Criminal Process. Special Part

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:9.00

Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:37

Study Course Information
Course Code:		JF_075		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Law; Theory of Forensic Science and Investigation Field Work		Target Audience:		Juridical Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Larisa Saukāne
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)		10	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		20
Classes (count)		6	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		12
Total Contact Hours								32
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		4	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		8
Classes (count)		1	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		2
Total Contact Hours								10
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Introduction to Civil Law, Legal Theory, History of Latvian Law, Logic, Criminal Process. General Part.
Objective:
Help students to acquire basic knowledge of the legal provision of criminal law relations, knowledge of the practical course of criminal procedure, pre-trial criminal procedure, and general rules of legal proceedings based on the previously acquired knowledge in the general part of criminal proceedings.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Pre-trial criminal procedure. General rules for pre-trial criminal procedure. The content of pre-trial criminal procedure. Types of pre-trial criminal procedure. Territorial and institutional jurisdiction. Deadline for the pre-trial process. Initiation, suspension, resumption and termination of the pre-trial process. Understanding and procedural content of the investigation. Initiation, suspension and completion of the investigation. Prosecution.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
2	Initiation and termination of criminal procedure. Special criminal procedure. Simplified criminal procedure Stages of criminal procedure. Goals and objectives of the stages. Parties pursuing the stages of the criminal procedure. Understanding and nature of the initiation of the criminal procedure. Refusing to initiate the criminal procedure. Materials of the criminal procedure and their availability.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	Circumstances precluding the criminal procedure. Suspension and resumption of the process			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	General rules of pre-trial criminal proceedings. Content of pre-trial criminal proceedings. Types of pre-trial criminal proceedings. Stages of the pre-trial process. Investigation. Understanding and procedural content of investigation. Eligible subjects of the investigation. Initiation, suspension, completion of investigation.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
7	Openness of proceedings and the possibility to access a case file. Participants of the proceedings and their rights and obligations.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
8	Hearing at the court of first instance. Preparation of a criminal case for adjudication. Action by the court following receipt of the case by the court. The time period set for adjudication. Issues to be decided when preparing a case for adjudication.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
9	Trial. Stages of the trial. Opening and the course of the trial. Judicial investigation. Hearing without direct and oral examination of the evidence. Completion of judicial investigation. Judicial debate. Final word of the accused. Judgment.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
10	Simplified forms of the criminal procedure. Understanding, types and classification of simplified forms of the criminal procedure. Conditional termination of criminal proceedings. Consequences of the conditional termination of criminal proceedings. Renewal of a conditionally terminated criminal case. Final termination of the criminal case which has been conditionally terminated.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
11	Prosecutor's order on punishment. Legal consequences of the prosecutor's sentence order. Plea and sentence agreement. A legal prerequisite for plea bargaining and sentencing. The procedure and deadlines for the application of the accelerated process. Transfer of the case to court and adjudication in an accelerated process.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
12	Special criminal proceedings. Understanding of special criminal proceedings, characteristics and types. Criminal procedure involving coercive measures of medical nature. Completion of pre-trial investigation in these cases and the procedure for sending the cases to the court for the application of coercive measures of medical treatment. Procedure for adjudication in cases regarding offences committed by mentally deficient persons and persons suffering from a mental illness after committing crime			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Pre-trial criminal procedure. General rules for pre-trial criminal procedure. The content of pre-trial criminal procedure. Types of pre-trial criminal procedure. Territorial and institutional jurisdiction. Deadline for the pre-trial process. Initiation, suspension, resumption and termination of the pre-trial process. Understanding and procedural content of the investigation. Initiation, suspension and completion of the investigation. Prosecution.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Initiation and termination of criminal procedure. Special criminal procedure. Simplified criminal procedure Stages of criminal procedure. Goals and objectives of the stages. Parties pursuing the stages of the criminal procedure. Understanding and nature of the initiation of the criminal procedure. Refusing to initiate the criminal procedure. Materials of the criminal procedure and their availability.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	General rules of pre-trial criminal proceedings. Content of pre-trial criminal proceedings. Types of pre-trial criminal proceedings. Stages of the pre-trial process. Investigation. Understanding and procedural content of investigation. Eligible subjects of the investigation. Initiation, suspension, completion of investigation.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
8	Hearing at the court of first instance. Preparation of a criminal case for adjudication. Action by the court following receipt of the case by the court. The time period set for adjudication. Issues to be decided when preparing a case for adjudication.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
10	Simplified forms of the criminal procedure. Understanding, types and classification of simplified forms of the criminal procedure. Conditional termination of criminal proceedings. Consequences of the conditional termination of criminal proceedings. Renewal of a conditionally terminated criminal case. Final termination of the criminal case which has been conditionally terminated.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Preparing individual written assignments according to the topics given and requirements set for during classes; independent study of the specified legal literature and practice materials; preparing an individual presentation on the public discussion. 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:
Examination: 25%; independent work: 25%; activity during classes: 25%; two independent written assignments: 25%.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Upon completion of the study course students become familiar with the practical course of the criminal procedure, know the investigative activities, the procedure for drawing up thereof, know the general rules of legal proceedings.
Skills:		On completion of the course, students are familiar with the criminal procedure, are able to perform procedural activities, to apply the knowledge of the criminal procedure, to carry out analysis of the criminal procedure, to draw up criminal procedural documents.
Competencies:		On completion of the study course students are able to select and process legal information necessary for the completion of assignments independently or within working groups in order to draw up draft procedural documents.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Meikališa Ā. Kriminālprocesa tiesības. Vispārīgā daļa 1.grāmata. R.: Raka, 2000.
2	Meikališa. Ā., Strada- Rozenberga K. Kriminālprocess shēmās. A. daļa. LV 2007.
3	Meikališa. Ā., Strada- Rozenberga K. Kriminālprocess shēmās. B. daļa. LV 2008.
4	Ā. Meikališa, Strada- Rozenberga K. Pārmaiņu laiks Kriminālprocesā. LV.JV. 2006.
5	Ā. Meikališa, Strada- Rozenberga K. Pārmaiņu laiks Kriminālprocesā turpinās. LV.JV. 2009.
6	Ā. Meikališa, Cilvēktiesību ievērošana veicot izmeklēšanas darbības. LV.JV. 13.02.2007.
7	Strada- Rozenberga K. Privātās apsūdzības process: likums un prakse Latvijā. LV.JV.16.12.2008.
8	Strada- Rozenberga K. Cietušais un tā tiesības kriminālprocesā. LV.JV. 04.11.2008.
9	Liede A. Kriminālprocess un tiesu pierādījumi. Rīga, 1980.
10	Meikališa Ā., Strada-Rozenberga K. Kriminālprocess. Raksti 2005-2010. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2010.
Additional Reading
1	Meikališa Ā. Kriminālprocesuālo terminu skaidrojošā vārdnīca. Rīga: RAKA, 1998.
2	Meikališa Ā. Apcietinājums. Rīga: LPA, 1995.
3	Meikališa Ā. Drošības līdzekļu kriminālprocesuālā reglamentācija Latvijas likumdošanā. LPA, 1995.
Other Information Sources
1	Žurnāls Jurista Vārds
2	Normatīvie akti
3	Tiesu prakse