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Law of Obligations
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:52
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_403 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; Civil Rights | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jolanta Dinsberga | ||||||||
| 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) | 22 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 44 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 64 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Introduction to Civil Law, Property Law, Family Law, Civil Procedural Law, Commercial Law. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Ensure that students acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and competence in the field of Obligations Law. To introduce students to the basic issues of obligations; develop understanding of the content of the Obligations Law and specific nature of the conclusion of lawful transactions, enhancing acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge and skills, analysing judicial practice and solving practical tasks. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Topic 1: Characteristics of the law of obligations, system and sources. 1.1. Characteristics of rights of obligations; 1.2. Legal system of obligations; 1.3. Legal sources of obligations. Practical work. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Topic 2: Obligation rights subjects, subject, object. 2.1. Obligation law subjects; 2.2. Subject of the law of obligations; 2.3. Object of the law of obligations. 1-2 independent works must be completed. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Topic 3: Legal transaction, types, composition elements. 3.1. The concept and composition elements of a legal transaction; 3.2. Classification of legal transactions, types; 3.3. Form of legal transactions. | Lectures | 2.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Topic 4: Characteristics, content, legal consequences of the contract. 4.1. Concept, subject of the contract; 4.2. Additional provisions of the Agreement; 4.3. Consequences of conclusion of the contract and responsibility of the parties. 1-2 independent works must be completed | Lectures | 2.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Topic 5: Strengthening and protection of rights of obligations. 5.1. Strengthening the rights of obligations - surety, liquidated damages, bail, pledge; 5.2. Protection of rights of obligations - right of lien and right of lien. | Lectures | 2.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Topic 6: Contracts, their types. Types of contracts not specified in the Civil Law. 6.1. Contracts; 6.2. Types of contracts included in the Civil Code; 6.3. Non-typed contracts (not regulated in the Civil Code). 1-2 independent works must be completed | Lectures | 2.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Topic 7: Termination of rights of obligation. 7.1. Execution; 7.2. Credit; coincidence of claim and debt; 7.3. Canceling contract; 7.4. Settlement; 7.5. Update; 7.6. Tessa's Judgment; 7.7. Statute of limitations. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Topic 8: Claims from non-contractual infringements of rights. Damages and their compensation. 8.1. Concept of damages and torts; 8.2. Claims from various grounds. 1-2 independent works must be completed | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Topic 1: Characteristics of the law of obligations, system and sources. 1.1. Characteristics of rights of obligations; 1.2. Legal system of obligations; 1.3. Legal sources of obligations. Practical work. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Topic 2: Obligation rights subjects, subject, object. 2.1. Obligation law subjects; 2.2. Subject of the law of obligations; 2.3. Object of the law of obligations. 1-2 independent works must be completed. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Topic 3: Legal transaction, types, composition elements. 3.1. The concept and composition elements of a legal transaction; 3.2. Classification of legal transactions, types; 3.3. Form of legal transactions. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Topic 4: Characteristics, content, legal consequences of the contract. 4.1. Concept, subject of the contract; 4.2. Additional provisions of the Agreement; 4.3. Consequences of conclusion of the contract and responsibility of the parties. 1-2 independent works must be completed | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Topic 5: Strengthening and protection of rights of obligations. 5.1. Strengthening the rights of obligations - surety, liquidated damages, bail, pledge; 5.2. Protection of rights of obligations - right of lien and right of lien. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Topic 6: Contracts, their types. Types of contracts not specified in the Civil Law. 6.1. Contracts; 6.2. Types of contracts included in the Civil Code; 6.3. Non-typed contracts (not regulated in the Civil Code). 1-2 independent works must be completed | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Topic 7: Termination of rights of obligation. 7.1. Execution; 7.2. Credit; coincidence of claim and debt; 7.3. Canceling contract; 7.4. Settlement; 7.5. Update; 7.6. Tessa's Judgment; 7.7. Statute of limitations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Topic 8: Claims from non-contractual infringements of rights. Damages and their compensation. 8.1. Concept of damages and torts; 8.2. Claims from various grounds. 1-2 independent works must be completed | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Preparing individual written assignments according to the topics given and requirements set for during classes; independent study of the specified legal literature and practice materials: 1) clarification of terms, 2) analysis of the case-law, 3) drawing up contracts, 4) resolution of cases, 5) development of the final work. