• The legality of armed resistance: a comparative analysis of the insurgency movements in Chechnya, Northern Ireland, and South Africa 

  Zviedris, Kaspars (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  This thesis investigates the legality of state responses to armed resistance movements under international law, with a particular emphasis on South Africa, Northern Ireland, and Chechnya. The analysis reveals that legal ...

• Legal and diplomatic challenges in the implementation of the two-state resolution 

  Zumente, Aleksandra (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  This thesis explores the legal and diplomatic challenges to implementing the two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Despite broad international support, the solution remains unfulfilled due to legal ...

• The Right to be forgotten: the balance between transparency and privacy of declarations of public officials in Latvia 

  Zepa, Letīcija (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  Right to Be Forgotten, since the GDPR was adopted, has become a right that is in many discussions to try to find how to exercise to its fullest capacity and ensure this right. For individuals, it can be easier to ensure ...

• Striking a balance between the obligations for GPAI providers under the EU AI Act and their impact on business innovation 

  Zabello, Markuss (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  The rapid development and risks associated with general-purpose AI has already presented several challenges, both on a business and provider level as well as on a regulatory level on the EU and its Member States. The ...

• Soft power, hard principles: the Holy See, natural law, and the global refugee crisis 

  Veselova, Santija (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  This thesis examines the Holy See’s use of soft power to influence international migration law through natural law and Catholic Social Teaching (CST), focusing on its role in the Mediterranean and Latin American migration ...

• Russian Arctic oil exploration and its impact on indigenous communities: the case of the Norilsk oil spill 

  Turka, Karmena (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  By applying the 2020 Norilsk oil spill as a case study, this thesis investigates how effectively international legal frameworks safeguard indigenous rights in the Arctic. The research finds accountability gaps in protecting ...

• Legal frameworks and blockchain innovation: a comparative analysis of smart contracts and securities regulations 

  Tollet, Robert Alexander (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2024)

  The thesis addresses the relationship between the principle of contract freedom and securities regulations in the framework of it within the European Union. Through the lens of EU's Bill on Regulation of Crypto-Assets ...

• Legal boundaries of automated decision-making under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 

  Tereško, Marks (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  This thesis investigates the regulation of automated decision-making (ADM) under Article 22 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Companies increasingly resort to ADM in sectors of employment, finance, and ...

• Legal and political challenges of seizing Russian assets for Ukraine’s reconstruction: an analysis under international law 

  Siliņa, Evelīna (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has prompted calls from the West to confiscate over $300 billion in frozen Russian Central Bank assets to finance Ukraine’s reconstruction, yet these assets remain untouched. ...

• Gender apartheid as an emerging topic in international law: accountability of the Taliban before the International Court of Justice 

  Sakoviča, Adele (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  This thesis focuses on the emerging topic and possible codification of gender apartheid as a crime under international law. To explore this topic, the background of the movement for establishment of gender apartheid ...

• Convertible loan agreements and simple agreements on future equity: legal perspectives on alternative investment instruments in Latvia 

  Riekstiņš, Rūdolfs (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  This research thesis examines the legal status and enforceability of Convertible Loan Agreements (CLAs) and Simple Agreements for Future Equity (SAFEs) within the Latvian legal system. By applying doctrinal and comparative ...

• The role of international law in addressing modern slavery: analysis of victim protection and enforcement issues 

  Reinberga, Laura (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  The thesis researches the role of international legal frameworks in addressing the problem of modern slavery. To achieve the aim of the paper, it includes the analysis of the effectiveness of legal frameworks in their ...

• Navigating the challenges of AI, profiling, and automated decision-making under the GDPR: exploring the interplay with ePrivacy in targeted advertising 

  Paperno, Bruno (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  The research provides a comprehensive analysis of AI-based profiling and automated decision-making in targeted advertising in the context of the EU data protection framework. This thesis explains how the GDPR interacts ...

• Right to a fair trial and judicial independence 

  Osmanis, Rinalds (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  The growing trend of democratic decline among signatories of ECHR, driven by rise of populist and authoritarian regimes, poses an increasing threat to judicial independence that is fundamental prerequisite for ensuring the ...

• Analysis of the AI Act restrictions and limitations on employment 

  Opelte, Ieva (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  The new technology, now known as artificial intelligence, has swept across many fields and industries. It is also widely used in the world of work, where it offers many advantages for companies, but at the same time causes ...

• GDPR compliance in international business: challenges and solutions 

  Millers, Vladimirs (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  This thesis investigates the legal burdens international companies face when they want to comply with the GDPR. It focuses on cross-border data transfers, automated decision-making and profiling, fragmented enforcement, ...

• China’s anti-suit injunctions in standard essential patent litigation: territoriality and implications for the future of international dispute resolution 

  Milberga, Katrīna (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  This thesis is focused on the legality and geopolitical implications of ASIs issued by national courts in China, in disputes with foreign elements. With the EU having initiated a dispute against China regarding the alleged ...

• Capabilities and legal responsibilities of online platforms: liability for illegal content online 

  Mietule, Nikola Elizabete (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  This study investigates the Digital Services Act in relation to illegal content and the liability of online platforms by evaluating whether the Digital Services Act serves as an adequate mechanism for holding online platforms ...

• EU’s accountability in climate action: greenwashing and sustainability 

  Meļko, Nikola (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  This thesis explores how the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards establish legal accountability for corporate climate reporting in the European Union. By evaluating ...

• Criminal sanctions for the fraudulent use of insolvency procedures in Latvia 

  Medvedevs, Marats (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2025)

  This thesis explores the adequacy of criminal law in Latvia in addressing fraudulent practices in insolvency proceedings. It examines the responsibilities of key regulator actors, such as courts, insolvency administrators, ...

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