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The problem of statelessness in Cambodia
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)Statelessness has become an issue of concern to the international community since after the World War I. An estimated 15 million people are refused citizenship around the world. Statelessness occurs due to many reasons, ... -
Issues of residential property division in Latvia: impact of Residential Property Law amendments on residential project development in several phases
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The Amendments to the Law on Residential Property, effective from 13 July 2017, have revised the Law on Residential Property, which has been in force since 1 January 2011. The new regulation was aimed to determine clear ... -
Did floating rate notes stopped floating? An investigation on legal impacts of negative interest rates on bond agreements and their trade
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)Most securities pay a coupon as a form of interest from the borrower to the lender. While interest rates in the Euro Area are at historical low levels, as a common market practice, fixed income bonds can yield negatively ... -
Austrian citizenship for South Tyrol: Another Hungarian-Slovak tit-for-tat?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The subject of this thesis is the question, whether Austria can provide South Tyrol or, more specifically, individual South Tyroleans with the Austrian citizenship under the terms of public International Law. The relevance ... -
Public risk finance schemes in Latvia
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)This thesis analyses the development and results of public risk finance schemes in Latvia and tries to answer the thesis question – can the national institutional framework of public risk finance schemes could be considered ... -
Air passenger rights in European Union under Regulation 261/2004
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)This research will focus on air passenger rights in European Union. The first section will consist of exploring main legislations with respect of air carrier liability, passenger rights and international carriage by air. ... -
(Un)Just war: assessing the legality of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The multi-faction civil conflict in Yemen gained an international status on March 26, 2015 when a coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened at the request of the internationally-recognized Government of Yemen (GoY) to restore ... -
Remedial secession as a federal phenomenon
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The research is specifically focused on federal states since their system of governance illustrates a symbiosis between the classical state paradigm and the autonomy of its subjects. In particular, it is argued that peoples ... -
The allocation of liability in Latvian law for construction delicts: the reach for the compensation
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The theme of the thesis is the allocation of civil liability for damage caused to third parties by a structure fully or partly collapsing during the exploitation period due to errors made during the construction period ... -
Acquiring a Latvian citizenship in case of a beneficiary of complimentary protection: the compatibility of Latvian law with the European and international standards
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The paper concentrates on the problem of refugee definition under international law. The main legal instrument in international law has a definition that does not cover all those who need international protection. In ... -
Assessment of exclusivity rebates under the Article 102 TFEU
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The thesis discusses the European Union decisional practice towards rebates that are granted by dominant undertakings and are conditional upon its customers obtaining all or almost all of their requirements from those ... -
Economic evaluation of biodiversity: importance of protection and representation, the impact of flaws of legislation and evaluation studies of the Baltic Sea
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The importance of biodiversity is undeniable. It is a supporting ecosystem service that is made up of a variety of species and underpins the environment and forms the basis for the functioning of other ecosystem services. ... -
Possibility of an independent Catalonia: the scope of the principle of self-determination under public international law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The paper aims to examine the scope and applicability of the right to self-determination and its relationship with the principle of territorial integrity to conclude as to whether there exists a right to unilateral ... -
The applicability of international humanitarian law to the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The thesis intends to direct attention to the problems caused by the increased legitimization of use of force through peacekeeping mandates. The core of the thesis answers whether peacekeepers can, once authorized to take ... -
Defamation: criminalization of freedom of expression
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The right to freedom of expression, as guaranteed by the Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights, is one of the most fundamental elements for the perseverance of democracy and further development of the ... -
Assessment of Latvian renewable energy strategy
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The thesis has the major objective of an in-depth analysis of EU renewable energy sector with a closer look to Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian legislation concerning that matter, in order to reveal the inconsistencies in ... -
Corporate criminal liability– overcoming selected obstacles of application of the concept
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)Criminal liability and criminal sanctions have always been distinguished from civil and administrative ones by implying moral condemnation. Upon the emergence of criminal offences committed in the context of business ... -
Autonomous weapons systems & international humanitarian law: principles, responsibilities and state behavior
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The thesis aims to analyze the controversies surrounding autonomous weapons systems (AWS) by answering the question: Are AWS are compatible with international humanitarian law (IHL) and should they be regulated? The question ... -
The conflict between the right to self-determination and the principle of territorial integrity. Ways to the solution from international law and practice
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The thesis aims to find possible solutions for the conflict between the the principle of territorial integrity and the right for self-determination. The paper divides the problem in internal, looking to find solutions ... -
Рreventiοn οf fοrum shοррing in Eurοрean inѕοlvenсy law under СΟMI
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The aim οf the theѕiѕ iѕ a сοmрrehenѕive analyѕiѕ οf the рrοblemѕ οf regulatiοn οf сrοѕѕ-bοrder inѕοlvenсy in Eurοрean law, aѕ well aѕ the related сοnfliсt οf juriѕdiсtiοnѕ (fοrum ѕhοррing), and the рοѕѕibilitieѕ οf ...