aspects of Islamic banking and finance ... -
Legal issues in online contracting: facing digital age in European contract law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)This thesis analyses the regulation of online contracting and common legal issues in online contracting caused by technology development and used in everyday commercial transactions by electronic means via Internet. ... -
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 ... -
Legal limitations on the transfer of personal data to third countries
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Although international data transfers are one of the main pillars of the global economy and are becoming increasingly important, there is no international legal framework for data protection. Different rules apply in ... -
Legal mechanisms to enforce the polluter pays principle in the European Union
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)Over the past decades, humans have left a significantly destructive effect on the environment, leading to cause climate change, biodiversity loss, great levels of pollution and similar. One of the core principles that the ... -
Legal protection of foreigners arbitrarily detained abroad: capabilities of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)Arbitrary deprivation of liberty constitutes a human rights violation and is prohibited under international law. The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention is a thematic special procedure of the United Nations Human Rights ... -
Legal protection of medical personnel
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The research question is what international law instruments provide legal protection of medical personnel during armed conflicts. Medical personnel are a separate group of people that participate in armed conflicts, by ... -
Legal regulation of contractual relations during sea transportation of hydrocarbons
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)This paper focuses on the main legal issues, including the contractual aspect of transporting hydrocarbons as dangerous goods by sea. The growing cargo turnover from year to year, as well as the features and high risk of ... -
Legal regulation of working time in EU countries related to remote work in modern labour market conditions
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)This work is devoted to analysis of Labor Law and Legal regulations of working time in EU countries related to remote work in modern labour market conditions. It mainly aims to analyze the relationship between fastly ... -
The legal status and guarantees of civilians being used as shields in an armed conflict
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)This study is aimed to present an analysis concerning the status of civilians used as human shields in modern armed conflicts under international humanitarian law. The main objectives of this study consist of identifying ... -
The legal unstoppability in money laundering schemes and its development due to the digital era regards offshores
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)The author chose to research this topic because of the unstoppability of money laundering due to digitalization and globalization. On the one hand, it has created new paths and ways on how to launder money, on the other ... -
Legal, political and institutional limitations of the functioning of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)The Bachelor thesis “Legal, political and institutional limitations of the functioning of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons” provides an analysis of aspects that limit the functioning of the Treaty ... -
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 ...