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Passenger cars carbone dioxide emission legislative regulation and tax application in the European Union.
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)Global warming has become in the past few years one of the main concerns for the countries, which has led to the goal to reduce targets of emissions on the national, supranational, and international levels. The transportation ... -
Passenger Rights in the European Union: regulatory gaps and balances between passenger rights protection and carriers’ liability
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)analyse the notion of "extraordinary circumstance" in air passenger rights in the case of the volcano eruption in Iceland and Covid-19 pandemic; identify whether there is an imbalance between the current level of passenger ... -
Patent rights in AI-generated data
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2024)As artificial intelligence technologies continue to develop rapidly, it becomes increasingly important to understand technical and legal nature of it and of data generated by it in order to be able to resolve the multifaceted ... -
The path to regulating cryptocurrencies in the European Union and in the Republic of Lithuania
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Money laundering is regarded as being among the most serious types of financial crime, harming economy and affecting society. Along with constantly developing technological advancements, the scale of money laundering ... -
Peaceful uses of outer space under threat? Evaluating the international legal framework regulating space activities amidst increased militarisation and weaponisation
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2024)Outer space is playing an increasingly important role in modern life, from everyday activities to critical technological advancements. However, there are concerns that it is also becoming progressively more congested, ... -
People’s Republic of China restrictions on global right to freedom of expression in the digital media
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)Freedom of expression is one of the fundamental rights developed throughout the course of human history. Speech and expression of one’s opinion are crucial for societal development in the realm of a marketplace of ideas. ... -
Permanent establishment in corporate taxation in the digital era
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Digital economy has significantly grew in the past 15 years, and currently it already accounts for more than 50 percent of the whole market capitalization worldwide. There is no longer a need for physical place to generate ... -
Personal data protection in the EU – cooperation and competences of EU and national data protection institutions and bodies
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2017)This article focuses on the institutional aspect of European Union (EU) personal data protection. The aim of the article is to identify current problems in division of competences and in cooperation between national and ... -
Piercing the corporate veil: development of the approach
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)For the purpose of developing the economic growth within the market, the corporate structure has always been of great advantage. It was first understood how much of essence it is back in the 17th century when the first big ... -
Political assassination in international and domestic law: the use of poisonous weapons
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)The notion of political assassination, as well as of the use of poisonous weapons, is not a new phenomenon. This practice was always known to the world of intelligence, as well as states often decided to resort to ... -
Political campaigns on social media - margins of legal personal data collection and use of data under the GDPR
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)The world is experiencing levels of information flows like never before and with the development of digital technologies and online services, the importance to secure, protect and limit this flow is as important as ever. ... -
Populist parties in Europe, from propaganda to legal reforms: whether freedoms of expression, association and religion are under threat?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The effect of the recent populist legislative tendencies results in sharpening new and old tensions between national and international legal orders and, in the European Union scenario, in particular, the most alarming ... -
Possibilities of and obstacles to family reunification during the refugee crisis, with a special focus on Germany
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Refugee crisis was a big challenge for the European Union asylum system, with millions of people approaching Europe and applying for asylum. One of the main problems that EU had to face was separated families, as people ... -
Possibility of an independent Catalonia: the scope of the principle of self-determination under public international law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The paper aims to examine the scope and applicability of the right to self-determination and its relationship with the principle of territorial integrity to conclude as to whether there exists a right to unilateral ... -
Possible cannabis legalization or decriminalization and its economic benefits in Latvia
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The current research paper explores the possibilities of legalizing or decriminalizing cannabis in Latvia and concludes that decriminalization is in fact possible and beneficial. The state should use a systematic approach ... -
Post-apartheid South African constitutional legal order: indirect discrimination and principle of equality
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)This thesis concerns post-apartheid South African Constitution and the judiciary of South Africa, mostly the Constitutional Court as a main subject to the Constitution of South Africa. The aim of the thesis is to examine ... -
The potential liability of online marketplaces for breaches of consumer protection law caused by sellers in the European Union
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)Online platforms have gained tremendous influence on the global economy and society and are largely protected by EU laws when it comes to the activity of their users. From a legal perspective, the extent to which an online ... -
The potential of a legal doctrine of competitive geopolitics: an analysis of the Preamble of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Geopolitical competitions and hybrid warfare continue to develop in complexity and invasiveness of state sovereignty as cyberspace, culture, economy, and other fields become weaponized in place of traditional military ... -
Preconditions for a valid consent under the General Data Protection Regulation
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)For the data processing to be legal and valid in the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation has to be followed. Article 6(1) of the Regulation sets out the options by which the data controller should comply ... -
The presumption of innocence in the EU competition law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)This Bachelor thesis aims to analyse the application of the presumption of innocence in the EU competition law, more precisely in the anti-cartel proceedings. In addition, this thesis will provide the analysis of the ...