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Mechanism for Protection of Human Rights in EU
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:9.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:14
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_041 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 3.00 | ECTS: | 4.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; Theory and History of 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, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of human rights and public administration issues, and basic knowledge of current human rights issues in Latvia. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote understanding and theoretical knowledge of the concept of human rights in general, as well as understanding of the mechanism for the protection of human rights in Europe and at international level. On completion of the course, each student has to have clarity on the purpose of these mechanisms and the way they work. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to the course and course objectives. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Human rights documents adopted by the Council of Europe, binding on the Member States and their monitoring mechanisms. The European Court of Human Rights, its principles of action and impact on national legal systems. Analysis of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | The Council of Europe and the European Union (EU). The concepts of the Council of Europe and the EU. Objectives of the Council of Europe and the EU. Human rights protection instruments created by the Council of Europe and the EU, their interaction. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights. EU directives. The European Ombudsman. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Mechanisms for protection of human rights in Latvia. Human rights in Latvia, reports of international organisations on respect for human rights in Latvia (know where to search, know the content). Human Rights Protection Institutions (public and non-governmental) in Latvia. The Ombudsman’s Office, the Latvian Centre for Human Rights, and other organisations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to the course and course objectives. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Human rights documents adopted by the Council of Europe, binding on the Member States and their monitoring mechanisms. The European Court of Human Rights, its principles of action and impact on national legal systems. Analysis of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | The Council of Europe and the European Union (EU). The concepts of the Council of Europe and the EU. Objectives of the Council of Europe and the EU. Human rights protection instruments created by the Council of Europe and the EU, their interaction. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights. EU directives. The European Ombudsman. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Mechanisms for protection of human rights in Latvia. Human rights in Latvia, reports of international organisations on respect for human rights in Latvia (know where to search, know the content). Human Rights Protection Institutions (public and non-governmental) in Latvia. The Ombudsman’s Office, the Latvian Centre for Human Rights, and other organisations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Course Paper. Topic must be confirmed with the lecturer. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Method of testing (final work): a written exam with open questions. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On completion of the study course, students will have the knowledge of the mechanisms for monitoring human rights in the European Union and in the Council of Europe, forms and methods for the protection of human rights (Member States’ reports, visits to Member States, individual and collective complaints, court judgments, NGO annual reports, etc.) Students will be able to use theory independently (find, read and analyse current human rights documents and know what the main human rights authorities are). Students will have acquired problem-solving skills: to find, read and analyse the required reports and judgments of international organisations on official websites of national and international organisations to use this information to support their opinions (recommending solutions or recommendations to improve respect for specific human rights). Upon completion of the study course, students will be able to explain in a reasoned way (by referring to the resources learned during the course) and defend their views on human rights issues in the EU Member States, both with professionals and non-professionals. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On completion of the study course, students will be able to identify human rights violations and find solutions to prevent human rights violations (knowing where and how to address complaints or claims; use the available mechanisms for protection of human rights to address the particular situation). Ability not only to express their opinion on a particular human rights issue, but also to justify it with official reports and other sources of information. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On completion of the study course, students will be able to see further possibilities for their professional development, improve their theoretical knowledge and professional activity. Students will be able to competently use court judgments and reports on the situation related to human rights in the Member States in order to conduct high quality research for Master’s Thesis or tackle professional issues and to justify own opinion on a given human rights issue creatively and with reference to official national and international resources. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Cilvēktiesību pamatdokumentu teksti: ANO harta, Vispārējā cilvēktiesību deklarācija | ||||||||
| 2 | Pakts par Pilsoniskajām un Politiskajām tiesībām, ziņojumi par dalībvalstīm un cilvēktiesību situāciju Latvijā | ||||||||
| 3 | Starptautiskais Pakts par ekonomiskajām, sociālajām un kultūras tiesībām | ||||||||
| 4 | Eiropas cilvēktiesību konvencija, Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas spriedumi | ||||||||
| 5 | Eiropas Sociālā harta | ||||||||
| 6 | Eiropas Pamattiesību harta | ||||||||
| 7 | ES direktīvas, kas nosaka cilvēktiesību jautājumus un citi Latvijai saistošie starptautiskie dokumenti, kuri tiks apskatīti kursa laikā | ||||||||
| 8 | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes komentāri : VIII nodaļa : cilvēka pamattiesības. Autoru kolektīvs R. Baloža vadībā | ||||||||
| 9 | Spīdzināsana Cietsirdība un pazemojums attieksmē un sodā, teorētiskie un praktiskie aspekti no Eiropas Padomes perspektīvas. Autoru kolektīvs. Latvijas Vēstnesis 2017 | ||||||||
| 10 | Ārlietu ministrijas mājas lapa www.am.gov.lv kur publiskoti visi pieejamie starptautisko organizāciju ziņojumu par Latvijas Republiku | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | 2. Autoru kolektīvs. I. Ziemeles redakcijā. Cilvēktiesības pasaulē un Latvijā. Grāmata augstskolu studentiem, speciālistiem un interesentiem. R.,2000. | ||||||||
| 2 | Bojārs J. Starptautiskās publiskās tiesības. Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC, Rīga, 2004 | ||||||||
| 3 | Burgentals T. Starptautiskas cilvektiesibas kodoliga izklasta. R., AGB, 2000. | ||||||||
| 4 | G. Feldhūne, A. Kučs, V. Skujeniece. Cilvēktiesību rokasgrāmata tiesnešiem. LU Cilvēktiesību institūta bibliotēka, Rīga, 2004 | ||||||||
| 5 | Kēnings M. Cilvēktiesības, R, Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2010, - 133.lpp. | ||||||||
| 6 | Mits M. Europen Convention on Human Rights in Latvia: Impact on Legal Doctrine and Application of Legal norms, Media Tryck, Lund, 2010, 296 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Par Eiropas padomi un Eiropas cilvēktiesību tiesu | ||||||||
| 2 | Par Apvienoto Nāciju organizāciju | ||||||||
| 3 | Par Eiropas Savienību | ||||||||
| 4 | Starptautisko organizāciju un nevalstisko organizāciju ziņojumi par Latviju | ||||||||
| 5 | Ziņojumi par cilvēktiesību situāciju Latvijā | ||||||||
| 6 | Latvijas likumdošana | ||||||||
