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Criminal Procedure
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:59
Study Course Information | |||||||||
Course Code: | JF_252 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
Branch of Science: | Law; Criminal Rights | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
Course Supervisor: | Larisa Saukāne | ||||||||
Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[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) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
Study course description | |||||||||
Preliminary Knowledge: | Criminal law; Legal theory. | ||||||||
Objective: | To carry out in-depth studies in criminal procedure law, which would facilitate the acquisition of in-depth knowledge and skills specific to the area of law, providing the opportunity to evaluate and apply criminal procedural norms. | ||||||||
Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | Concept, purpose and structure of the criminal procedure.General characteristics of criminal procedural law sources, problems with improvement thereof. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
2 | Basic principles of criminal procedure, the expression thereof in laws, international law, legal doctrine. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
3 | Persons involved in the criminal procedure. Special procedural protection. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
4 | Evidence and proof in the criminal procedure. Procedural coercive measures. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
5 | Initiation of criminal proceedings. Simplified forms of the criminal procedure. Special forms of the criminal procedure. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
6 | Proceedings before the court of first instance. Appeal against judgements that have not yet entered into legal force / have entered into force. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | Concept, purpose and structure of the criminal procedure.General characteristics of criminal procedural law sources, problems with improvement thereof. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
2 | Basic principles of criminal procedure, the expression thereof in laws, international law, legal doctrine. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
3 | Persons involved in the criminal procedure. Special procedural protection. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
4 | Evidence and proof in the criminal procedure. Procedural coercive measures. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
5 | Initiation of criminal proceedings. Simplified forms of the criminal procedure. Special forms of the criminal procedure. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
6 | Proceedings before the court of first instance. Appeal against judgements that have not yet entered into legal force / have entered into force. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Assessment | |||||||||
Unaided Work: | 1) Independent work with specific tasks. 2) To elaborate and prepare a report (the content of the report must include: the topicality, aim, tasks, research methods, problem, causality of the problem, solution of the problem). 3) To be ready to answer/ present theoretical knowledge and practical application thereof in each class (according to the lecture plan). | ||||||||
Assessment Criteria: | 1) Completion of 2 homework (assessed pass / failed); 2) examination - in the form of a test; is graded on a 10-point scale. It is necessary to get 55% to receive a positive evaluation. | ||||||||
Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
Knowledge: | Students of the Master’s study programme are able to show in-depth knowledge and understanding of the place and role of criminal procedure law in the public law system, to use criminal procedural terminology correctly, as well as understand the procedural order of carrying out various activities. | ||||||||
Skills: | Students are able to explain and discuss complex or systematic issues of criminal procedure law with both specialists and non-specialists using arguments; to independently use the theory, methods and problem-solving skills of criminal procedure law to carry out research activity or highly qualified professional functions. Students are able to constantly structure their learning, to analyse their level of knowledge and to rationally improve it, to select and evaluate literature sources. | ||||||||
Competencies: | Students are able to independently formulate and critically analyse complex problems of criminal procedure law, justify decisions and carry out additional analysis if necessary; are able to solve specialised problems, apply knowledge and skills in academic and personal development; able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the latest scientific theories and findings, and have good knowledge of research methodologies and modern research methods in the area of criminal procedure law and in the interface between different fields. | ||||||||
Bibliography | |||||||||
No. | Reference | ||||||||
Required Reading | |||||||||
1 | Autoru kolektīvs (Meikališa Ā., Kazaka (Kaija) S., Lodīte I., Petrova S.) Kriminālprocesuālie termiņi pirmstiesas izmeklēšanā. Rīga, Petrovskis un Ko, 2006. | ||||||||
2 | Kazaka (Kaija) S. Speciālā procesuālā aizsardzība. Rīga, Turība, 2008. | ||||||||
3 | Meikališa Ā., Strada-Rozenberga K. Kriminālprocess. Raksti 2005-2010, R., Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2010. | ||||||||
4 | Meikališa Ā., Strada-Rozenberga K. Kriminālprocess. Raksti 2010-2015, R., Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2015. | ||||||||
5 | Rokasgrāmata prokuroriem kriminālprocesā, G.Kūtra redakcijā, R., TNA, 2010. | ||||||||
6 | Kriminālprocesa likumam – 10. Pagātnes mācības un nākotnes izaicinājumi. Kolektīva monogrāfija, Ā.Meikališas zinātniskajā redakcijā. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2015.-448 lpp. | ||||||||
7 | Latvijas tiesību sistēma. Kolektīva monogrāfija. Rīga: Turība, 2017. Sadaļa - Kriminālprocesa tiesības (autori S.Kaija, J.Juriss) | ||||||||
8 | Kriminālprocesa likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 74 (3232), 11.05.2005., "Ziņotājs", 11, 09.06.2005. | ||||||||
Additional Reading | |||||||||
1 | Baumanis, J. Ceļā uz kriminālprocesa mērķi jeb kriminoloģiskie gēni. Rīga, Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2017. | ||||||||
2 | Judins A. Ar brīvības atņemšanu nesaistītie piespiedu līdzekļi, Providus, 2008. | ||||||||
3 | Kaija S. Aktuālākie transformācijas virzieni kriminālprocesa tiesību jomā Latvijā.//Administratīvā un Kriminālā Justīcija, 1/2013. 15.-20.lpp. ISSN 1407-2971 | ||||||||
4 | Kaija S. Completion of Criminal Proceeding within a Reasonable Time in Latvia.// Jurisprudencija, ISSN 1392–6195 (print), ISSN 2029–2058 (online), 2013, 20(2), p. 733–756., EBSCO Publishing, Inc., International Index Copernicus, C.E.E.O.L. and ULRICH'S data bases. http://dx.doi.org/10.13165/JUR-13-20-2-20 | ||||||||
5 | Kavalieris A. Speciālo izmeklēšanas darbību izmantošanas taktika. Otrais, papildinātais izdevums. R., BSA, 2010. | ||||||||
6 | McBride J. Human rights and criminal procedure - The case law of the European Court of Human Rights, Council of Europe, 2009 http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/cooperation/capacitybuilding/Sour… | ||||||||
Other Information Sources | |||||||||
1 | Regulāri jālasa raksti, pētījumi, judikatūra utml: | ||||||||
2 | Administratīvā un Kriminālā Justīcija, izdod Baltijas Starptautiskā akadēmija | ||||||||
3 | Augstākās tiesas mājas lapā www.at.gov.lv, sadaļās Resursi/Pētījumi un Judikatūra | ||||||||
4 | Jurista Vārds (interneta versija www.juristavards.lv – sadaļa Tiesību nozaru katalogs/Krimināltiesības un process) | ||||||||
5 | Sabiedriskās politikas centra Providus mājas lapā www.providus.lv, sadaļas Publikācijas/Providus pētījumi | ||||||||
6 | Socrates, izdod Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte |