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Insider trading amongst high tier lawmakers: a comparative study looking at the United States and the European Union
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Insider trading law when compared between the United States and the European Union largely differs from the classical insider trading concepts all up to the lawmaker insider trading concepts. Overall when evaluating the ... -
Cryptocurrency and its taxation
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Since 2008, the emergence of the cryptocurrency market has had a considerable influence on the financial sector and the economy as a whole, including the rise of blockchain technology and the production and presence of new ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Medical negligence: subject to harmonization of criminal law pursuant to Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Medical negligence has been an issue of global concern for the past few decades. In the light of the pandemic and its consequences on the quality and timeliness of health care services, the issue of medical negligence ... -
A discussion on the blockchain technology and competition in context with the EU and US law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)The technology, which has been around for a long time, has attracted the attention of the whole world relatively recently, along with the sharp rise of Bitcoin in 2017. In many areas of law, blockchain and cryptocurrencies ... -
Rights of self-determination in case of Nagorno Karabakh. Status quo and possibilities after the 2020 ceasefire
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)The region of Nagorno Karabakh has been in constant on and off-going conflict since the end of the Cold war and the majority of Caucasus region, which includes Armenia and Azerbaijan. Nagorno Karabakh has been in the ... -
Prevention of hate speech crimes: digital versus real-life environment
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Extending the use of social media and other digital networks, as well as technology development and the impact of the pandemic have raised the problem of how to prevent hateful speech from occurring. Limitations on hate ... -
The outlaw of sexual violence during an armed conflict: the analysis of the prosecution of rape from ICTY and ICTR to ICC
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Sexual vioence is a widespread phenomenon used during an armed conflict, especially, as a weapon of war. Although prohibited by laws and prosecuted within numerous cases, issued by various courts as well as ad hoc tribunals, ... -
Ecocide: making the destruction of the environment an international crime
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)In light of the ever-growing threat of climate change and increasing harm done to the environment by humans, an independent expert panel established by the Stop Ecocide Foundation concluded its groundbreaking drafting work ... -
Climate risk in reserves portfolio’s of Latvijas Banka and European Central Bank – legal requirement or risk/return enhancing strategy?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Climate change has been a central topic in financial industry amongst both academicians and financial market participants for a while now. Despite the breath and wealth of available information on this subject matter, there ... -
Data protection in an employment context – monitoring employees working from home through monitoring software under the General Data Protection Regulation
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)The thesis addresses practical and legal issues related to the monitoring of employees working from home through monitoring software against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic and the overall trend towards flexible ... -
Compatibility of Latvian non-conviction-based confiscation with Convention on Human Rights
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Traditional “repressive” criminal law is no longer sufficient to deal with the new threats posed by the global risk and information society. New forms of combatting international organised crime, drug trafficking and other ... -
Social security benefits of migrant workers within the European Union in the context of freedom of movement of workers
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Labour migration within the EU, although has changed over the years, has existed for centuries. It is driven by changes in the geography of the EU, demand for cheap labour and individuals’ search for higher living ... -
Selected legal aspects of online adult education
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Covid-19 has had a large influence on the educational system. Since March 2020, the majority of teaching and learning has taken place online, including in the adult education sector. Adult education entities all around the ... -
Accountability for crimes committed by autonomous weapon systems under international criminal law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)With conventional weapons a human is responsible for the target selection and the pulling of the trigger. In contrast to this, AWS themselves are responsible for these tasks. The contemporary framework of International Law ... -
Modification of maritime boundaries as a result of sea level rise
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Rising sea levels due to climate change lead to the modification of maritime state boundaries. According to the law of the seas, baselines from which maritime zones are measured are ambulatory and shift landward due to ... -
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 ... -
Cryptocurrency money laundering and artificial intelligence: a compelling tool or unethical intrusiveness?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Nowadays the use of cryptocurrency as a means of exchange is growing rapidly. With the technological advancements also financial crime advances, as criminals are developing new ways to launder money, finance terrorism or ...