Civil Defence and Environmental Protection

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:10.00

Study Course Accepted:26.06.2024 15:16:19

Study Course Information
Course Code:		JF_433		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Law		Target Audience:		Law
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Aldis Lieljuksis
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		6	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		12
Classes (count)		6	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		12
Total Contact Hours								24
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:
Bachelor’s Degree in Law
Objective:
To provide students with knowledge on functioning of the civil protection system and developments in environmental protection.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Civil protection system in UN and EU			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Civil protection institutional system in Latvia			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
3	Legal framework for emergencies and state of exception			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Types and reasons of disasters			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
5	Early warning system in EU and Latvia			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
6	Communication in case of disaster			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
7	Practical class in crisis communication			Classes		2.00	auditorium
8	Current issues in environmental protection			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
9	Emergency situations, injuries and action			Lectures		1.00	METC
10	Practical class in provision of first aid			Classes		2.00	METC
11	Civil protection planning			Classes		2.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Civil protection system in UN and EU			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
2	Civil protection institutional system in Latvia			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
3	Legal framework for emergencies and state of exception			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
4	Types and reasons of disasters			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
6	Communication in case of disaster			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
7	Practical class in crisis communication			Classes		0.50	auditorium
8	Current issues in environmental protection			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
9	Emergency situations, injuries and action			Lectures		1.00	METC
10	Practical class in provision of first aid			Classes		1.00	METC
11	Civil protection planning			Classes		0.50	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Students draw up an evacuation plan at a site; action in case of disaster based on a specified casus; demonstrate respiration activities.
Assessment Criteria:
One report should be submitted and an assessment of at least 55% should be received in the study course before the examination. The examination should be passed in the electronic environment at the end of the course and an assessment of at least 55% should be received. In case of unsuccessful assessment, action in accordance with RSU Academic Regulations I follows. The final assessment depends on the examination result (95%; report – 5% of the final assessment).
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Students have an idea of a civil protection system in the world, knowledge of legal regimes in an emergency and state of exception, in other similar situations. Knowledge of the types of disaster, threats and inherent injuries caused by a disaster, specifics of communication in case of disaster, current legal matters in environmental protection.
Skills:		The student is able to act in a disaster situation and to provide emergency assistance; skills in providing information in a disaster situation, planning of civil protection measures at an institution.
Competencies:		The student is able to understand the conditions causing a disaster and to act accordingly.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Civilās aizsardzības un katastrofu pārvaldības likums
2	Par ārkārtējo situāciju un izņēmuma stāvokli
3	Eiropas parlamenta un padomes 2013.gada 17.decembra lēmums Par Savienības civilās aizsardzības mehānismu
4	Vides aizsardzības likums
5	Valsts materiālo rezervju likums
6	Starptautiskās palīzības likums
7	Ārvalstu studentiem/For International students
8	National Security Law
9	Civil Protection and Disaster Management Law
10	On Emergency Situation and State of Exception
11	DECISION No 1313/2013/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism
12	Law on the State Material Reserves
13	Law on International Assistance
Additional Reading
1	Enerģētikas likums
2	ANO statuti
3	likums Par pašvaldībām
4	Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students
5	Energy Law
6	On Local Governments