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Legal Order of Operational Activities in Latvia and Abroad
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:16.03.2020 16:23:13
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_394 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; Theory of Forensic Science and Investigation Field Work | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Aldis Lieljuksis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Law | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, jf rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67409218 | ||||||||
| 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: | Criminal Process, Institutional System of Law Enforcement Agencies, Introduction to Criminal Search. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Acquire the topical issues of the sub-branch of the theory of operational activities, Acquire current and necessary changes to the Operational Activities Law (hereinafter the OAL). Acquire the current requirements for planning and implementing operational measures in a special way. Explore the possibilities for the use of measures and criminal proceedings activities prescribed by the OAL. Learn about the mechanism for control and supervision of operational activities and the possibilities for improving the mechanism for cooperation between the subjects. Provide and assist in understanding of the scope of the information that would contribute to the development of theoretical knowledge of the following issues: 1. Content and process of the operational activity. 2. Principles of the operational activity. 3. Operational activity and human rights. 4. Operational activity and its relation to other functions of the State Police. 5. Operational activity and criminal intelligence. Improve the ability to apply theoretical knowledge to the process of carrying out practical tasks through independent work. Build a personal (student) competence in the field of operational activity. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Theory of operational activity as a sub-branch of legal science. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | The Constitution and the Operational Activities Law. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Protection of the state and professional secrecy. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Operational measures. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Legal entities of the operational activity and their responsibilities in ensuring the operational process. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Legal norms of operational activities and their violations in the judgements of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the Supreme Court of Latvia. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Differences between operational measures and special investigative activities. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Opportunities for the exchange of operational information. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Cross-border cooperation in the implementation of operational measures. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | ||||||||
| 10 | General and specific planning of operational activities. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | General and specific planning of operational activities. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Prohibition of provocation in operational activity. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Ensuring anonymity in operational work. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Criminal intelligence model. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Legal order of operational activities abroad. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Theory of operational activity as a sub-branch of legal science. | Lectures | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | The Constitution and the Operational Activities Law. | Lectures | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Protection of the state and professional secrecy. | Classes | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Operational measures. | Classes | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Legal entities of the operational activity and their responsibilities in ensuring the operational process. | Lectures | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Legal norms of operational activities and their violations in the judgements of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the Supreme Court of Latvia. | Lectures | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Differences between operational measures and special investigative activities. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Opportunities for the exchange of operational information. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 9 | Cross-border cooperation in the implementation of operational measures. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | General and specific planning of operational activities. | Classes | 0.25 | ||||||
| 11 | General and specific planning of operational activities. | Classes | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Prohibition of provocation in operational activity. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Ensuring anonymity in operational work. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Criminal intelligence model. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Legal order of operational activities abroad. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | • Study the regulatory enactments, the case law of the ECHR and the literature specified in the Reading list. • Home assignments with specific tasks. • Draw up and prepare a report: the content of it must include: A legal, tactical or organisational problem in the application of the Operational Activities Law or departmental regulations, transnational cooperation problems, legal basis of the problem, causal relationship and solution to the problem. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical classes, timely submission of high-quality homework - the report; participation in practical classes, quality of answers in practical classes, individual work in studying the given literature; examination - a written text. The assessment in compliance with RSU Academic Regulations I. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students acquire the necessary knowledge of the nature of the operational work. Able to list legal entities and the controlling bodies of the operational work and describe their competence. Students will be able to define the concept of operational activity and to describe the process of the operational activity. Will be able to distinguish between operational measures and departmental and special investigative activities. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 1) Knowledge and understanding of the topics included within the study course. 2) Skills to analyse, synthesize and evaluate. Able to evaluate and benchmark the ODP and the violated human rights. Ability to apply the acquired knowledge in planning of operational measures and in completion of the drafted documents for submission. 3) Communication skills - communicate with other students of the Master’s study programme on issues of criminal law; demonstrate social skills and emotional intelligence. Develop reasoning and ability to listen to opinions. 