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Basics in Theory of State and Law
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:11.08.2022 11:26:06
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LUSDK_221 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law | Target Audience: | Social Welfare and Social Work | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jānis Moors | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Welfare and Social Work | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, socdk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061575 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| 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: | Not necessary. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To give social work students the idea of the concept of state, sovereignty, the foundations of the law of the Republic of Latvia and the European Union and the principles of the functioning of a state. To build understanding of the interaction between state and law, the role of law in society, the importance and place of law in today’s democratic state. Students will learn the skills to find their way in the structure of regulatory enactments, differences in legal areas (constitutional, civil, administrative, criminal law) and the ability to find laws relevant to the specific situation using regulatory framework. Students will be given insight into the necessary action of persons to defend their interests in typical legal situations. Students will acquire preliminary knowledge for the mastering of study subjects that cover the legal procedures used in social work. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | State and its constitutive elements. Concept of state. State in international law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Legal structure of public administration. State authorities in the Republic of Latvia and their functions. Tasks of the state and functions corresponding to them. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Constitutional law as an area of law and sources of constitutional rights. Concept and understanding of constitution, Constitution of the Republic of Latvia. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Principles of separation of powers. Voter base. Saeima. Legislative power. Executive power. Cabinet of Ministers. Court. Judicial power. Principles of legal proceedings. Constitutional Court. State Audit Office. Local governments. Unity of public administration. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Law in society. Concept of law and modern understanding of law. Tasks and functions of law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Legal provisions as a type of social norms. Structure of legal provisions. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Sources of law. Hierarchy of regulatory enactments. Power of regulatory enactments in time, space and with regard to a person. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Legal system. Legal relations. Fields of law and their differences. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Foundations of administrative law. Tasks. Sources. Administrative legal relations. Administrative proceedings. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | State and its constitutive elements. Concept of state. State in international law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Legal structure of public administration. State authorities in the Republic of Latvia and their functions. Tasks of the state and functions corresponding to them. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Constitutional law as an area of law and sources of constitutional rights. Concept and understanding of constitution, Constitution of the Republic of Latvia. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Principles of separation of powers. Voter base. Saeima. Legislative power. Executive power. Cabinet of Ministers. Court. Judicial power. Principles of legal proceedings. Constitutional Court. State Audit Office. Local governments. Unity of public administration. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Law in society. Concept of law and modern understanding of law. Tasks and functions of law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Legal provisions as a type of social norms. Structure of legal provisions. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Sources of law. Hierarchy of regulatory enactments. Power of regulatory enactments in time, space and with regard to a person. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Legal system. Legal relations. Fields of law and their differences. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Foundations of administrative law. Tasks. Sources. Administrative legal relations. Administrative proceedings. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students independently learn how to search for regulatory enactments on the internet, perform practical works – in small groups: a) independent work – on the general principles of law, their strengthening in the constitution; b) preparation for a discussion on topical national and legal issues; c) individual practical work – work involving analysis of a judgment of the Constitutional Court – distinguishing historical stages of state formation, identification of the constitutive elements of the state; d) individual practical work – task of the hierarchy of regulatory enactments; e) individual practical work – drafting of documents in conformity with the requirements of regulatory enactments in accordance with the given case – application to an institution, preparation of an administrative act. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Participation in lectures and classes – at least 50%. Assessment of individual works – all independent works should be submitted, form 60% of the assessment criteria. Active participation in lectures and completion of the study course evaluation questionnaire 40%. Requirements: the student successfully passes an examination. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students acquire knowledge of the basic principles of functioning of the legal system, state and local governments; the necessary action to ensure the rights and interests of a person. Taking into account that social workers are an integral part of public administration, the knowledge acquired will make it possible to understand the functioning of public administration in a democratic state and the application of laws in practice, as well as to gain understanding of the administrative procedure as means of ensuring the fundamental rights of individuals in relations with the state | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will learn skills to use public databases of regulatory enactments, find the necessary laws; prepare applications for public authorities and the court. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be competent in the system of regulatory enactments and the structure of institutions of Latvia and the European Union according to their competence. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kārlis Dišlers. Ievads Latvijas valststiesību zinātnē. Ar zinātnisko redaktoru piezīmēm. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2017, [XIX], 300.lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Tiesību pamati / Tatjana Džugleja. Rīga, Rīgas Tirdzniecības tehnikums, 2011 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kārlis Dišlers. Latvijas valsts varas orgāni un viņu funkcijas. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2004, [XXI], 204.lpp | ||||||||
| 2 | Kārlis Dišlers. Ievads administratīvo tiesību zinātnē. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2002, [XXI], 274.lpp | ||||||||
| 3 | Tiesību būtība / Cipeliuss Reinholds. Rīga, LU, 2001 | ||||||||
| 4 | Tiesību būtība un forma / Krastiņš I. Rīga, LU, 1999 | ||||||||
| 5 | Latvijas tiesību vēsture / Aut. kolektīvs: Apsītis R., Blūzma V., Jundzis T., Lazdiņš J., Levits, E. Rīga, LU žurnāla „Latvijas vēsture” fonds, 2000 | ||||||||
| 6 | Latvijas tiesību avoti: teksti un komentāri.: Seno paražu un Livonijas tiesību avoti 10.gs, -16.gs. / Lazdiņš, J., Blūzma, V., Osipova, S. Rīga, LU, 1998 | ||||||||
| 7 | Valsts un tiesību vēsture jēdzienos un terminos. Rīga, 2001 | ||||||||
| 8 | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes komentāri. VIII nodaļa. Cilvēka pamattiesības. 2011 | ||||||||
| 9 | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes komentāri. III nodaļa. Valsts prezidents. IV nodaļa. Ministru kabinets. 2017 | ||||||||
| 10 | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes komentāri. Ievads. I nodaļa. Vispārējie noteikumi. 2014 | ||||||||
| 11 | Administratīvais process tiesā. Autoru kolektīvs. 2008 | ||||||||
| 12 | Rokasgrāmata praktiskam darbam ar Eiropas Savienības jautājumiem. Rīga. Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija, 2010 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Normatīvie akti pēc saraksta | ||||||||
| 2 | Interneta resursi (mērķis – apgūt prasmi meklēt normatīvos aktus internetā) | ||||||||
| 3 | http://www.likumi.lv | ||||||||
| 4 | http://www.tiesas.lv | ||||||||
| 5 | http://www.legal.lv | ||||||||
| 6 | http://www.mk.gov.lv | ||||||||
| 7 | http://www.lm.gov.lv | ||||||||
| 8 | http://www.saeima.lv | ||||||||
| 9 | http://europa.eu | ||||||||
| 10 | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOIndex.do?ihmlang=lv | ||||||||
| 11 | http://www.latvija.lv | ||||||||
