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Introduction to the Theory of Law
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:02.04.2024 15:24:13
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SZF_095 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.67 | ECTS: | 4.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; Theory and History of Rights | Target Audience: | Marketing and Advertising; Management Science; Business Management | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Marta Urbāne | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 7 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 14 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 14 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 18 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Not required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To create understanding of the theoretical basis and foundation of law for students of non-legal specialties, to find out the nature and functions of law, to gain insight into the Latvian legal system and various branches of law – administrative law, civil law, as well as to promote the understanding of the interpretation and application of legal provisions. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept and functions of law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Sources of law and interpretation of legal norms. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Interpretation of law. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | The core of public law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | The core of private law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Labour law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Creation of laws and regulations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Current development in the field of law in Latvia. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Judicial system and legal professions. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept and functions of law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Sources of law and interpretation of legal norms. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Interpretation of law. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | The core of public law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | The core of private law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Labour law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Current development in the field of law in Latvia. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Summaries, individual project, presentations. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The final grade is constituted by the sum of all grades. Knowledge will be assessed using 10-point grading system. Attendance of seminars (activity and quality of answers) – 35%, Individual project – 15%, Exam grade – 40%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After successful completion of the course, students will obtain the knowledge and understanding of the theory of law and the nature of law, key developments in public and private law, the legislative process, the judicial system in Latvia, and legal professions. Students will gain knowledge of the legal limitations of advertising and the legal provisions governing entrepreneurship. The knowledge is tested in seminars in the form of tests and solving various problem situations (cases). | ||||||||
| Skills: | After successful completion of the course, students will acquire skills to independently analyse legal processes in different fields of law, to analyse and apply laws and case law in solving various problems in entrepreneurship, as well as to evaluate the development tendencies and results of different law related processes. Student skills will be tested during seminars in the form of debates, discussions and problem solving. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | After successful completion of the course, students will be competent to use sources of law for solving different conflict situations in business, to prepare a loan agreement, to use theoretical knowledge of the theory of law to substantiate their opinion; to defend one’s opinion in solving conflict situations, to discuss legal issues and current case law and regulatory framework, to collaborate with students in debates on important legal aspects of entrepreneurship. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Teherovičs V., Nīmande E. Tiesību pamati. Īss kurss. 2.izdevums, Rīga: V.Terehovičs, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2 | V.Slaidiņa, I.Skultātene. Darba tiesības. 3.papildinātais un pārstrādātais izdevums. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2023. | ||||||||
| 3 | Torgāns K., Kārkliņš J., Bitāns A. Līgumu un deliktu problēmas Eiropas Savienībā un Latvijā. Prof. K. Torgāna zinātniskā redakcijā. –. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2017. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Alfejeva J., Blūzma V., Cakare l. u.c. Latvijas tiesību sistēma. Rīga, Biznesa augstskola „Turība”, 2017. | ||||||||
| 2 | Latvijas Brīvo arodbiedrību savienība u.c. Darba likums ar komentāriem, Rīga, 2020 | ||||||||
| 3 | Mirzajevs S. Funkcionālā pieeja tiesībām tiesību būtības izpratnes procesā. Jurista Vārds. 2015.gada 20.janvāris | ||||||||
| 4 | Pumpišs A. Tiesību normu iztulkošanas kvintesence. Jurista Vārds, 2014.gada 1.jūlijs, Nr.25 (827). | ||||||||
| 5 | Torgāns K. Tiesību principu, likumu un zinātnes atziņu loma civiltiesisku strīdu risināšanā. Jurista Vārds. 2018.gada 4.decembris, Nr. 49 (105). | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Žurnāls „Jurista Vārds”. Pieejams no: www.juristavards.lv | ||||||||
| 2 | Satversmes tiesas mājas lapa. Pieejams no: www.satv.tiesa.gov.lv | ||||||||
| 3 | Likums par tiesu varu. Pieejams no: www.likumi.lv | ||||||||
| 4 | LR Satversme. Pieejams no: www.likumi.lv | ||||||||
| 5 | Administratīvā procesa likums. Pieejams no: www.likumi.lv | ||||||||
| 6 | Krimināllikums. Pieejams no: www.likumi.lv | ||||||||
| 7 | Civillikums. Pieejams no: www.likumi.lv | ||||||||
| 8 | Darba likums. Pieejams no: www.likumi.lv | ||||||||
| 9 | Patērētāju tiesību aizsardzības likums. Pieejams no: www.likumi.lv | ||||||||