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The sum of all marks forms the final mark (a mark for a successfully written test, for completed, timely submitted and positively assessed independent assignments, for a final work and for the examination), as well as assessment of the activity in the classes. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students know and understand the most important concepts and relationships in the obligations rights. Capable of demonstrating basic and specialised knowledge and critical understanding of the place and role of the law of obligations within a democratic state; sources, principles and specific nature of the Obligations rights; the basis for the establishment, amendment and termination of the Obligations rights; of the specific character of lawful transactions, the conclusion procedure and the necessary documents. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students are able to: • demonstrate a scientific approach to solving problems in the field of obligations rights. • structure their learning independently and take decisions and find creative solutions in changing or uncertain circumstances. • take responsibility and demonstrate initiative by doing the work individually, in a team or by managing other people's work. • direct further learning and professional development of their own and of their subordinates. • organise and conclude civil law transactions, draw up contracts in the field of the Law of obligations, choose the most appropriate solution to each situation, apply respective legal provisions of the law of obligations, see the law of Obligations in connection with legislations of other branches of law, analyse problem issues and give an independent, motivated assessment, offer a solution to the situation; identify the objects and subjects of the Obligations Law; interpret lawful transactions; group the components of the contract during the process of drafting the contract. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students are able to: • assess the impact of their professional activities on the environment and the society, • independently obtain, select and analyse information and use it – understand the basic legal issues of establishing, enforcing and terminating of the obligations rights, apply the acquired knowledge and skills in professional activities systematically and rationally apply legal methods, taking responsibility of the decisions and actions, raising the professional qualification independently and on regular basis; analyse legal information and topical issues; make proposals for improvement of the legal framework in the field of the Obligations rights. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Balodis K. Ievads civiltiesībās. Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC, 2007. | ||||||||
| 2 | Bitāns A. Civiltiesiskā atbildība un tās veidi. Rīga, 1997. | ||||||||
| 3 | Civillikums. Ceturtā daļa. Saistību tiesības. Latvijas Republikas likums. Valdības Vēstnesis, 46, 26.02.1937. | ||||||||
| 4 | Latvijas Republikas Civillikuma komentāri. Saistību tiesības (1401.-2400.p.). K.Torgāna red. Otrs papildināts izdevums. R. 2000. | ||||||||
| 5 | Torgāns K. Saistību tiesības. Otrais papildinātais izdevums. Rīga. TNA. 2018. | ||||||||
| 6 | Kalvis Torgāns, Jānis Kārkliņš, Agris Bitāns.Līgumu un deliktu problēmas Eiropas Savienībā un Latvijā. Rīga, Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2017. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kalniņš E. Privāttiesību teorija un prakse. Rīga, TNA, 2005. | ||||||||
| 2 | Torgāns K. Līgumu un deliktu tiesību problēmas. Rīga. TNA, 2013. | ||||||||
| 3 | Strazdiņš Ģ. Civillikuma 1635. panta atbildības priekšnoteikumi. Jurista Vārds. Nr. 44 (1050). 30.10.2018. | ||||||||
| 4 | Patērētāju tiesību aizsardzības likums. Latvijas Republikas likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis Nr.104/105, 01.04.1999. | ||||||||
| 5 | Notariāta likums: Latvijas Republikas likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr.48, 09.07.1993. | ||||||||
| 6 | Zemesgrāmatu likums: Latvijas Republikas likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr.11, 08.04.1993 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Čakste K. Civiltiesības. Rīga. 1938. | ||||||||
| 2 | Sinaiskis V. Latvijas civiltiesību apskats. Saistību tiesības. Rīga. 1940. | ||||||||
| 3 | Bitāns A. Vispārīgie principi, nosakot kompensāciju par nemantisku aizskārumu. Jurista Vārds, Nr.37 (295). 14.10.2003. | ||||||||
| 4 | Bitāns A. Par morālā kaitējuma izpratni Latvijā. Jurista Vārds, Nr.220, 18.09.2001. | ||||||||
| 5 | Jarkina V., Niklase K. Nepārvarama vara kā pamats līguma izbeigšanai un nepieciešamie Civillikuma grozījumi. Jurista Vārds, 30.06.2020., Nr. 26 (1136), 17.-21.lpp. | ||||||||
| 6 | Kārkliņš J. Vainas nozīme, nosakot civiltiesisko atbildību. Jurista Vārds, Nr.370., 2005. | ||||||||
| 7 | Miķelsone G. No kura brīža jāmaksā likumiskie nokavējuma procenti, ja pastāv strīds par parādu. Jurista Vārds, Nr. 49 (1055). 04.12.2018. | ||||||||
| 8 | Principles of European Contract Law. Part I and II., Part III. The Hague, London, Boston: Kluwer Law International, 2000-2003 | ||||||||
| 9 | Kublis J. Satversmes tiesas atziņas Latvijas deliktu tiesību kontekstā. Jurista Vārds, Nr.48 (1054). 27.11.2018. | ||||||||
| 10 | Tiesu prakse Par Civillikuma 1415. panta piemērošanu. Latvijas Republikas Augstākā Tiesa. 2008. | ||||||||
| 11 | Goda un cieņas civiltiesiskā aizsardzība 2000.gads - 2018.gads. Latvijas Republikas Augstākā Tiesa. 2019. | ||||||||
| 12 | Interneta resursi: | ||||||||
| 13 | www.saeima.lv | ||||||||
| 14 | www.mk.gov.lv | ||||||||
| 15 | www.at.gov.lv | ||||||||
| 16 | www.latvijasnotars.lv | ||||||||
| 17 | www.zemesgramata.lv | ||||||||
| 18 | www.ur.gov.lv | ||||||||