4) Orientation for further learning skills - constantly structure own learning, analyse own level of knowledge and rationally add to it, select and evaluate the sources of literature. 5) Other general skills - take responsibility for own decisions and activities, make rational decisions and find solutions in unforeseen and changing circumstances, adapt to new situations and be open to change, take leadership and initiative and face up to consequences, comply with ethical standards, demonstrate broad general knowledge and competences. Improve the ability to listen to different opinions. Skills in analysing, synthesizing and evaluating the location and role of operational activity in police work; developing scientific research skills. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Able to apply operational measures or special investigative activities in pre-trial investigation. Ability to carry out specific operational tasks and operational activities in the performance of professional duties related to the prevention and detection of criminal offences; ability to use the knowledge and skills in professional and personal development. Application of legal provisions not only “mechanically” but in line with public interests and priorities, thereby synthesizing the skills in working with regulatory framework and the comprehension of the law in general. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Latvijas Republikas Satversme. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 1993, Nr. 43. | ||||||||
| 2 | ANO konvencija Apvienoto Nāciju Organizācijas Konvencija pret transnacionālo organizēto noziedzību | ||||||||
| 3 | Operatīvās darbības likums | ||||||||
| 4 | Valsts drošības iestāžu likums | ||||||||
| 5 | Likums Par policiju | ||||||||
| 6 | Robežsardzes likums | ||||||||
| 7 | Ieslodzījumu vietu pārvaldes likums | ||||||||
| 8 | Satversmes aizsardzības biroja likums | ||||||||
| 9 | Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas biroja likums | ||||||||
| 10 | Nacionālo bruņoto spēku likums | ||||||||
| 11 | Par Valsts ieņēmuma dienestu | ||||||||
| 12 | Igaunijas uzraudzības likums | ||||||||
| 13 | Krievijas operatīvās darbības likums | ||||||||
| 14 | Lietuvas Kriminālizlūkošanas likums | ||||||||
| 15 | Likums Par tiesu varu | ||||||||
| 16 | Noziedzīgi iegūtu līdzekļu legalizācijas un terorisma un proliferācijas finansēšanas novēršanas likums | ||||||||
| 17 | Par fizisko personu datu apstrādi kriminālprocesā un administratīvā pārkāpumu procesā | ||||||||
| 18 | 12.06.2007. MK instrukcija Nr.10 "Kārtība, kādā Ministru kabinets kontrolē operatīvās darbības subjektu uzdevumu izpildi" http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=158968 | ||||||||
| 19 | Operatīvās darbības likums: LR likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 1993, Nr.131. | ||||||||
| 20 | Likums “Par policiju”: LR likums. Ziņotājs, 1992, Nr.37. | ||||||||
| 21 | Informācijas atklātības likums: LR likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 1998, Nr.334/335. | ||||||||
| 22 | Likums “Par valsts noaslēpumu”: LR likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 1996, Nr.188. | ||||||||
| 23 | Kriminālprocesa likums: LR likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2005, Nr.74. | ||||||||
| 24 | Likums “Par 1950.gada 4.novembra Eiropas Cilvēka tiesību un pamatbrīvību aizsardzības konvenciju un tās 1., 2., 4., 7. un 11.protokolu”: LR likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 1997, Nr.143/144. | ||||||||
| 25 | Elektronisko sakaru likums | ||||||||
| 26 | Prokuratūras likums | ||||||||
| 27 | Satversmes tiesas 2011.gada 11.maija spriedums lietā 1010-55-0106 | ||||||||
| 28 | Satversmes tiesas 13.02. 2017.g. spriedums lietā 2016-06-01 | ||||||||
| 29 | Satversmes tiesas 21.02.2019. spriedums lietā 2018-10-0103 | ||||||||
| 30 | Beikmanis J., Smidrovska I., Vula I. Operatīvās informācijas analīze. – Rīga, Latvijas Policijas akadēmija, 2004, 27.lpp. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kriminālprocesa likumā komentāri A.daļa | ||||||||
| 2 | Rezevska D. Vispārējo tiesību principu nozīme un piemērošana. | ||||||||
| 3 | Jens-Cristian Pastille, Egons Rusanovs Operatīvajā darbībā iegūto pierādījumu izmantošana. Latvijas Vēstnesis. Rīga 112.lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | Kavalieris A. Operatīvās darbības likuma komentāri. Rīga RAKA 2002.g. | ||||||||
| 5 | Vaznis A. Operatīvo datu publiskošana nav žurnālistu veiksmīga darba rezultāts. Diena lv.2010.g. 09.04. http://www.diena.lv/sabiedriba/politika/vaznis-operativo-da…. | ||||||||
| 6 | Likumprojekts “Grozījumi Operatīvās darbības likumā” TA-302/Lp12 http://titania.saeima.lv/LIVS12/saeimalivs12.nsf/webAll?Sea…īvās+darbības*)&SearchMax=0&SearchOrder=4 | ||||||||
| 7 | Satversmes tiesas 11.05.2011. spriedums "Par Operatīvās darbības likuma 7.panta piektās daļas atbilstību Latvijas Republikas Satversmes 96.pantam un Eiropas Cilvēka tiesību un pamatbrīvību aizsardzības konvencijas 13.pantam un Operatīvās darbības likuma 35.panta pirmās daļas pirmā teikuma atbilstību Latvijas Republikas Satversmes 92.pantam", Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=230013&from=off | ||||||||
| 8 | Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas 1978.gada 6.septembra spriedums lietā Klass and others v. Germany, Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001… | ||||||||
| 9 | Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas 1984.gada 2.augusta spriedums lietā Malone v. The United Kingdom, Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001… | ||||||||
| 10 | Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas 1990.gada 24.aprīļa spriedums lietā Kruslin v.France, Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001… | ||||||||
| 11 | Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas 1990.gada 24.aprīļa spriedums lietā Huvig v. France, Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001… | ||||||||
| 12 | Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas 1998.gada 30.jūlija spriedums lietā Valenzuela Contreras v. Spain, Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001… | ||||||||
| 13 | Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas 2001.gada 25.septembra spriedums lietā P.G. and J.H. v. The United Kingdom, Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001… | ||||||||
| 14 | Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas 2007.gada 28.jūnija spriedums lietā Ekimdzhiev v. Bulgaria, Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001… | ||||||||
| 15 | Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas 2009.gada 10.februāra spriedums lietā Iordachi and others v. Moldova, Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001… | ||||||||
| 16 | Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas 2010.gada 18.augusta spriedums lietā Kennedy v. The United Kingdom, Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001… | ||||||||
| 17 | Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas 2010.gada 2.septembra spriedums lietā Uzun v. Germany, Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001… | ||||||||
| 18 | Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas 2012.gada 31.jūlija spriedums lietā Drakšas v. Lithuania, Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001… | ||||||||
| 19 | Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas 2013.gada 8.janvāra spriedums lietā Baltiņš v. Latvia, Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001… | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Augstākās tiesas judikatūta | ||||||||
