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Social Legislation
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:08.11.2021 11:39:58
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LUSDK_113 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sociology | Target Audience: | Social Welfare and Social Work | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Andris Ārgalis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Welfare and Social Work | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuižas boulevard, socdk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061575 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 5 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 10 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | General basics of law, human rights, internet literacy. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Enable students to gain awareness and knowledge of social legislation, their hierarchy, the role, importance and practical application of social rights, and the mechanism for enforcing social rights, the regulatory and institutional framework. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept of social rights, definition, specific nature and principles. Access to social rights and obstacles implementation of social rights. Elements of a socially responsible country. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Legislation, instruments, hierarchy, use of terms. Types of legislation. Sources of law. Institutional system. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | General human rights. Human as a biological and social being. Resource adequacy criterion. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | History and development of social rights. European Social Charter. Directions and development of social rights in modern Europe. Towards the European pillar of social rights. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Social insurance. Basic principles, concepts, aims and tasks of the system. Types of social insurance benefits and pensions. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Unemployment protection insurance. Occupational accident insurance. Disability insurance. Maternity and sickness insurance. Insurance for parents. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | The pension system. Funded pensions. Old-age pension. Service and special pensions. Disability and survivor's pension. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | The right to social security: social services and social assistance, general description and goal of the systems. Types of social services financed by the State and local governments. Social assistance benefits. State social benefits. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Employment policy and employment legislation. Right to work, labour market. Unemployed and job seekers. Active labour market policy measures. Minimum wage. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Corporate social responsibility. National Tripartite Council of Latvia Collective bargaining. Measures to combat social exclusion and poverty. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | The right to health care. Healthcare policy and legislation. Health care system, accessibility, medical ethics and quality. Patients' rights and safety. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Basic principles of disability law. Identification of disability. Allowances for disabled persons. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | The right to education, general and higher education, lifelong learning. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Family rights, rights and responsibilities of the child. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | The right to live in a favourable environment, the Aarhus Convention, its aims, the general rights of society in the field of the environment. Right to shelter, housing policy. Property rights. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Human trafficking and prostitution. Anti - trafficking policy Convention for the Suppression of the Trafficking in Human Beings and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution by Others. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept of social rights, definition, specific nature and principles. Access to social rights and obstacles implementation of social rights. Elements of a socially responsible country. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Legislation, instruments, hierarchy, use of terms. Types of legislation. Sources of law. Institutional system. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | History and development of social rights. European Social Charter. Directions and development of social rights in modern Europe. Towards the European pillar of social rights. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Social insurance. Basic principles, concepts, aims and tasks of the system. Types of social insurance benefits and pensions. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | The pension system. Funded pensions. Old-age pension. Service and special pensions. Disability and survivor's pension. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | The right to social security: social services and social assistance, general description and goal of the systems. Types of social services financed by the State and local governments. Social assistance benefits. State social benefits. