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Family and Children's Rights Protection
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:31:06
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_408 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| 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, 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: | Family Law, Civil Procedural Law, Human Rights, Criminal Law. General Part, Criminal Law. Special Part, Criminal Process. General Part, Criminal Process. Special Part, Administrative Law. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Raise awareness and promote knowledge acquisitions of current issues regarding the protection of children and family rights. The objectives of the course are to develop the skills to identify issues of family and children’s rights. Apply the knowledge acquired in the study process to the protection of family and children’s rights at international and national level. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to the protection of the rights of the family and children – basic concepts and historical aspects. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Legal basis for the protection of children’s rights. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Interpretation and content of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in judicial practice. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | The system of protection of children’s rights in Latvia. Rights and duties of children and subjects of protection of children’s rights. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Interpretation of the principles and the content of the Law on Protection of the Rights of the Child in judicial practice. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Child abuse and domestic violence: types of abuse, characteristics, causes, consequences and risk factors of abuse. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Institutional competence and inter-institutional cooperation in cases of child abuse. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Inter-institutional cooperation in the enforcement of children’s rights in cases of child abuse. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Minimising the consequences of violence. Services to children and family members affected by unlawful activities. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Separation of the child from the family and out-of-family care. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Solving problem situations in cases of separation of the child from the family. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Ensuring the rights of the child in an educational institution, out-of-family institution; integration of children with disabilities into society. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Violation of law committed by children and their prevention. The legal status of the minor and the specific nature of legal liability in criminal, administrative and civil proceedings. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Ensuring the rights of the child in an educational institution and out-of-family institution; solving problem situations. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Principles of cooperation in dealing with juvenile offenders and children with deviant behaviour. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Interinstitutional cooperation in dealing with juvenile offenders. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 17 | Application of international law to the protection of children’s rights. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 18 | Wrongful removal / retention of children. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to the protection of the rights of the family and children – basic concepts and historical aspects. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Interpretation and content of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in judicial practice. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | The system of protection of children’s rights in Latvia. Rights and duties of children and subjects of protection of children’s rights. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Child abuse and domestic violence: types of abuse, characteristics, causes, consequences and risk factors of abuse. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Institutional competence and inter-institutional cooperation in cases of child abuse. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Minimising the consequences of violence. Services to children and family members affected by unlawful activities. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Violation of law committed by children and their prevention. The legal status of the minor and the specific nature of legal liability in criminal, administrative and civil proceedings. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent study of the legal literature and practice materials specified; timely submission of the independent written assignment, an essay on the chosen topic related to the protection of family and children’s rights. 