Introduction to Civil Law

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:6.00

Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:45

Study Course Information
Course Code:		JF_273		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		1.00		ECTS:		1.50
Branch of Science:		Law; Civil Rights		Target Audience:		Person and Property Defence
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Andrejs Vilks
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)		2	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		4
Total Contact Hours								16
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		2	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		4
Classes (count)		1	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		2
Total Contact Hours								6
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Acquisition of the study course Legal Theory.
Objective:
Provide basic knowledge on the effective Civil Law, general civil law aspects, civil law institutions in the area of private law. Tasks: 1. Facilitate acquisition of knowledge on civil rights institutions; 2. Develop student’s skills in solving legal cases; 3. Increase students’ knowledge on general civil rights issues.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	The concept of civil law, subject, system and sources. The concept of civil law relationship and content. The basis for the formation, amending and termination of civil rights and obligations.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	The concept of contract law, types and participants. Legal transactions. Contracts. Obligations and claims from unauthorized activity.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
3	Donations, claims from contracts of return and alienation contracts. Damages and indemnity. Interest. Expiry of claims.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Description of rights in rem and general concepts.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
5	Content of property rights, types of acquiring and termination of property rights. Rights to a foreign property.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
6	Family law, general provisions. Entering and termination of a marriage and its consequences. Mutual rights and obligations of parents and children.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
7	Inheritance law, general provisions. Statutory and testamentary succession. Expiry and loss of the right of inheritance.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	The concept of civil law, subject, system and sources. The concept of civil law relationship and content. The basis for the formation, amending and termination of civil rights and obligations.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
2	The concept of contract law, types and participants. Legal transactions. Contracts. Obligations and claims from unauthorized activity.			Lectures		0.20	auditorium
3	Donations, claims from contracts of return and alienation contracts. Damages and indemnity. Interest. Expiry of claims.			Lectures		0.20	auditorium
4	Description of rights in rem and general concepts.			Lectures		0.20	auditorium
5	Content of property rights, types of acquiring and termination of property rights. Rights to a foreign property.			Lectures		0.20	auditorium
6	Family law, general provisions. Entering and termination of a marriage and its consequences. Mutual rights and obligations of parents and children.			Lectures		0.20	auditorium
7	Inheritance law, general provisions. Statutory and testamentary succession. Expiry and loss of the right of inheritance.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Independent written work on the basis of the topics provided and requirements set at the classes, individual studies of the listed legal literature and case law materials, preparing an individual presentation on the chosen civil law transaction subject.
Assessment Criteria:
Mastering the topics of the study course, participation in seminars and practical classes, passing of regular tests.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Test
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Test
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		The students have knowledge on the civil law institutions, know how to solve legal cases, have an understanding of the general civil law concepts, competent in the civil law system.
Skills:		Ability to describe the types of contract law; skills to apply the classification of cases in practice, competence in describing the forms of acquisition and termination of property rights, can describe the forms of entering into and terminating a marriage and the consequences; can describe the mutual rights and obligations of parents and children and can describe the basis for obtaining inheritance.
Competencies:		Ability to independently solve legal cases, asses the compliance of a practical case with the civil law institution, has a good command of the basic civil law matters.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	15.02.1922. likums "Latvijas Republikas Satversme" ("LV", 43, 01.07.1993.) [stājas spēkā 07.11.1922.]
2	28.01.1937. likums "Civillikums" (Ziņotājs, 1, 14.01.1993.) [stājas spēkā ar 01.03.1993.]
3	16.02.1993. likums "Par dzīvojamo telpu īri" (Ziņotājs, 7, 18.02.1993.; "LV", 19, 29.04.1993.) [stājas spēkā 01.04.1993.]
4	22.12.1937. likums "Zemesgrāmatu likums" [stājas spēkā 05.04.1993.]
5	01.06.1993. ”Notariāta likums” (Ziņotājs, 26/27, 05.07.1993.; "LV", 48, 09.07.1993.) [stājas spēkā 01.09.1993.]
6	08.04.2009. likums "Vārda, uzvārda un tautības ieraksta maiņas likums" ("LV", 66 (4052), 29.04.2009.; Ziņotājs, 10, 28.05.2009.) [stājas spēkā 13.05.2009.]
7	28.10.2010. likums "Dzīvokļa īpašuma likums" ("LV", 183 (4375), 17.11.2010.) [stājas spēkā 01.01.2011.]
8	30.01.1997. likums "Par nekustamā īpašuma ierakstīšanu zemesgrāmatās" ("LV", 52/53 (767/768), 20.02.1997.; Ziņotājs, 5, 13.03.1997.) [stājas spēkā 06.03.1997.]
9	19.06.1998. likums "Bērnu tiesību aizsardzības likums" ("LV", 199/200 (1260/1261), 08.07.1998.; Ziņotājs, 15, 04.08.1998.) [stājas spēkā 22.07.1998.]
10	23.03.2000. likums "Fizisko personu datu aizsardzības likums" ("LV", 123/124 (2034/2035), 06.04.2000.; Ziņotājs, 9, 04.05.2000.) [stājas spēkā 20.04.2000.]
11	06.04.2000. likums "Autortiesību likums" ("LV", 148/150 (2059/2061), 27.04.2000.; Ziņotājs, 11, 01.06.2000.) [stājas spēkā 11.05.2000.]
12	05.04.2001. likums "Par Eiropas Padomes Konvenciju par bērnu tiesību piemērošanu" ("LV", 60 (2447), 18.04.2001.; Ziņotājs, 10, 17.05.2001.) [stājas spēkā 18.04.2001.]
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14	22.06.2006. likums "Bāriņtiesu likums" ("LV", 107 (3475), 07.07.2006.; Ziņotājs, 15, 10.08.2006.) [stājas spēkā 01.01.2007.]
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16	01.07.2003. MK noteikumi Nr.37 "Noteikumi par minimālo uzturlīdzekļu apmēru bērnam" ("LV", 12 (4818), 17.01.2013.) [stājas spēkā 18.01.2013.]
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Other Information Sources
1	www.likumi.lv
2	www.juristavards.lv