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Politics and Law
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:9.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:09
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_114 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; Theory and History of Rights | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Marina Kameņecka-Usova | ||||||||
| 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) | 10 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 20 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 1 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 2 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 10 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | History of Latvian Law. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquaint with the concept of politics, the essence of the subject, and the aim. Throughout the course, information will be provided that will facilitate the development of a set of theoretical knowledge on the following topical issues: democratic values, participation in politics, political ethics, local government politics, international organisations, political processes in Latvia and in the world. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Political science: task, purpose. Democracy, the system of values thereof. Political ideologies: liberalism, socialism, conservatism. | Lectures | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | International political organisations: UN, NATO, EU. | Lectures | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Political participation, concept, types. Political participation of young people in Latvia. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | International political organisations. Political participation. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Political ethics, concept, legal requirements in the field of ethics, global ethics. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Local government politics, concept and principles, division of functions between the state and local governments, topical issues of local government politics. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | International political processes in Latvia and abroad. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Political science: task, purpose. Democracy, the system of values thereof. Political ideologies: liberalism, socialism, conservatism. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | International political organisations: UN, NATO, EU. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Political participation, concept, types. Political participation of young people in Latvia. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Political ethics, concept, legal requirements in the field of ethics, global ethics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | International political processes in Latvia and abroad. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent work consists of literature selection and analysis, research of political processes. Students have to prepare a report (10 – 12 pages) on a topical political process in Latvia or in the world (the topics of the reports are confirmed at the beginning of the study course). Students also have to take the necessary materials for each class (according to the course plan) with them and be ready for discussions. 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 final grade is made up of the following components: • Assessment of written works/presentations in seminars: pass/fail. The final exam can be taken by students who have been received “pass” for all seminars. • Exam – written questions on understanding the course topics and test questions. • Active participation in lectures, expression of opinions and involvement in discussion are noted and can have a positive impact on the final assessment. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Knowledge and understanding of the topics included in the study subject – students are able to define what are political processes, their relation to law, can name political organizations, understand political ethics, understand the role and place of local governments in policy making. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Ability to analyse and independently evaluate political processes in Latvia and in the world. Ability to express one’s personal views on political and legal issues. Skill to orientate in and analyse normative acts related to the issues covered by the study course. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Communication skills – to communicate with other students of the Bachelor’s study programme on political and legal issues, demonstrate an understanding of contemporary political and legal issues. Presentation skills – ability to make a presentation and introduce it to the course members, ability to answer questions. Argumentation skills – ability to express written reasoned opinion on topical issues. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Ievads politikā.- Rīga: Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC, 1998. | ||||||||
| 2 | Baldiņš A. Politoloģijas pamati. – Rīga: RTU izdevniecība, 2015. | ||||||||
| 3 | Nato Rokasgrāmata. – Brīsele: Office of Information and Press NATO, 2001. | ||||||||
| 4 | Ignatāne G., Lulle A. Rokāsgrāmata par ANO. - Jelgavas tipogrāfija, 2005. | ||||||||
| 5 | Bache I. George S. Politics in the European Union.- Oxford University Press, 2006. | ||||||||
| 6 | Kārlis Dišlers. Latvijas valsts un varas orgāni un viņu funkcijas. TNA, Rīga, 2004 | ||||||||
| 7 | Miķelis Ašmanis. Politikas teorija. Apgāds Rīga. Zvaigzne ABC | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Politics and Law in the Context of the European Integration: Proceedings of the international conference, 14-15 February 2003.- Rīga: Baltic Centre for Strategic Studies, 2003. | ||||||||
| 2 | What’s gone wrong with the democracy. The Economist. Essay. | ||||||||
| 3 | TED talks. Rory Stewart: Why democracy matters. | ||||||||
| 4 | TED talks. Gordon Brown: Global ethic vs. National interest. | ||||||||
| 5 | Starptautiskās jauniešu dienas 2015. Debates Saeimā - Rihards Kols. | ||||||||
| 6 | Debates: Vai Latvijā jauniešiem ļaut vēlēt pašvaldību vēlēšanās no 16 gadu vecuma? | ||||||||
| 7 | Argumentācija un kritiskā domāšana. Mārtiņš Vaivars. Ievads argumentācijas teorijā | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Latvijas Republikas Satversme: LR likums | ||||||||
| 2 | Eiropas Savienības Dibināšanas līgumi: ES tiesību akti. | ||||||||
| 3 | Saeimas vēlēšanu likums: LR likums. | ||||||||
| 4 | Par pašvaldībām: LR Likums. | ||||||||
| 5 | Republikas pilsētas domes un novada domes vēlēšanu likums: LR likums. | ||||||||
| 6 | Saeimas kārtības rullis: LR likums. | ||||||||
| 7 | Par interešu konflikta novēršanu valsts amatpersonu darbībā: LR likums. | ||||||||
| 8 | Rīgas pilsētas pašvaldības ētikas kodekss. | ||||||||