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: 50%; participation in the seminar: 20%; essey: 30%. Prerequisites for successful completion of the course are: regular attendance of lectures (at least 90%), participation in the seminar and a passed examination. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will be able to define the concept of the rights of the child and to describe the system for protection of children’s rights in Latvia. Students will be able to describe and analyse the key principles of protecting children’s rights in Latvia and in the world. Students will have knowledge of how to recognise child abuse and will be aware of the inter-institutional cooperation in cases of violation of children’s rights. Students will be able to find and properly apply laws for the protection of family and children’s rights in compliance with national laws and regulations and international law binding on Latvia. Students will be prepared to work independently and apply mechanisms for protecting the family and children’s rights, and they will be able to defend and promote the compliance with these legal provisions in Latvia and in the world. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On completion of the study course, students will be able to identify and analyse potential problems related to the family and children’s rights, their causes and solutions to prevent them; they will be prepared to take the necessary remedial action in the event of a possible violation of the rights of the family and the child, by applying the relevant international and national laws and regulations with due regard. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The acquired knowledge will enable students to work in institutions related to the protection of the family and children’s rights; they will be able to understand the protection of the family and children’s rights on a cross-disciplinary basis, to identify problems and to offer solutions. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Hodgina R., Ņūvels P., „Konvencijas par bērna tiesībām ieviešanas praksē rokasgrāmata”, UNICEF, Bērnu un ģimenes lietu ministrijas oficiālais tulkojums, 2002. | ||||||||
| 2 | UNICEF, Implementation Handbook for the Convention of the Rights of the Child, third edition, 2007. | ||||||||
| 3 | Ģimenes valsts politikas pamatnostādnes 2011.- 2017.gadam. Ministru kabineta 2011.gada 18. Februāra rīkojums Nr. 65. | ||||||||
| 4 | Labklājības ministra 2016.gada 14.janvāra rīkojums Nr.5 - Valsts programma bērna un ģimenes stāvokļa uzlabošanai 2016.gadā. | ||||||||
| 5 | Latvijas Republikas konsolidētais (trešais, ceturtais un piektais) kārtējais ziņojums par Apvienoto Nāciju Organizācijas 1989.gada 20.novembra Konvencijas par bērna tiesībām izpildi Latvijas Republikā laika posmā no 2004.gada 1.janvāra līdz 2012.gada | ||||||||
| 6 | Alternatīvais ziņojums ANO par bērnu tiesību aizsardzības situāciju Latvijā un ANO Rekomendāciju izpildes gaitu valstī laikā no 2003. līdz 2014. Gadam, Latvijas biedrība “Glābiet bērnus”, 2015. | ||||||||
| 7 | ANO Bērnu tiesību komiteja. Noslēguma apsvērumi par Latvijas trešo līdz piekto periodisko ziņojumu, 2016. | ||||||||
| 8 | LR Tiesībsarga birojs. Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas spriedumu bērnu tiesību jomā analīze. | ||||||||
| 9 | LR Tiesībsarga birojs. Pētījums: Vardarbība jeb mobings Latvijas skolās, 2009. | ||||||||
| 10 | Praktiskā rokasgrāmata Padomes Regulas (EK) Nr.2201/2003 piemērošanai. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | 1924.gada Ženēvas Bērna tiesību deklarācija | ||||||||
| 2 | 1959.gada ANO Bērna tiesību deklarācija | ||||||||
| 3 | 1966.gada ANO Starptautiskais pakts par pilsoniskajām un politiskajām tiesībām | ||||||||
| 4 | 1966.gada ANO Starptautiskais pakts par ekonomiskajām, sociālajām un kultūras tiesībām | ||||||||
| 5 | 1989.gada ANO Konvencija par bērna tiesībām | ||||||||
| 6 | Eiropas Savienības pamattiesību harta | ||||||||
| 7 | 1950.gada Eiropas Cilvēktiesību un pamatbrīvību aizsardzības konvencija | ||||||||
| 8 | 1996.gada Eiropas Padomes Konvencija par bērnu tiesību piemērošanu | ||||||||
| 9 | 2007.gada Eiropas Padomes Konvencija par bērnu aizsardzību pret seksuālu izmantošanu un seksuālu vardarbību (Lansarotes konvencija) | ||||||||
| 10 | Padomes Regula (EK) Nr. 2201/2003 (2003. gada 27. novembris) par jurisdikciju un spriedumu atzīšanu un izpildi laulības lietās un lietās par vecāku atbildību un par Regulas (EK) Nr. 1347/2000 atcelšanu. | ||||||||
| 11 | Latvijai saistošie divpusējie (trīspusējie) līgumi tiesiskās sadarbības jomā. | ||||||||
| 12 | LR likumi | ||||||||
| 13 | MK Noteikumi | ||||||||
| 14 | Kudeikina, I. Institucionālā problemātika bērnu tiesību aizsardzībā. 2017.gada RSU Zinātniskā konference | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | ANO Bērnu tiesību komiteja | ||||||||
| 2 | Labklājības ministrija | ||||||||
| 3 | Valsts Bērnu tiesību aizsardzības inspekcija | ||||||||
| 4 | Tiesībsargs | ||||||||
| 5 | Latvijas Bāriņtiesu darbinieku asociācija | ||||||||
| 6 | Bērns kā cietušais | ||||||||
| 7 | Centrs Dardedze | ||||||||
