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About Study Course

ECTS:30
Course supervisor:Andrejs Vilks
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Juridical Science
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Criminal Rights; Law

Objective

Acquire theoretical knowledge of criminal law, criminal procedure and criminology; identify the problems of aforementioned sub-sector of law and the possibilities for their solution; be able to apply the acquired knowledge in practice: in scientific research, academic and practical business activities.

Prerequisites

Legal Policy, Research Methodology.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Doctoral students are able to demonstrate that they know and understand the most topical theories and conclusions of criminal law, criminal procedure law and criminology; that they have comprehensive knowledge of research methodology and modern research methods in law and the respective professional sector, as well as in contact between different fields.

Skills

1.Doctoral students are able to independently evaluate and select appropriate scientific research methods for the sub-sector of criminal law, have contributed to the expansion of the limits of knowledge or have reached a new understanding of the existing knowledge and its application in practice by carrying out substantial original research, part of which is at the level of internationally peer-reviewed publications.
Doctoral students are able to independently improve their scientific qualification, are prepared for the work as teaching staff at higher education institutions in the field of criminal law and for research in this sub-sector, as well as to acquire in-depth knowledge of interpretation of material and procedural norms and their practical application.

Competence

1.Through independent, critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation doctoral students are able to draw up and defend scientific papers, including doctoral theses; to solve major research or innovation tasks, to independently propose a research idea, to plan, structure and lead large-scale scientific projects, including international ones.