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Municipal Law
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:11.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:49
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_108 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Juris Radzevičs | ||||||||
| 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) | 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, Logic, Administrative Law, Administrative Process, Practical Communication. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The learning of the study course "Municipal Law" will allow students to study the most significant elements of the local government system and the legal framework for their activities, as well as to find out the current trends of local government genesis and their democratisation, as well as case-law on issues related to local governments. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Concept of local government. Concept and framework of municipal law. 1. Introduction to the study course. 2. Conceptual framework: local (territorial) community; local state administration; territorial government; basic local government unit; regional government; administrative territorial division; republic city; derived public person. 3. Concept of municipal law and the subject matter of regulation. 4. Municipal legal system. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Competence of local government. 1. Justification of the competence of local government. Principles for developing municipal competence: centralisation, decentralisation, subsidiarity. 2. Division of the municipal competence: autonomous competence and assigned competence. Securing of municipal competence in regulatory legislation. 3. Voluntary initiatives of local governments. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Genesis of local governments. Establishment of local government system in Latvia. Local government as a form of society organisation. City-states in Ancient Greece. City administration in the period of the Republic in Ancient Rome. Self-government formations in the territory of Europe following the collapse of the Ancient Roman state. The origins of the modern idea of local government in city administration of Medieval England (14th century) City administration in Medieval Europe. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Division of municipal institutions. Status of a Member of the Local Government. Local Government Council. Competence of the Local Government Council. Chairperson of the Local Government Council. Local Government Administration. Executive Director of the Local Government. Audit Panel. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Decision system of the local government. Binding regulations on the local government as an external regulatory act. Types of rules binding on the local government. Bylaw of the local government. Budget of the local government. Binding rules on local government fees. Public policy rules of the local government. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Decision-making procedure at the local government. Stages of decision-making at the local government. Procedure for coming into effect of local government decisions. Administrative procedure in local governments. Forms of population participation in decision-making at the local government (local government committees, boards, working groups, population surveys, public consultations, etc.) and their legal framework. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Monitoring of the activities of the local government. Forms of control of local government activities. Institutional monitoring of local government activities. Control of the legality of local government decisions. Functional monitoring of the local government activities. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Financial rights of local governments. Description of the tax and duty system of the local government. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Concept of local government. Concept and framework of municipal law. 1. Introduction to the study course. 2. Conceptual framework: local (territorial) community; local state administration; territorial government; basic local government unit; regional government; administrative territorial division; republic city; derived public person. 3. Concept of municipal law and the subject matter of regulation. 4. Municipal legal system. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Competence of local government. 1. Justification of the competence of local government. Principles for developing municipal competence: centralisation, decentralisation, subsidiarity. 2. Division of the municipal competence: autonomous competence and assigned competence. Securing of municipal competence in regulatory legislation. 3. Voluntary initiatives of local governments. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Decision-making procedure at the local government. Stages of decision-making at the local government. Procedure for coming into effect of local government decisions. Administrative procedure in local governments. Forms of population participation in decision-making at the local government (local government committees, boards, working groups, population surveys, public consultations, etc.) and their legal framework. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Monitoring of the activities of the local government. Forms of control of local government activities. Institutional monitoring of local government activities. Control of the legality of local government decisions. Functional monitoring of the local government activities. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Financial rights of local governments. Description of the tax and duty system of the local government. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent preparation of written assignments according to the topics and requirements of the classes, independent study of the specified legal literature and practice materials, preparation of an independent presentation on the legal aspects of the issue within the competence of the local government. 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: | Admission of students to the examination – mandatory participation in practical classes (at least 2). The topics of independent work correspond to the topics covered in the thematic plans. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On completion of the study course, students will have acquired and will use their knowledge of the concept and system of local government rights, the origin and development of local governments, the competence of local governments, the structure and functions of institutions, decision-making procedures, monitoring of activities, interaction between the society and local government. