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International Refugee Law
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:47
Study Course Information | |||||||||
Course Code: | JF_006 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
Branch of Science: | Law; International Rights | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
Course Supervisor: | Ilze Bērziņa | ||||||||
Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
Study Course Planning | |||||||||
Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
Lectures (count) | 10 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 20 | ||||
Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
Classes (count) | 1 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 2 | ||||
Total Contact Hours | 10 | ||||||||
Study course description | |||||||||
Preliminary Knowledge: | Public International Law, Human Rights. | ||||||||
Objective: | Help students to acquire basic knowledge and understanding of the scope of information that would contribute to the development of a set of theoretical knowledge on issues related to international law on refugees: • Historical development. • Legal bases, regulations and international treaties. • Procedural framework. • Institutions involved in tackling refugee matters. Develop students’ ability to analyse, apply and criticise the principles of law and help students to understand the dynamic nature of refugee rights. | ||||||||
Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | Subject of international refugee law. Historical development and legal basis of international refugee law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
2 | Getting refugee status. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
3 | Rights and obligations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
4 | International Refugee Law. | Lectures | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||||
5 | Legal framework for asylum seekers and the system in the EU and Latvia. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | Subject of international refugee law. Historical development and legal basis of international refugee law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
2 | Getting refugee status. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
3 | Rights and obligations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
4 | International Refugee Law. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
5 | Legal framework for asylum seekers and the system in the EU and Latvia. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
Assessment | |||||||||
Unaided Work: | During course it is mandatory that students write an essay (the content of the essay should contain: a problem, causation of the problem, solution of the problem). | ||||||||
Assessment Criteria: | A written assignment, the essay, of high quality and submitted in a timely manner; a written examination. | ||||||||
Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
Knowledge: | Students will be able to define the concept of refugees; will be able to describe the system of the refugee process. | ||||||||
Skills: | Skills to analyse, synthesize and evaluate the role and importance of international refugee rights and to develop scientific research skills. Communication skills: ability to communicate with other undergraduate students on issues related to the process of granting a refugee status; to demonstrate social skills and emotional intelligence. Build reasoning skills and the ability to listen to various opinions. Other general skills: take responsibility for their decisions and actions, make critically wise decisions and find solutions in unpredictable and changing circumstances; adapt to new situations and be open to change, take leadership and initiative and be responsible for consequences, respect ethical norms, demonstrate broad general knowledge and competences. Improve the ability to listen to different points of view. | ||||||||
Competencies: | Capacity to perform specific tasks related to refugee rights, ability to use knowledge and skills for professional and personal development. Application of legal provisions not only "mechanically" but in accordance with the interests and priorities of the society, thereby synthesizing the ability to work with the regulatory framework and understanding of law in general. To provide not only formal solutions to the challenges related to refugees, but find solutions that would serve the expectations and priorities of the society (local community) and improve public administration in general. | ||||||||
Bibliography | |||||||||
No. | Reference | ||||||||
Required Reading | |||||||||
1 | 28.07.1951. Konvencija par bēgļa statusu | ||||||||
Additional Reading | |||||||||
1 | 28.07.1951. Konvencija par bēgļa statusu | ||||||||
2 | 04.11.1950. Eiropas cilvēka tiesību un pamatbrīvību aizsardzības konvencija | ||||||||
3 | 15.06.2009. Patvēruma likums | ||||||||
4 | 31.10.2002. Imigrācijas likums | ||||||||
5 | Padomes 11.12.2000. regula Nr. 2725/2000 par pirkstu nospiedumu salīdzināšanas sistēmas EURODAC izveidi, lai efektīvi piemērotu Dublinas Konvenciju (EURODAC regula) | ||||||||
6 | Padomes 18.02.2003. regula Nr. 343/2003, ar ko paredz kritērijus un mehānismus, lai noteiktu dalībvalsti, kura ir atbildīga par trešās valsts pilsoņa patvēruma pieteikuma izskatīšanu, kas iesniegts kādā no dalībvalstīm (Dublinas regula) | ||||||||
7 | Padomes direktīva 2003/9/EK ar ko nosaka obligātos standartus patvēruma meklētāju uzņemšanai (Uzņemšanas direktīva). | ||||||||
Other Information Sources | |||||||||
1 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - | ||||||||
2 | International Journal of Refugee Law | ||||||||
3 | http://www.geneva-academy.ch/RULAC/international_refugee_la… |