Rīgas Juridiskā augstskola / Riga Graduate School of Law: Recent submissions
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Combatting fraudulent conveyance: a review of Section 96 of the Latvian Insolvency Law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)Fraudulent conveyance is a transaction with the goal to hinder, delay or defraud creditors. One countermeasure against such behavior is provided by avoidance proceedings. In Latvia, this is available under Section 96 of ... -
Copyright issues on social media
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)The purpose of the thesis is to determine how social media portals treat their users' copyright, and whether such actions are compliant with the national and EU law. In order to conduct this research, Terms of Service of ... -
Issues surrounding data subject consent as a lawful basis for the processing of personal data in the European Union
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)Individuals being in control of the given consent for the processing of their personal data sounds great in theory, in reality however, there are some issues surrounding data subject consent as a lawful basis for the ... -
The issuance of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): legal and economic challenges
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)Although the interconnection between technology, finance, and money has always been consistent, in the last decade the proliferation of digital technology has generated unprecedented transformative changes to the financial ... -
Regulation and application of crypto currency and blockchain legislation in Estonia, Latvia and EU.
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)Thesis will cover the legal aspects of the current Virtual Currency and Blockchain legislation particularly in Estonia, UK and Latvia. Comparison will be made to the existing regulatory framework and possible future ... -
Fragmentation of legal regulation of crowdfunding in the Baltic States: the need for a single regulation at the EU level
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)Crowdfunding is usually defined as the possibility of obtaining a loan through a platform set up on the Internet. Therefore, it is considered a relatively new alternative option of attracting financing, allowing persons ... -
The interface between personal data portability, competition and IP law: the EU perspective
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)As it is impossible in practice to completely separate the scope of competition or intellectual property rights from privacy law, the application of different regulations may lead to confusion or even contradictions. The ... -
Cannabis trademarks from the perspective of the Lanham Act and the European Union Trademark Regulation
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)This master’s thesis establishes superior applicability of the European Union Trademark Regulation with regard to recreational cannabis trademark registration in a federal state or federal union of states. Firstly, the ... -
Children’s rights system in the Republic of Latvia in compliance with international law regarding out-of-family care system
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Children rights have been defined in international and domestic legal systems. Despite the ongoing development of children’s rights, it is still a relatively new legal subset of human rights. So far, under the United Nation ... -
Sharia in Europe. Way to legal pluralism?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)In contemporary Europe there have been debates with regards to growing Islamic community and its demand for sharia norms. Reports on the serious Human Rights violations and emergence of fundamental Islam increased fear in ... -
The challenges of the GDPR implementation by Latvian e-commerce websites
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Recent spread of COVID-19 virus and the restrictions of use of public places, including the grocery shops, has substantially increased demand for online shopping and consumption of food, groceries and fast-moving consumer ... -
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. ... -
Necessary improvements in the legal framework of private house construction
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The work will investigate contractual, legal and process regulation in the field of private house construction in Latvia. The aim is to assess the feasibility of developing an alternative model for the private house ... -
An analysis of corporate income tax avoidance criminalization within the European Union
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Several studies have reported that tax avoidance is used mostly by multinational companies where, by structured schemes and jurisdiction arbitrage, profits are shifted. Consequently, no or little taxes on significant incomes ... -
Legislator’s dilemma: analysis of priority rules under EU Directive 2019/1023
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)The author explores alternative creditor priority rules in Directive 2019/1023 with the aim of outlining the most appropriate solution for the Latvian legal system. The ultimate aim of the research papers being – should ... -
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 ... -
The disenfranchisement of prisoners under the principle of proportionality: a comparative study of the US and the UK
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)The right to participate in the governing of state is one of the principle fundamental human rights, be it directly or indirectly through an elected official. This right has been addressed numerous times in different ... -
Is medical data in Latvia collected and used properly in the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)The General Data Protection Regulation introduced stricter conditions for the collection and processing of personal data. In addition, a strong emphasis was placed on the rights of the data subject. The main objective of ... -
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 ... -
Sustainable environmental goals of the European Union with respect to improvement of environmental protection in the EU
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Significantly depleting natural resources and continuously damaged environment has changed the overreaching goal of the EU policies, legislation, and development, and it is – sustainable development. Sustainable development ...