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Topical Problems in International Public Law
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:9.00
Study Course Accepted:02.09.2024 08:55:59
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_014 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; International Rights | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jānis Grasis | ||||||||
| 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) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| 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: | International public law at Bachelor's degree level. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Give students an in-depth insight of the key challenges of international public law. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Loss of independence of Latvia in 1939/1940: assessment from the point of view of international law. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Sources and Subjects of international law | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | International humanitarian law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | International responsibility. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Ensuring Peace in the world and the main international organizations. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Application of the international law and case studies | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Loss of independence of Latvia in 1939/1940: assessment from the point of view of international law. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Sources and Subjects of international law | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | International humanitarian law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | International responsibility. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Ensuring Peace in the world and the main international organizations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Application of the international law and case studies | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Participation in lectures and seminars, individual case study. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Attendance of lectures and seminars (5%), individual work (50%) and a case study (45%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Capability of demonstrating in-depth knowledge and understanding of international law, using the latest findings of international law which provide the basis for creative thinking and research. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 1. Able to independently use theory, doctrines, methods and problem-solving skills in international law for the purpose of conducting research activities. 2. Able to explain and discuss complex issues of international law in a reasoned way, both with professionals and non-professionals. 3. Able to independently define their specialisation in international law, take responsibility for the legal analysis carried out, conduct research in complex legal cases. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 1. Able to define and critically analyse complex problems of international law, as well as to justify own opinion. 2. Able to integrate the knowledge of various fields of law, contribute to the creation of new knowledge in international law, demonstrate understanding of and ethical responsibility for the potential impact of international law on the environment and society. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | PUBLISKĀS TIESĪBAS. IEVADS. Inetas Ziemeles un Sanitas Osipovas zinātniskā redakcijā. Tiesu nama aģentūra, 2024 | ||||||||
| 2 | J.Bojārs. Starptautiskās publiskās tiesības I – IV sējums. Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC. | ||||||||
| 3 | I.Bērziņa- Andersone, A.Repšs, M.Paparisnkis, ZAB „Sorainen”. Analītisks darbs par starptautiskajām līgumtiesībām un šo tiesību mijiedarbību ar Eiropas Savienības un tās dalībvalstu tiesībām. (Pēc Tieslietu ministrijas pasūtījuma). Rīga, 2009 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law (9th Edition). Oxford University Press, 2019 | ||||||||
| 2 | J.Grasis. Diplomātiskās un konsulārās tiesības. Liepa, 2022. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | J.Grasis. Old Wine in New Bottles: Latvia 1940 compared with Crimea 2014/In: Baltic Yearbook of International law, volume 21 (2022) | ||||||||
| 2 | J.Grasis Miera un drošības starptautiski tiesiskie aspekti pēc Krievijas iebrukuma Ukrainā. Jurista vārds, 2022.gada 19.jūlijā | ||||||||
| 3 | U.Ķinis. Neakadēmiski par starptautiskajiem kara noziegumiem. Jurista vārds, 2022.gada 19.jūlijā | ||||||||
