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Political System of Latvia
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:34
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_352 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; Theory and History of Rights | Target Audience: | Person and Property Defence | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Aldona Kipāne | ||||||||
| 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) | 12 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 24 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| 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) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Not necessary. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge about the political system of Latvia, its social, legal and political structure. Tasks: to provide knowledge about the understanding of the state apparatus, the system of legal sciences, the nature of the state apparatus and its elements, the principles and methods of studying the state apparatus. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The Essence of Political Systems. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Types of States. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Forms of Political Systems. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Constitutional Institutions of the Political System. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Diversity of the Types of States and Political Systems. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Signs of Manifestation of a Constitutional Political System. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The Essence of Political Systems. | Lectures | 0.50 | ||||||
| 2 | Types of States. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Forms of Political Systems. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Constitutional Institutions of the Political System. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Diversity of the Types of States and Political Systems. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Signs of Manifestation of a Constitutional Political System. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Group work, situation analysis, discussions, and preparation of a public presentation. 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 mark and total assessment is the sum of all marks. Knowledge will be assessed using 10-point grading system. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to understand the essence of the Latvian state system. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student will be able to independently supplement his knowledge of the state apparatus. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | After completing the course, the student will have expanded his knowledge and will be able to navigate the legal sector. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Pleps, Jānis, Pastars, Edgars, Plakane Ilze. Konstitucionālās tiesības. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2021. 680 lpp | ||||||||
| 2 | Latvijas Valsts tiesību avoti. Valsts dibināšana - neatkarības atjaunošana. Dokumenti un komentāri. Rīga: Tiesu nama aģentūra, 2015. 532 lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Cipeliuss, Reinholds. Tiesību būtība. Tulk. no vācu val. Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte, 2001. 152 lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | Jakubaņecs, Voldis. Tiesību jēdziens un formas. 7., papild. izd. Rīga: P&Ko, 2004. 222 lpp. | ||||||||
| 5 | Jakubaņecs, Voldis. Tiesību normas. Rīga: P & Ko, 2001. 222 lpp. | ||||||||
| 6 | Jakubaņecs, Voldis. Valsts jēdziens un formas. 6. izd. Rīga: P&Ko, 2005. 175 lpp. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Cipeliuss, Reinholds. Vispārējā mācība par valsti: politikas zinātne. Tulk. no vācu val. 13.pārstr. izd. Rīga, AGB, 1998. 355 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Jakubaņecs, Voldis. Tiesiskā apziņa. 2. izd. Rīga : Latvijas Policijas akadēmija, 2001. 141 lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Jakubaņecs, Voldis. Valsts jēdziens, struktūra, funkcijas un formas. 2., papild. izd. Rīga : [b.i.], 1999. 52 lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | Jakubaņecs,Voldis. Valsts jēdziens, struktūra, funkcijas un formas. Rīga, P&Ko 2003, 133 lpp. | ||||||||
| 5 | Jakubaņecs, Voldis. Valsts un tiesību teorijas pamati. Rīga: [b.i.], 1997. 52 lpp. | ||||||||
| 6 | Juridiskās metodes pamati: 11 soļi tiesību normu piemērošanā: rakstu krājums. Rīga: Ratio iuris, 2003. 249 lpp. | ||||||||
| 7 | Juridiski terminoloģiskā, skaidrojošā vārdnīca. Sast. V. Jakubaņecs. 3., papild. izd. Rīga : [b.i.], 2001. 288 lpp. | ||||||||
| 8 | Krastiņš, I. Tiesību būtība un forma. Rīga: 1998. | ||||||||
| 9 | Krastiņš, I. Tiesību doktrīnas. Rīga: LU, 2000. | ||||||||
| 10 | Krastiņš, I. Tiesību izpratne, funkcijas un normas. Rīga: LU, 2000. | ||||||||
| 11 | Krastiņš, I. Tiesību teorijas pamatjēdzieni: skaidrojoša vārdn.: mācību līdzeklis. 2. izd. Rīga: [b.i.], 1996. 33 lpp. | ||||||||
| 12 | Meļķisis, Edgars. Attīstības tendences dažos tiesību teorijas un prakses jautājumos: mācību līdzeklis. Rīga : Latvijas Universitāte, 1998. 63 lpp. | ||||||||
| 13 | Meļķisis, Edgars. Tiesību normu iztulkošana. Rīga: LU, 1999. 55 lpp. | ||||||||
| 14 | Mūsdienu tiesību teorijas atziņas : rakstu krājums. Aut. kol.: E. Levits, E. Meļķisis, J. Briede u.c.. Rīga: TNA Tiesu namu aģentūra, 1999. 145 lpp. | ||||||||
| 15 | Neimanis, Jānis. Ievads tiesībās. Rīga: [aut. izd.], 2004. 214 lpp. | ||||||||
| 16 | Vispārīgās tiesību teorijas un valstszinātnes atziņas : zinātniski metodiskie raksti. Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte, 1997. 128 lpp. | ||||||||
| 17 | Latvijas tiesību avoti. 1. sēj. (10.-16. gs.). – Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte – 1998. | ||||||||
| 18 | Latvijas tiesību avoti. Teksti un komentāri. 2. sējums. Poļu un zviedru laiku tiesību avoti (1561– 1795). Dr. hist. Valda Blūzmas redakcijā. – Rīga, 2006. | ||||||||
| 19 | Lazdiņš J. Baltijas zemnieku privāttiesības. – Rīga, 2000. | ||||||||
| 20 | Pleps J., Lazdiņš J., Kučs A., Kusiņš G. Latvijas valsts tiesību avoti. Valsts dibināšana – neatkarības atjaunošana. Dokumenti un komentāri.–Rīga, 2015. | ||||||||
| 21 | Zemītis G. Ārvalstu valsts un tiesību vēsture. – Rīga: Biznesa augstskola Turība. – 2004. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Juridiskās informācijas resursi [tiešsaiste]. | ||||||||
| 2 | Pieejams: http://www.juridica.lv/index.jsp | ||||||||
