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Human dignity as a foundational value of peremptory norms in international law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
The appeal of the idea of a morally structured, systemized international legal system implied by the jus cogens regime has resulted in an abundance of literature covering different aspects of this normative category. This ...
Succession of states in respect of state responsibility: towards yet another Vienna Convention
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
The end of the twentieth century was characterised by a series of state dissolution cases, such as the breakup of Czechoslovakia, the Socialist Federalist Republic of Yugoslavia, and the Soviet Union. In that context, the ...
A challenge for accountability: legal analysis on the involvement of private military and security companies operating in armed conflicts
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
Throughout the history the reliance on the Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) considerably increased, gaining more possibilities to provide security services and military forces in conflicting territories. ...
Analysis of the protection of the American diplomatic missions involving in the internal conflicts since the 2000s from the legal perspective
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
Different attacks on the diplomatic staff were documented since the 19th century and it will decrease global stability and damage the relations between countries. Concerning the protection of American diplomatic missions, ...
Analysis of excise duties on alcohol and alcoholic beverages and its harmonisation in the Baltic States
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
The thesis concerns the excise taxes on alcohol and alcoholic beverages in the European Union and the Baltic States. This paper aims to examine whether alcohol taxation and the Council Directive 92/93/EEC and Council ...
The Ottawa Treaty on the path to customary law status
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
The main objective of this thesis is whether the Ottawa Treaty provisions have acquired the status of customary law and if not, whether it could over time. The thesis shows that while currently the Ottawa Treaty provisions ...
Beneficial contribution of regional assistance in the effectiveness of dispute settlement within the World Trade Organization: comparison of trade dispute settlement between Russia v. EU and Russia v. Japan
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
The main objective of this research is to compare the effectiveness of the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body in context of two specific cases: DS462: Russian Federation - Recycling Fee on Motor Vehicles and ...
GDPR: most common breaches committed by data controllers/processors and their causes
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
The 21st century is called “digital” not for nothing. Technological revolution, development of cyberspace and emerged amount of data flows have marked the last 50 years and opened up new opportunities for humanity. In 2016, ...
Impact of EU environmental law on corporate governance: analysis of case-law concerning liability measures
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
In 21st century, the growing need for environmental caution and influence of climate change can be regarded as couple of main objectives pursued by the European Union. Consequently, to fulfill these objectives, legislative ...
Effectiveness of Corruption Defence Strategy by the host states under ICSID Arbitration
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
The corruption phenomena have been a dominant and well-known challenge for international investment and trade in general. However, this challenge achieved a more tangible scale of problematics due to the host state willingness ...