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Problems of Globalisation and Development of International Law
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:31:01
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_052 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ivans Jānis Mihailovs | ||||||||
| 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) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Legal Theory, International Law, Politics and Law. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide an opportunity to be acquainted with the formation of the processes of globalisation, the development of the phenomenon of globalisation in the legal, political and also cultural dimensions. The course provides information on the background of globalisation, analyses the factors determining the development thereof, manifestations and consequences of globalisation in various spheres of functioning of society, paying special attention to the processes of globalisation of law and state transformation. Students will be introduced to various theories of globalisation by analysing the original works of influential theorists, who will help to develop a critical-analytical approach, allowing analysis of the discourse insights on globalisation and the processes of the modern world. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept of globalisation, development thereof. Contexts and contradictions of the globalisation process. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Globalisation: time, space, and place. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Theoretical schools of globalisation analysis. Types and manifestations of anti-globalism. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Transformations of the legal system in the context of globalisation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Human rights as an agent of globalisation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | “Global” state and governance (administration) transformations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Globalisation and modern crises. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Global transformations in Latvia – consumer society and regulation thereof. Globalisation and international law. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Globalisation and law. Global risks. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept of globalisation, development thereof. Contexts and contradictions of the globalisation process. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Globalisation: time, space, and place. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Theoretical schools of globalisation analysis. Types and manifestations of anti-globalism. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Transformations of the legal system in the context of globalisation. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Human rights as an agent of globalisation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | “Global” state and governance (administration) transformations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Globalisation and modern crises. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Global transformations in Latvia – consumer society and regulation thereof. Globalisation and international law. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Globalisation and law. Global risks. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | A report: 10 pages, typed text, font size 12; pictures, attachments and other materials can improve the grade. The report can be prepared as a collaborative project (maximum of 3 people, minimum volume of 25 pages). The report can be replaced by a presentation (last class) on the selected topic that has been agreed with the lecturer (10 – 15 slides). | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | According to RSU Academic Regulations I. Participation in seminars – 20%; Report – 40%; Examination – 40%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On completion of the study course, students are aware of the changes created by the process of globalisation, especially in the field of law. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On completion of the study course, students assess the changes caused as a result of the globalisation processes, causes and consequences thereof, especially in the field of law. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On completion of the study course, students analyse current issues in law and practice, integrating the global context into their studies and research. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Globāla dienaskārtība. – Rīga: Zinātne, 2007. | ||||||||
| 2 | Hanovs D. Šeit, visur un tagad... Globalizācija Latvijā: konteksti, diskursi un dalībnieki. – Rīga: Drukatava, 2008. | ||||||||
| 3 | Ekonomiskā krīze Latvijā: veiksmes stāsta pēcgarša. – Rīga: RSU, 2016. | ||||||||
| 4 | Pluralism Anxiety. Acting Socially in Latvia. Edited by S. Kruk. Rīga: Rīga Stradiņš University, 2018. | ||||||||
| 5 | Husa J. Advanced Introduction to Law and Globalisation. - Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2018. | ||||||||
| 6 | Globalisation and law // http://www.prafak.ni.ac.rs/files/centar_pub/Globalisation-a… | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Apvienoto Nāciju Organizācija. Globālas atbildes globāliem jautājumiem. – Rīga: Zinātne, 2007. | ||||||||
| 2 | Hanovs D. Patērētāju kopiena un tās robežas Latvijā – everyone is invited? // Robežu paplašināšana: identitātes un kopienas. – Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2006. | ||||||||
| 3 | Hanovs D., Mihailovs I.J., Tēraudkalns V. Globalizācija: teorijas un prakses. – Rīga: [b.i.], 2006. | ||||||||
| 4 | Kēnigs M. Cilvēktiesības. – Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2010. | ||||||||
| 5 | Stiglics Dž. Globalizācija un neapmierinātība ar to. –Rīga: BAT, 2010. | ||||||||
| 6 | Stīgers M. Globalizācija. Ļoti saistošs ievads. – [b. v.]: ¼ satori, 2008. | ||||||||
| 7 | Castells M. The Rise of the Network Society. – Blackwell: 1996. | ||||||||
| 8 | Castells M. Cities and Social theory. – Blackwell: 2002. (pieejams pie pasniedzēja) | ||||||||
| 9 | Giddens A. Konsequenzen der Moderne. – Suhrkamp: 1995. (pieejams pie pasniedzēja) | ||||||||
| 10 | Held H. Democracy and the Global Order. From the Modern State to Cosmopolitan Governance. – Polity, 2006. | ||||||||
| 11 | Бауман З. Глобализация. Последствия для человека и общества. – Москва: 2004. | ||||||||
| 12 | Бергер П., Хантингтон С. Многоликая глобализация. – Москва: 2004. (pieejams pie pasniedzēja) | ||||||||
| 13 | Марченко М. Государство и право в условиях глобализации. – Москва: Проспект, 2009. (pieejams pie pasniedzēja) | ||||||||
| 14 | Хелд Д., Гольдблатт Д., Макгрю Э., Перратон Дж. Глобальные трансформации. – Москва: 2004. | ||||||||
| 15 | Права человека и процессы глобализации современного мира. – Москва: Норма, 2005. | ||||||||
| 16 | Марченко М. Государство и право в условиях глобализации. – Москва: Проспект, 2009. | ||||||||
| 17 | Auby J. Globalisation, Law and the State. - 2017 | ||||||||
| 18 | Право в условиях глобализации: Новые научные подходы и практики. – Москва: 2016 | ||||||||
| 19 | Глобализация и экономико-правовые вызовы современного мира // http://scipro.ru/conf/monographglobalization.pdf | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Publikācijas Juristā Vārds | ||||||||
| 2 | Studenti ir īpaši aicināti izmantot jaunākos izdevumus, tostarp zinātniskajās datu bāzēs un internetā. | ||||||||