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Employment policy and employment legislation. Right to work, labour market. Unemployed and job seekers. Active labour market policy measures. Minimum wage. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | The right to health care. Healthcare policy and legislation. Health care system, accessibility, medical ethics and quality. Patients' rights and safety. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Basic principles of disability law. Identification of disability. Allowances for disabled persons. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | The right to education, general and higher education, lifelong learning. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | The right to live in a favourable environment, the Aarhus Convention, its aims, the general rights of society in the field of the environment. Right to shelter, housing policy. Property rights. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students independently analyse data, write an essay on one of the course topics (of their own choice) and present it in the classroom. Students receive an assessment for independent work, which makes up 50% of the final mark. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Examination method: an examination consisting of the theory part and the case. Students receive an assessment for the examination that makes up 50% of the final mark. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will have acquired knowledge of social legislation, the specifics of social rights and the possibilities for using state guarantees; they will know the sources of legislation, their differences and will know how to apply social legislation accurately, and advise clients on the use of social guarantees provided by the State. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will have acquired the skills to find, understand, use and apply the regulatory enactments for obtaining state social guarantees and understanding of their receipt. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students are able to independently deal with issues related to the application of social rights. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Sociālās drošības politika Latvijā krīzes apstākļos. 2011, LBAS | ||||||||
| 2 | Eiropas Savienības tiesības. I daļa. Institucionālās tiesības. Otrais papildinātais izdevums. K.Gailīša, A.Bukas, C.Schewe zin.red., 2019 | ||||||||
| 3 | Eiropas Savienības tiesības. II daļa. Materiālās tiesības. Schewe C. (zin.red.), 2016 | ||||||||
| 4 | Pensiju sistēmas darbības pamatnostādnes. Edgars Voļskis, 2011 | ||||||||
| 5 | Literature review and identification of best practices on integrated social service delivery. European Commision, 2015 | ||||||||
| 6 | Baltā grāmata. Atbilstīgu, drošu un noturīgu pensiju programma. 16.02.2012. Brisele | ||||||||
| 7 | Rokasgrāmata, Invalīdu un viņu draugu apvienība "Apeirons" | ||||||||
| 8 | Eiropas parlamenta rezolūcija „Par sociālajiem mājokļiem Eiropas Savienībā” (11.06.2013) | ||||||||
| 9 | Eiropas parlamenta rezolūcija „Par sociālās politikas ārējo dimensiju, kas veicina darba un sociālos standartus un Eiropas korporatīvo sociālo atbildību” (08.06.2011) | ||||||||
| 10 | Eiropas Parlamenta 2016. gada 26. maija rezolūcija par nabadzību — dzimuma perspektīva (2015/2228(INI)) | ||||||||
| 11 | ANO, Eiropas Savienības un Latvijas Republikas normatīvie akti – pēc saraksta. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Papildliteratūra | ||||||||
| 2 | Latvijas ilgtspējīgas attīstības stratēģija līdz 2030. gadam (Saeima, 10.06.2010.) | ||||||||
| 3 | Kovaļevska A. Sociāli atbildīgas valsts princips. //Jurista Vārds, 2008. Nr.32 | ||||||||
| 4 | Baltā grāmata. Latvija: sociālās labklājības sistēmas reformu projekts.// R., 1996 | ||||||||
| 5 | Eiropas un starptautisko sociālās drošības tiesību rokasgrāmata./red. Īvs Jorens, Bernds Šulte ; aut.: K. Garsija de Kortasars i Nebreda ... u.c., Rīga, 2000 | ||||||||
| 6 | Cilvēktiesības pasaulē un Latvijā. I.Ziemeles redakcijā. R., 2000. | ||||||||
| 7 | Bite I. Pensiju likums ar komentāriem. R., 1999. | ||||||||
| 8 | Punculs J. Privātie pensiju fondi. R., 1999. | ||||||||
| 9 | Sociālais dialogs.//LBAS, R., 2005 | ||||||||
| 10 | Rokasgrāmata par Eiropas sociālo partneru darba programmas 2009.-2010. gadam un Eiropas sociālo partneru pamatnolīgumu īstenošanu un ieviešanu praksē// LBAS, R., 2010 | ||||||||
| 11 | Ievads Eiropas Savienības darba drošības un veselības aizsardzības politikā//LBAS, R. 2006 | ||||||||
| 12 | Koncepcija par sociālās apdrošināšanas sistēmas stabilitāti ilgtermiņā (Ministru kabineta 2010.gada 17. novembra rīkojums Nr. 674). | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Zālīte E. Sociālā apdrošināšana Latvijā (1920-1940).//Latvijas Arhīvi, 1999 Nr.2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Interneta vietnes statistikas, apkopojumu un normatīvo aktu meklēšanai | ||||||||
| 3 | http://www.vsaa.lv | ||||||||
| 4 | http://www.lbas.lv | ||||||||
| 5 | http://www.nva.lv | ||||||||
| 6 | http://www.lm.gov.lv | ||||||||
| 7 | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOIndex.do?ihmlang=lv | ||||||||
