• Legitimate interests as basis for employee data processing based on Article 6, part (1) paragraph (f) under the General data protection regulation 

  Bormane, Zane (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  The thesis will analyze the cases of legitimate interests of employers and will illustrate the reasoning and legal basis for employees data processing based on Article 6, part (1) paragraph (f) under the GDPR in EU and ...

• The GAAR of the ATAD: implications on taxpayer rights and access to the fundamental freedoms associated with lack of legal certainty 

  Rozenšteina, Madlēna Melinda (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  This contribution is a body of doctrinal research, which endeavours to establish whether the GAAR can be effective in both discouraging illegitimate tax avoidance and upholding the rule of law sufficiently to not undermine ...

• Effect of new Aliens Act of Finland on the fair trial in asylum cases 

  Jatoi, Mir Nasarullah Khan (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  This thesis describes various elements of the rights to fair trial, free access to the justice, fairness, public hearings, and trials by the independent tribunals. The purpose of this thesis is to examine new Aliens Act ...

• The proposed Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation: difficulties faced by sexual orientation 

  Ramiņa, Jolanta (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  The author examines legislation designed to counteract discrimination related to sexual orientation in this paper. The work is based on the analysis of two controversial trends in modern society: decriminalization of LGBT ...

• Critical analysis of existence of a Vicious Circle phenomenon within European private international law, with particular emphasis on the doctrine of Renvoi, and their effect on the principle of legal certainty 

  Puķīte, Anastasija (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  EU Member States have national legislation which provides rules to determinate the competent jurisdiction and applicable law according to its own private international law (PIL). As every State’s rules differ, PIL has ...

• The scope of state’s responsibility to limit climate change 

  Pommere, Zane (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  The work is structured in three main sections – first covers the theoretical grounds on defining what is climate change and all the main international agreements that regulates climate change and that many states have ...

• 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 ...

• Debt recovery methods of unsecured consumer credits in the European Union 

  Lomanova, Nataļja (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  In today's world, consumer lending occupies a special place in the financial services market. It provides a wide range of financial support to meet consumers' daily needs, including access to unsecured consumer credit. ...

• What are the essential elements needed for the contract of sale to be formed? A comparative study of legal regulation in terms of the conclusion of the sales contract under the continental and common law legal systems with the focus on the legislation of Latvia, Germany, Russia, and the United States of America 

  Legay, Yuliya (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  Today, the sales contract is the most common type of contract of civil and commercial circulation. The movement of material goods in commodity form, which is the basis of any legal obligation, in the contract of sale appears ...

• Piercing the corporate veil: development of the approach 

  Grinšpane, Alina (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  For the purpose of developing the economic growth within the market, the corporate structure has always been of great advantage. It was first understood how much of essence it is back in the 17th century when the first big ...

• The issue of legal status of Caspian and methods of establishing framework for legal distribution 

  Gaziyev, Farrukh (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  This thesis is an in-depth study of the methods that can be used to divide the Caspian Basin in a fair manner under the international law. In these studies, the issue is analyzed from different perspectives and an in-depth ...

• 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 ...

• Data subject rights in online social networks - personal data protection and problematic aspects 

  Ekmane, Elza (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  Online social networks have become an important part of the online activities on the web and one of the most influencing media. Online social networks should be compliant with the GDPR, international and EU data protection ...

• Blockchain-based tokens issuance under the EU framework: is it underdeveloped? 

  Dikanskis, Dmitrijs (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  This thesis aims to explore a theoretical background for blockchain-based funding options and token issuance, to verify tokens classification from the legal point of view based on their structure and method of distribution, ...

• The viability of property transactions carried out by using blockchain technology: the future of Latvian land register learning from Sweden and Georgia use cases 

  Daukša, Diāna (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  The right to property is one of the main fundamental human rights founded in almost every jurisdiction, and as such deserves the highest possible protection. Meanwhile blockchain technology over the last decade has evolved ...

• Creation of a data marketplace for monetization of personal data 

  Bazinovs, Deniss (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 ...

• The impact of ABLV case on harmonization of national bank insolvency laws and FOLTF assesment 

  Bambals, Kalvis (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  ABLV case has brought about a strong response from the authorities, because it has highlighted the risk of legal uncertainty, when FOLTF banks don’t immediately get liquidated in accordance with SRB decision. The thesis ...

• Implementation of beneficial ownership register in the Baltic States 

  Ārinieks, Edgars (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” ...

• Competitiveness of the legal and tax framework of employee stock options in Latvia 

  Andersone, Marta (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 ...

• Application of shareholders’ agreement in the Republic of Latvia and the United Kingdom 

  Amosejevs, Marks (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)

  Nowadays, the companies are the most important actors in domestic and international commerce. The company is the legal entity represented by an association of natural or legal persons called members or shareholders. As a ...

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