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will study not only theoretical knowledge of the most important issues of the municipal law, but also will apply their acquired knowledge of solving practical cases, which are related both to the development of a local government decision and its legal analysis, and of analysing the court practice. Students will be able to use the theoretical knowledge successfully acquired in the study course in practice, for example, when starting the work of a lawyer in municipalities. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On completion of the study course, students are able to organise the resolution of legal issues within the competence of the municipality, to prepare draft decisions and other documents, to evaluate the legality of the legal documents in circulation in the municipality. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Briede, J., Danovskis, E., Kovaļevska, A. Administratīvās tiesības. Mācību grāmata. Otrais izdevums. Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2 | Levits, E. Pašvaldību likuma koncepcija. 2003. | ||||||||
| 3 | Pūķis, M. Pašu valdība. Latvijas pašvaldību pieredze, idejas un nākotnes redzējums. Jelgava: SIA „Jelgavas tipogrāfija”, 2010. | ||||||||
| 4 | Rags, Z. Vietējās pārvaldes organizācijas un darbības tiesiskais nodrošinājums ārvalstīs (Ārvalstu pašvaldību tiesības). 1. daļa. Rīga: P&K, 2004. | ||||||||
| 5 | Stucka, A. Latvijas pašvaldību sistēmas juridiskais raksturojums un pašvaldību reformas. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2019. | ||||||||
| 6 | Vanags, E., Vilka, I. Pašvaldību darbība un attīstība. Rīga: Latvijas Universitātes Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2005. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Balodis, R. Latvijas Republikas Satversmes komentāri. VIII nodaļa. Cilvēka pamattiesības. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2011. | ||||||||
| 2 | Bāra, D., Kalniņš, V., Pleps, J. Vilka, I. Ekspertu grupas parvaldibas pilnveidei priekšlikumi. 2013. | ||||||||
| 3 | Brezovnik, B., Hoffman, I., Kostrubiec, J. Local Self-Government in Europe. Lex-Localis, 2021. | ||||||||
| 4 | Geis, M. E. Kommunalrecht. 4.Auflage. C. H. Beck 2016. | ||||||||
| 5 | Jansone, D., Reinholde, I., Ulnicāne, I. Latvijas publiskā pārvalde. Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte, 2002. | ||||||||
| 6 | Latvijas Republikas Augstākās tiesas Administratīvo lietu departamenta 2018.gada 27.11.2018. lēmums SKA-888/2018 | ||||||||
| 7 | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa. Spriedums "Par vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministra 2017. gada 1. augusta rīkojuma Nr. 1-13/6038 "Par Salaspils novada domes 2017. gada 16. jūnija lēmuma "Par novada pastāvīgo komiteju izveidošanu un locekļu ievēlēšanu" (protokols Nr. 12, 4. §) 1., 3., 4. un 5. punkta darbības apturēšanu" atbilstību Latvijas Republikas Satversmes 1. pantam un likuma "Par pašvaldībām" 49. pantam". Latvijas Vēstnesis, 130, 02.07.2018 | ||||||||
| 8 | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa. Spriedums "Par vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministra 2019. gada 25. aprīļa rīkojuma Nr. 1-2/59 "Par Ikšķiles novada iedzīvotāju aptaujas "Ikšķiles novada balsojums" nolikuma darbības apturēšanu" atbilstību Latvijas Republikas Satversmes 1. un 101. pantam un Eiropas vietējo pašvaldību hartas 5. pantam". Latvijas Vēstnesis, 95, 19.05.2020. | ||||||||
| 9 | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa. Lēmums Par tiesvedības izbeigšanu lietā Nr.2007-21-01". Latvijas Vēstnesis, 62, 22.04.2008. | ||||||||
| 10 | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa. Spriedums lietā Nr. 2020-16-01. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 236, 07.12.2020. | ||||||||
| 11 | Latvijas Republikas Senāts. Spriedums lietā SKA-523/2020. | ||||||||
| 12 | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa. Spriedums lietā Nr. 2018-07-05. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 227, 16.11.2018. | ||||||||
| 13 | Levits, E. Normatīvo tiesību aktu demokrātiskā leģitimācija un deleģētā likumdošana: teorētiskie pamati. Likums un Tiesības, 4.sējums, Nr.9 (37) 2002, 261.- 268.lpp | ||||||||
| 14 | Mucinieks, P. Latvijas pašvaldību iekārta. LU studentu padomes grāmatnīca. Rīga, 1938. | ||||||||
| 15 | Načisčionis, J. Administratīvās tiesības. Rīga: Turība, 2010. | ||||||||
| 16 | Neimanis, J. Pašvaldības domes atlaišana. Jurista Vārds, 15.01.2019., Nr. 2 (1060), 14.-16.lpp. | ||||||||
| 17 | Skrastiņa, U., Radzevičs, J. Atvērtās pārvaldības tiesiskie aspekti pašvaldībā Latvijā. International Scientific Conference "SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION". Volume IV, 2017. 363-376 | ||||||||
| 18 | Skrastiņa, U., Radzevičs, J. Pašvaldību izpildvaras attīstības tiesiskie aspekti Latvijā. Turiba University. International Scientific Conference; Riga: 244-253. Riga | ||||||||
| 19 | Харлоф, Э. Местные органы власти в Европе / Пер. с англ. и предисловие В. И. Карамышева. – М.: ФиС, 1992. | ||||||||
| 20 | Satversmes Sapulce. Latvijas Republikas Satversme. Pieņemta 15.02.1922. | ||||||||
| 21 | Latvijas Republikas Saeima. Likums "Par 1985.gada 15.oktobra Eiropas vietējo pašvaldību hartu". Latvijas Vēstnesis, 37, 28.02.1996. | ||||||||
| 22 | Dišlers, K. Ievads administratīvo tiesību zinātnē. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2002. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Jurista Vārds. | ||||||||
| 2 | Latvijas Republikas Senāts. Spriedums lietā SKA-455/2021 | ||||||||
| 3 | Levits, E. Valsts pārvaldes iekārtas likuma koncepcija. 2002. "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 26.06.2002., Nr. 95 | ||||||||
| 4 | Moreno, A. M. Local government in the Member States of the European Union: a comparative legal perspective. Madrid, 2012 | ||||||||
| 5 | Neimanis, J. Pašvaldības deputāta tiesību efektīvas aizsardzības prasība un tās īstenošana pēc Satversmes tiesas 2018. gada 29. jūnija sprieduma lietā Nr. 2017-32-05. 2019. | ||||||||
| 6 | Neimanis, J. Deputāta tiesību aizsardzība. 2018 | ||||||||
| 7 | Radzevičs, J. Rīga Latvijas Pašvaldību sistēmā. Daugavpils Universitātes Starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences rakstu krājums 2.daļa, 170-176.lpp. 2016. | ||||||||
| 8 | Skrastiņa, U., Radzevičs, J. Pašvaldības domes priekšsēdētāja atbrīvošanas tiesiskie aspekti. Turiba University. International Scientific Conference, 170-180, 2019 | ||||||||
| 9 | Latvijas Republikas Ministru kabinets. Likumprojekts "Pašvaldību likums". 2021. | ||||||||
| 10 | Latvijas Republikas Saeima. Pašvaldības domes vēlēšanu likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 10, 25.01.1994. | ||||||||
