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Challenges of free data flow between the EU and US: can EU-US privacy shield ensure co-operation?

2020

The following thesis aims to provide an insight into the way US and EU data protection regulations compare to each other and how those can harmonized in the future with an idea to make it easier to understand how cross-country business might operate in this environment and whether there could be any harmonization opportunities to provide less burden on businesses in trying to comply with different laws across Atlantics. The research question of the thesis therefore is “Is current framework for data transfers between EU-US relevant and stable for future challenges in data protection field?” and “If not, then how two legal systems can be better harmonized based on the analysis of both of them…

Data as an asset in an insolvency procedure

2021

When a business becomes insolvent, assets that has selling value prevails within the insolvency process. Understanding if personal data can be classified as an asset and whether it can be sold when facing insolvency proceedings is determined in this Thesis. General Data Protection Regulation safeguards personal data of the EU data subjects including processing of such data. This regulation protects the EU data subjects also outside of the EU or EEA. Processing that includes sale of personal data is made possible if full compliance with the Regulation is applied. Legal basis for such processing that is required for the processing to be legal includes legal obligation arising from insolvency.…

An analysis of the liability rule in Latvia in case of a transfer of an undertaking in the context of freedom of contract principle

2018

The objective of this Thesis is to answer whether Article 20 of the Commercial Law of Latvia is compatible with freedom of contract principle. Chapter 1 analyzes the limitation put on freedom of contract principle in case of a transfer of an undertaking set in Article 20 and the purpose of such limitation. Chapter 2 analyzes the way freedom of contract principle manifests in contemporary legal framework, both in Latvian normative acts and European Contract Law. Thesis concludes that Article 20 is incompatible with freedom of contract principle. Considering that freedom of contract, while a component of fundamental, is not an absolute right, the existence of the limitation on freedom of cont…

Personal data protection in the EU – cooperation and competences of EU and national data protection institutions and bodies

2017

This article focuses on the institutional aspect of European Union (EU) personal data protection. The aim of the article is to identify current problems in division of competences and in cooperation between national and EU data protection institutions. The author analyses these aspects on two levels. On the vertical level, the author analyses the competences and cooperation between national and EU institutions and on the horizontal level – the division of competences and cooperation between different national data protection authorities. As of now, each Member State has different data protection rules and procedures. Moreover, as in the EU context data protection is a shared competence, MS …

Legal controversies and ethical considerations concerning the property rights in the human body

2021

When considering the rise of the biotech industry over the years, one might wonder if the procurement of the biological materials, that are necessary for the success of the industry, was done through ethical and safe measures, especially considering the stagnant position of many countries towards granting individuals ownership rights over their bodies. As such, this paper inspects and compares the current legal approaches that are used in certain common law and civil law jurisdictions to determine individuals’ rights over their bodies, and considers the bundle of rights concept and the law of equity as possible solutions to the ethical and equitable deficiencies observed in certain jurisdic…

Entwurf der livländischen Ritter- und Landschaft, betreffend die Schätzung der im livländischen Gouvernement belegenen Immobilien behufs Umlage der L…

1899

Residential tenancy as a viable substitute to home-ownership in Latvia

2020

In light of the high rates of owner-occupancy and the view of residential tenancy being an inferior type of tenure, the Latvian government for the past decade has tried to implement a new regulation for residential tenancy to cure the situation. This thesis presents a comparative analysis of both, the regulatorily environment and the present economic and social situation, of the tenancy market in the Baltic states. Based on the findings, and by adding a theoretical framework of the necessity of a sound residential tenancy market, an assessment of possibility for the proposed regulation to reach its aims is presented.

El gènere, el tipus de contracte laboral i la titularitat dels centres en relació amb la satisfacció laboral dels docents no universitaris

2006

Aquest estudi explora el tema de la satisfacció laboral en el sector educatiu a la Comunitat Valenciana. En concret, el propòsit d'aquesta investigació és determinar si hi ha diferències entre el professorat dels nivells no universitaris en relació amb la seua condició d'home o dona, amb el tipus de contracte laboral que tenen 'temporal versus permanent' i a la titularitat dels col·legis 'públics versus privats' on desenvolupen la seua tasca. En aquest treball s'ha comptat amb una mostra de 209 docents. Els resultats de l'estudi indiquen que hi ha diferències signifi catives en els termes següents: el professorat femení i els empleats temporals, així com els docents que treballen als col·le…

Grip Strength, Neurocognition, and Social Functioning in People WithType-2 Diabetes Mellitus, Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizo…

2020

[Background] Frailty is a common syndrome among older adults and patients with several comorbidities. Grip strength (GS) is a representative parameter of frailty because it is a valid indicator of current and long-term physical conditions in the general population and patients with severe mental illnesses (SMIs). Physical and cognitive capacities of people with SMIs are usually impaired; however, their relationship with frailty or social functioning have not been studied to date. The current study aimed to determine if GS is a valid predictor of changes in cognitive performance and social functioning in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus and SMIs.

Universities' mundaneness and regional engagement : Setting the stage

2022

This chapter introduces the main logic of this volume, which starts from the grassroots level of universities’ “everyday” engagements, looking at the manifold ways in which university knowledge agents build connections with multiple regional partners across the public and private sectors, and civic society more generally. Roles, functions and normative orientations of universities in the context of their surrounding regions have, in many cases, been taken for granted and, thus, have not been systematically addressed and/or still lack theorizing, due to the focus being on extraordinary, large-scale and eye-catching activities, and financially impressive transactions such as patents and spin-…