RJA Maģistra darbi / RGSL Master's Thesis

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Rīgas Juridiskās augstskolas studentu bakalaura darbi (kopš 2018.gada).

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    Legal protection of medical personnel
    (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018) Shvechikhina, Annel; Istrefi, Kushtrim; Riga Graduate School of Law
    The research question is what international law instruments provide legal protection of medical personnel during armed conflicts. Medical personnel are a separate group of people that participate in armed conflicts, by providing humanitarian aid to victims. However, there are situations, when the medical personnel themselves need medical aid. In these cases the question arises on what base the medical personnel may obtain the necessary care.
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    The use of armed drones for counter-terrorism purposes: whether customary international law?
    (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019) Kleinberga, Anete; Istrefi, Kushtrim; Riga Graduate School of Law
    The vast and rapid development of technologies constantly creates gaps in the law within both the international and national law systems. One of such technologies the increased usage of which for military purposes has instituted a debate on the applicable law for its use under the existing legal frameworks is the technology of armed drones, also known as armed unmanned aerial vehicles (AUAVs). The source of the debate is the presumption that armed drones are almost exclusively used for counter-terrorism purposes, thus involving their use against non-state actors operating in a country that a state is not in war with. The author of this thesis will, first of all, identify the established legal framework regulating the use of armed drones in order to identify the gaps in the existing law. Following that the author will further focus the research on the possible emergence of customary international law on the use of armed drones for counter-terrorism purposes. In order to reach the final conclusion about their legality, with a focus on the possibility to determine the emergence of customary international law, the author will aim at determining existing practices and opinio juris regarding their use.
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    Violence against women in armed conflict
    (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018) Gintere, Sarma; Miļūna, Ieva; Riga Graduate School of Law
    This thesis explores the mechanisms available to the United Nations Security Council to ensure implementation of its resolutions on women, peace and security; and the mechanisms available to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) to ensure implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its interpretations of it. These mechanisms are explored within the focus of preventing, eliminating and punishing violence against women in armed conflict. The thesis provides insight into international law norms relevant to the issue of violence against women in armed conflict and the development of the issue in international law. It highlights the work of the Security Council and the CEDAW Committee on this issue, including the interactions between both entities and explores potential for increasing synergy between them.