Browsing Rīgas Juridiskā augstskola / Riga Graduate School of Law by Author "Tamužs, Kristaps"
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A comparative study of election laws with respect to compulsory voting in the European Union, lessons for Latvia
Ēlerts, Krišs (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Taking into account the negative trends of voter turnout in the EU during the last decades, the compulsory voting system is widely discussed among researchers and practitioners. However, in Latvia, where the voter turnout ... -
The compatibility of the 8 September 2022 amendments to the Law on the Latvian Orthodox Church with the freedom of religion enshrined in Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Alliks, Aldis (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)The law “Amendments to the Law of the Latvian Orthodox Church” was adopted on 8 September 2022 by the Parliament of Latvia. The Law, among other things, stipulates that this “law fully establishes the autocephalous status ... -
Failure to make a reference for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union as a violation of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights - the interplay between the courts in Strasbourg and Luxembourg after the Commission v France judgement.
Hūna, Ieva (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)This thesis examines the situation when a national court adjudicating in the last instance refuses to make a reference for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union from the perspectives of European ... -
Human rights violations in 2020 Belarus protests and potential remedies in international human rights organisations
Kičigina, Melisa (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 ... -
Legality of Western military intervention in Kosovo (1999)
Šavdins, Artūrs (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The research focuses on the legitimacy of humanitarian interventions. This study analyses the legality of NATO's military intervention in Yugoslavia because it set forth the first precedent of a forced intervention of a ... -
The “national identity” clause enshrined in Article 4(2) of the Treaty on European Union and the normative assumption of the compliance with constitutional identity claimed by Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
Henkele, Olga Karlīne (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The requirement for the European Union to respect the national identities of its Member States nowadays enshrined in Article 4(2) of Treaty on European Union has boosted various debates about the meaning of the ‘national ... -
The potential of a legal doctrine of competitive geopolitics: an analysis of the Preamble of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia
Svarinskis, Jānis Artūrs (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 ... -
Presumption of innocence within the right to a fair trial: implementation and contradiction to pre-trial detention
Kudrjašova, Kristīna (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)Being an integral part of the right to a fair trial, the principle of the presumption of innocence not only ensures that every suspect is considered innocent until proven guilty, but also regulates the way how public ... -
The principle of independence of judges as a norm of regional customary international law in Europe
Fomina, Gabriela (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)In the face of repeated attacks on the independence of the judiciary and its members by several European governments in the last preceding years, the status of the observance to the principle of independence of judges in ... -
Right to privacy – the conflict between individual privacy and public safety under Article 8 of the ECHR
Erdmane-Hermane, Felīsija Katrīna (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)This paper discusses the tension between the right to privacy and the need for public security in the context of mass surveillance and data protection under Article 8 of the ECHR. The author analyses the relationship between ... -
The status of the right to secession in international law within the context of the conflict between the principles of self-determination and territorial integrity
Strazda, Ilze Elizabete (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)The principles of self-determination and territorial integrity are some of the most important norms in modern international law, enshrined in the UN Charter and numerous subsequent sources of law. However, in practice, the ... -
Witness protection programs - an attempt to achieve a balance between eliminating threats to witnesses and their relatives and safeguarding the rights of the accused
Martiņenko, Margarita (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)In this study, the author examined the witness protection program in Latvia and other EU Member States, analyzing the legal provisions of the Republic of Latvia, national laws of the EU Member States, international legal ...