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The GAAR of the ATAD: implications on taxpayer rights and access to the fundamental freedoms associated with lack of legal certainty
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)This contribution is a body of doctrinal research, which endeavours to establish whether the GAAR can be effective in both discouraging illegitimate tax avoidance and upholding the rule of law sufficiently to not undermine ... -
Gaps in EU anti-counterfeit policy and analysis of other measures to prevent the sale of counterfeit goods
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)In 2019 the annual income from the trade in counterfeit goods around the world was approximately USD 509 billion, where EUR 121 billion (6.8% of EU imports) come from the European area.1 Since 2020 to the spread of Covid-19 ... -
GDPR: most common breaches committed by data controllers/processors and their causes
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)The 21st century is called “digital” not for nothing. Technological revolution, development of cyberspace and emerged amount of data flows have marked the last 50 years and opened up new opportunities for humanity. In 2016, ... -
The gender blindness of human rights due diligence in global supply chains
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)Since the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in 2011 the recognition amongst companies is continuously increasing on how business operations can be related to human rights ... -
Gender discrimination in the workplace: comparative legal analyses of case studies and law of Russian Federation and Kingdom of Norway
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The paper gives an overview of the problems of professional segregation and discrimination in labor remuneration and how countries like Norway have managed to successfully enhance gender equality. It focuses on the gender ... -
Genocide, state responsibility, and obligations erga omnes in the case of the Gambia v. Myanmar before the International Court of Justice
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)The thesis purports to ascertain the relevance of obligations erga omnes in the pending case of Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar) before the ... -
Gig economy changing labor relations in the state of welfare in Finland
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)The gig economy has been shifting the labor markets to a new and unexplored pathway. Recently, the technological developments and globalization there has been a new conceptual understanding of work that begs to differ ... -
GM crops: a safe link in the food supply chain? Has the science behind the EU law on GM crops failed to address the relevant risks and harms that cultivation and consumption of such crops pose to the environment and human health?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The purpose of this paper is to make an analysis on whether the existing EU legislation sufficiently covers all aspects related to cultivation and consumption of genetically modified crops, and, if not, to propose possible ... -
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 ... -
Grand corruption from the perspective of international criminal law and international human rights law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)Corruption and its impact on human rights have gained significant attention from the academic community in recent decades. Despite increased academic interest, the topic remains understudied. The research aims to determine ... -
Greenwashing in the field of European Union law: environmental propaganda in fashion industry
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)In this bachelor thesis, the main focus is on examining whether the current European Union tools are effective enough in tackling greenwashing in the fashion industry. This thesis aims to emphasise the importance of rules ... -
Hate speech as limitation to freedom of expression
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The aim of the thesis is to provide a reasonable solution for the absence of a definition of hate speech, which could be applied within the case law of European Court of Human Rights concerning freedom of expression. The ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
How trade mark proprietors are protected against sale of counterfeit goods by third parties on online marketplaces
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The internet is subject to neutral regulatory framework, and thus, over the years, has become an appealing environment for intellectual property right infringers. Namely, third parties, that abuse online marketplaces in ... -
Human dignity as a foundational value of peremptory norms in international law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The central premise of the research is that international law is a value-laden system and that peremptory norms, the same as any other legal norms, are grounded on certain values that inspire their formation, advancement, ... -
Human dignity as a foundational value of peremptory norms in international law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)The appeal of the idea of a morally structured, systemized international legal system implied by the jus cogens regime has resulted in an abundance of literature covering different aspects of this normative category. This ... -
Human rights in the emergency situation: constitutional perspective of Latvia
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)The concept of an emergency situation can be considered a novelty in the international legal system that gained its overwhelming importance due to the spread of Covid-19 pandemics all over the globe. Was the international ... -
Human rights violations in 2020 Belarus protests and potential remedies in international human rights organisations
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)This paper will look at human rights abuses before and after the presidential elections in Belarus in August 2020, where Alexander Lukashenko sought his 6th term in office. Moreover, it will be researched how these violations ... -
Human trafficking and the preventative measures taken by the European Union
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The thesis discusses the current issue of human trafficking within the European Union. Human trafficking is a human rights violation, which takes place in almost every country in the world and the efforts to combat the ...