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About Study Course

ECTS:6
Course supervisor:Inga Kudeikina
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Juridical Science; Political Science
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Law; Other Sub-Branches of Law

Objective

The course develops a structured understanding of the organisation of public administration institutions and contemporary trends in the development of administrative law. It aims to analyse how legal regulation, institutional design, the distribution of competences, and accountability mechanisms affect the quality of public administration, decision-making, and institutional behaviour within a democratic state governed by the rule of law, demonstrating how legal norms operate in political–administrative practice.

Prerequisites

Specific prerequisites are optional. Basic knowledge of public administration or legal bases is recommended for course completion.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Understands the fundamental principles of the public administration system and the legal framework governing the organisation of public administration institutions in Latvia, including the core provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia, the State Administration Structure Law, and the Administrative Procedure Law

Skills

1.To analyse the competence and limits of action of the public administration

Competence

1.To justify legally and analytically the choice of the organisation of public administrations