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Civil Procedure
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:11.00
Study Course Accepted:10.04.2024 14:27:28
Study Course Information | |||||||||
Course Code: | JF_258 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
Branch of Science: | Law; Civil Rights | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
Course Supervisor: | Inga Kudeikina | ||||||||
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) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
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) | 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. | ||||||||
Objective: | To provide knowledge of civil procedure law, institutions and sources thereof, to develop understanding of the procedural basis and procedure of dispute resolution, to acquaint students with the course of litigation, to give theoretical understanding of civil procedure law and skills of practical application of legal norms. | ||||||||
Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | General provisions. Principles of civil procedure. Civil procedure as the procedural basis for the protection of subjective civil rights. Subordination of civil cases. | Lectures | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||
2 | Civil procedural legal relations. Jurisdiction of civil matters. Adversary justice. Evidence and proof. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
3 | Special forms of procedure. Uncontested proceedings. | Lectures | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||
4 | Appeal proceedings. Cassation proceedings. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
5 | Appeal and protest against court decisions. Enforcement proceedings. Courts of arbitration. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
6 | Adversary justice. Principles thereof. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | General provisions. Principles of civil procedure. Civil procedure as the procedural basis for the protection of subjective civil rights. Subordination of civil cases. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
2 | Civil procedural legal relations. Jurisdiction of civil matters. Adversary justice. Evidence and proof. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 0.25 | ||||||||
3 | Special forms of procedure. Uncontested proceedings. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
4 | Appeal proceedings. Cassation proceedings. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 0.25 | ||||||||
5 | Appeal and protest against court decisions. Enforcement proceedings. Courts of arbitration. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 0.25 | ||||||||
6 | Adversary justice. Principles thereof. | Classes | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||
Assessment | |||||||||
Unaided Work: | Independent study of legislation and literature, preparation of draft documents. 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 consists of – 50% exam grade, 25% essay grade and 25% practical work grade (preparation of procedural documents). | ||||||||
Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
Knowledge: | About civil procedure as the basis of protection of subjective civil rights, on the principles of civil procedure and proceedings, procedural documents, knowing the names of institutions of civil procedure, their place in the protection of the interests of individuals. | ||||||||
Skills: | To select the necessary procedural solution according to the actual circumstances, to apply the relevant norms of civil procedure law, to prepare draft documents, to analyse problematic issues and to provide an independent, motivated assessment, to offer a solution of the situation. | ||||||||
Competencies: | To apply knowledge and skills in professional practice, to collaborate, to develop one’s knowledge and skills, working with legislation and case law. | ||||||||
Bibliography | |||||||||
No. | Reference | ||||||||
Required Reading | |||||||||
1 | Civilprocesa likums. Publicēts: Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr.326/330, 03.11.1998. | ||||||||
2 | Bukovskis, V. Civilprocesa mācības grāmata. Rīga: Autora izdevums, 1933. 792 lpp. | ||||||||
3 | Civilprocesa likuma komentāri. Autoru kolektīvs. I, II, III daļas, Rīga: TNA. | ||||||||
Additional Reading | |||||||||
1 | Kronis, I. Civiltiesisko strīdu alternatīvs risinājums, Rīga: Latvijas vēstnesis, 2007. 43.lpp. | ||||||||
2 | Rasnačs, L. Mediācijas jurisdikcija. Likums un Tiesības, 2009, 11.sēj., Nr.3. 82.-89.lpp. | ||||||||
3 | 1954.gada Hāgas konvencija par civilprocesa jautājumiem. Publicēta: Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr.27, 19.02.2008. | ||||||||
4 | Līcis A. Prasības tiesvedība un pierādījumi. Rīga: TNA, 2003. | ||||||||
5 | A.Keane The Modern Law of Evidence. Oxford, 2006. | ||||||||
6 | N.Andrews. Principles of Civil Procedure. London, 1994. | ||||||||
7 | F.Baur, W.Gruncky. Zivilprozessrecht. Neuwied, Kriftel, Berlin, 1994. | ||||||||
8 | Гражданский процесс. Под ред. Треушникова М.К. Москва: “Городец”, 2003. | ||||||||
9 | Kronis I. Civilprocesuālo tiesību principa izpratne: teorētiski filozofiskas problēmas aspekts. RSU Zinātniskā konference, 2016. | ||||||||
Other Information Sources | |||||||||
1 | www.saeima.lv | ||||||||
2 | www.mk.gov.lv | ||||||||
3 | www.at.gov.lv |