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Anti-money laundering: external accountants as “gate-keepers” in money laundering schemes in Latvia
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The main aim of the master’s thesis is to present an analysis of accountants’ involvement in money laundering schemes due to the lack of regulation on the profession. The research is based on the Financial Action Task Force ... -
Taking the ‘human’ out of humanitarian? States’ positions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems from an International Humanitarian Law perspective
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The debate about the legality of Lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) under humanitarian law is still ongoing. This is also due to the developing of autonomous weapon systems which might reach new milestones in autonomous ... -
Weakness in the international legal system: the case of Ukraine
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the international legal system and determine whether it is able to deal with powerful states on equal footing. In order to achieve this purpose, it is necessary to go back to the ... -
Issues of different applicable substantive law rules to cross-border assignments of claim
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)In recent years, there has been an increase of cross-border assignments of a claim due to various economic reasons. When an assignment of a claim is conducted cross-border, the parties involved in the process of the ... -
Use of Article 106(2) TFEU in the context of liberalizing the Latvian market of roadworthiness testing services
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The master’s thesis is about the potential use of the “escape clause” enshrined in Article 106(2) of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in a situation where an undertaking, which is granted with ... -
Use of site-blocking injunctions for the protection of trademark rights online
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The author analysed site-blocking injunctions and their legal basis at three levels, namely at the international, regional (the EU in particular), and the national (Latvia in particular) level. It was sought how the legal ... -
Defensive patent strategies in the European pharmaceutical industry
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)For the purposes of keeping their commercial activities as effective and successful as possible, pharmaceutical companies can be eager to use different defensive strategies to protect their inventions and investments. ... -
Temporal effect of interpretation in CJEU judgments in C-326/15 DNB Banka and C-605/15 Aviva: implications on cost-sharing in Latvian financial and insurance services sectors
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The main objective of the paper is to analyse the temporal effect of the interpretation of Article 132(1)(f) of the VAT Directive given by CJEU in Latvian case C-326/15 DNB Banka and Polish case C-605/15 Aviva with regard ... -
Ex Aequo et Bono in international commercial arbitration
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The principle Ex Aequo et Bono (upon the discretion of the Parties involved in the dispute) allows the arbitrators to decide the case based on their own understanding of fairness and justice. This principle has been widely ... -
The influence of current EU public procurement legislation on the construction industry within the EU
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The aim of the master thesis is to identify the role of EU public procurement legislation in ensuring the common market principles in the public procurement procedures within the construction industry. In this thesis, the ... -
The notion of reverse solicitation within the realm of financial services
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The objective of this thesis is to analyse the scope and current restrictions of the reverse solicitation regime vis-à-vis European financial services law. Given the reliance on ambiguous terminology, ill-defined concepts ... -
Security token offering in EU: applicable law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The paper focuses on applicable law towards Security Token Offerings (STOs) in the European Union. The goal of the thesis is to analyse the legal framework in the EU with regards to STOs from the perspective of an organizer, ... -
Separate and dissenting opinions: their role in the practice of the ICJ
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The purpose of the thesis is to draw attention to the significance of the individual opinions in the practice of the International Court of Justice. The author aims to define the actual role of individual opinions in the ... -
The use of armed drones for counter-terrorism purposes: whether customary international law?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The vast and rapid development of technologies constantly creates gaps in the law within both the international and national law systems. One of such technologies the increased usage of which for military purposes has ... -
Impact of the shipping crisis and Basel III on ship finance
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)Banks loans historically have been the main and most important source of finance for the shipping industry. However, bank lending has reduced ever since the 2008 financial crisis. The Thesis finds the shipping crisis and ... -
Shareholders` agreements in international corporate law: a comparative analysis
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)This research is devoted to the comparative analysis of shareholders` agreements in international corporate law. The research is conducted on the example of common law (predominantly the United Kingdom) and civil law ... -
Chinese belt and Road initiative:its investment protection and dispute resolution in Pakistan
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Chinese Belt and Road initiative is a global investment strategy of regional connectivity. It has gained enormous importance due to its mega investment projects in many countries through Asia, Europe, and Africa. This ... -
Competitiveness of the legal and tax framework of employee stock options in Latvia
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)As evidenced by prior research, an attractive legal and tax framework to enterprises and employees can have a positive effect on the entrepreneurial activity in a country and consequently - the economy. The necessity of ... -
Implementation of beneficial ownership register in the Baltic States
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)The aim of this thesis is to understand the term “beneficial owner” and look at the implementation of beneficial ownership register in the Baltic States, i.e., Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. The term “beneficial owner” ... -
Creation of a data marketplace for monetization of personal data
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Today, personal data is being actively traded, and in most cases even without the awareness of the data subjects. The regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) require data controllers and processors ...