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Juridical Methods and Law Theory Issues
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:9.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:18
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_382 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; Theory and History of Rights | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Anete Bože | ||||||||
| 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) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 48 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 3 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 6 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 14 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Legal theory. Legal methods. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide students with the opportunity to acquire the most up-to-date knowledge and develop skills and competences in the application of legal principles and norms, apply legal methods, develop skills required by a lawyer in legal analysis and solve cases. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Explaining basic course requirements. Legal theory. Legal methods and importance thereof in the work of a lawyer. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Principles of law. Interpretation of legal provisions. Further development of law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Solving legal dilemmas / cases and source selection. | Classes | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Diversity and specificity of sources of law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Current developments in legal theory. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Analysis and presentation of solutions to conflict of laws. | Classes | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Directions of the development of legal theory. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Analysis, presentation, and summary of the final home work. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Explaining basic course requirements. Legal theory. Legal methods and importance thereof in the work of a lawyer. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Principles of law. Interpretation of legal provisions. Further development of law. | Lectures | 0.50 | ||||||
| 3 | Solving legal dilemmas / cases and source selection. | Classes | 3.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Diversity and specificity of sources of law. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Current developments in legal theory. | Lectures | 0.50 | ||||||
| 6 | Analysis and presentation of solutions to conflict of laws. | Classes | 3.50 | ||||||
| 7 | Directions of the development of legal theory. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Analysis, presentation, and summary of the final home work. | Lectures | 0.50 | ||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | There are three independent works for students planned within the framework of the course, two of which are given in the form of a legal case, which must be solved, and one must be able to defend their views on the solution. The third independent work is determined by the leading lecturer of the study course. Deadlines for submission of independent work are specified by the leading lecturer of the study course at the first meeting, determining the schedule for the submission of works, the work is considered successful if the student has received at least 4 (almost satisfactory) points. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The assessment shall be as follows: • Independent work assessment shall constitute 60%; • Final exam – 40%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After completing this study course, students are able to demonstrate extended legal knowledge and understanding of the specifics of the application process of the respective regulatory enactments. Additionally, studying the part on the current developments in legal theory, the student acquires knowledge of the importance of legal theory in the professional practice of a lawyer. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students are able to apply legal theory and legal methods in order to be able to work independently and solve specific cases successfully. Students are able to explain and discuss findings of legal theory with both specialists and non-specialists. In addition, students strengthen the skills necessary to distinguish legal facts from other information, as well as the skills to apply their knowledge independently to substantiate and defend certain types of conclusions. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The main competence students acquire by completing this study course – the ability to deal with various types of legal dilemmas and cases. In addition, by solving relevant cases, the student is able to substantiate their actions and use relevant legal terms by linking the findings of legal theory and practice. Students are able to independently use the theory, methods, and problem-solving skills acquired during the study courses in their work in order to carry out research work and carry out highly qualified work professionally. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Meļķisis E. Tiesību normu iztulkošana / Latvijas tiesiskās sistēmas ceļš uz demokrātisku tiesisku valsti. Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2014 | ||||||||
| 2 | Muciņš L. Juridiskās personas jēdziens. Grāmatā: Inovāciju juridiskais nodrošinājums, LU 70. konferences rakstu krājums. Rīga: LU, 2012 | ||||||||
| 3 | Danovskis E. Publisko un privāto tiesību dalījuma nozīme un piemērošanas problēmas Latvijā. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2015 | ||||||||
| 4 | Džohansens S., Broka B. Juridiskā analīze un tekstu rakstīšana. Rīga: TNA, 2017. | ||||||||
| 5 | Juridiskās metodes pamati. 11 soļi tiesību normu piemērošanā: Rakstu krājums, E.Meļķisa zinātniskā redakcijā. Rīga: BO SIA "Ratio iuris", 2003. | ||||||||
| 6 | Meļķisis E. Latvijas tiesiskās sistēmas ceļš uz demokrātisku tiesisku valsti. Rakstu krājums. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2014. | ||||||||
| 7 | Plotnieks A. Tiesību teorija & Juridiskā metode. Rīga: SIA "Izglītības soļi", 2009. | ||||||||
| 8 | Razevska D. Vispārējo tiesību principu nozīme un piemērošana. Rīga: TNA, 2015. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Holland J. Webb J., Learning legal rules: a stdents guid to legal methods and reasonng, 8th ed., Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2013, | ||||||||
| 2 | Ginsburg J. Legal Methods. University Casebook Series, 2014. | ||||||||
| 3 | Ikgadējie LU Juridiskās fakultātes konferenču krājumi. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Datubāzes RSU | ||||||||
| 2 | Jurista vārds, Juridiskā zinātne, Socrates | ||||||||
