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Conflicts of Interest of Public Officials
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:59
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_493 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law | Target Audience: | Civil and Military Defense; Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jānis Baumanis | ||||||||
| 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) | 12 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 24 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| 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) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Learning the basic course of legal theory. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide an opportunity to acquire knowledge about the prevention and combating of conflict of interest in the activities of public officials, as well as to create an opportunity to develop and improve skills and abilities, to practically use the acquired knowledge and the legal norms governing the prevention and combating of conflict of interest in the activities of public officials. Tasks: Provide an opportunity to: 1) reveal the nature and place of the study course "Conflicts of Interest of State Officials" in the system of other public study courses; 2) to understand the place and role of institutions implementing the prevention and combating of conflicts of interest of state officials in the entire system of law enforcement institutions; 3) learn the terminological aspects of the conflict of interests of public officials; 4) to acquire knowledge about the practical and theoretical aspects of preventing the conflict of interests of public officials; 5) to acquire knowledge about the practical and theoretical aspects of combating the conflict of interest of public officials. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | General characteristics and place of the study course "Conflicts of interest of state officials" in the system of other public study courses. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | The place and role of institutions implementing the prevention and combating of conflicts of interest of state officials in the entire system of legal protection institutions. | Lectures | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Terminological aspects of the conflict of interest of public officials. | Lectures | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Prevention of conflicts of interest of public officials. | Lectures | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Combating conflicts of interest of public officials. | Lectures | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | General characteristics and place of the study course "Conflicts of interest of state officials" in the system of other public study courses. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | The place and role of institutions implementing the prevention and combating of conflicts of interest of state officials in the entire system of legal protection institutions. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Terminological aspects of the conflict of interest of public officials. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Prevention of conflicts of interest of public officials. | Lectures | 1.30 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Combating conflicts of interest of public officials. | Lectures | 1.20 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Working with regulatory enactments and learning sources, solving legal disputes (including searching for regulatory sources and other literature). | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Successfully completed tests, practical work, participation in seminars, discussions. Assessment of independent work 50% of the final assessment; exam 50% of the final grade. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | The study course will allow you to gain knowledge about the prevention and combating of conflict of interest in the activities of public officials, as well as about criminal law and partly also the doctrine of criminal procedure law, legal regulation and jurisprudence in connection with a criminal offense in the service of state institutions. Students will gain knowledge about their responsibilities to prevent themselves from being in a conflict of interest situation, as well as information channels and procedures related to conflicts of interest of other officials. | ||||||||
| Skills: | By studying the study course, students will acquire general skills and skills to qualify violations of law in the service of state institutions, in connection with the conflict of interest situation. Also, general skills and abilities related to the investigation of the mentioned categories of offenses will be acquired. Knowledge about the actions of public officials will be gained by identifying the conflict of interests of public officials. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Completion of the study course will allow the student to acquire knowledge, skills and abilities to navigate in the service of the state institutions of criminal offenses, in relation to the conflict of interest situation, in the specifics of prevention and combating. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | 15.02.1922. likums "Latvijas Republikas Satversme" ("LV", 43, 01.07.1993.) [stājas spēkā 07.11.1922.] | ||||||||
| 2 | 25.04.2002. likums: “Par interešu konflikta novēršanu valsts amatpersonu darbībā” ("LV", 69 (2644), 09.05.2002., "Ziņotājs", 11, 13.06.2002.) [Stājas spēkā: 10.05.2002.] | ||||||||
| 3 | 25.10.2018. likums “Administratīvās atbildības likums”. (“LV” 225, 14.11.2018.) [Stājas spēkā: 01.07.2020.] | ||||||||
| 4 | 17.06.1998. likums: “Krimināllikums”. (“LV” 199/200, 08.07.1998.) [Stājas spēkā: 01.04.1999.] | ||||||||
| 5 | 21.04.2005. likums "Kriminālprocesa likums" ("LV", 74 (3232), 11.05.2005.) [stājas spēkā 01.10.2005.] | ||||||||
| 6 | 19.05.1994. likums "Prokuratūras likums" ("LV", 65 (196), 02.06.1994.) [stājas spēkā 01.07.1994.] | ||||||||
| 7 | 17.12.2014. likums “Iekšējās drošības biroja likums” (LV 257, 30.12.2014.) [Stājas spēkā: 01.11.2015.] | ||||||||
| 8 | 18.04.2002. likums "Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas biroja likums" ("LV", 65 (2640), 30.04.2002.) [stājas spēkā 01.05.2002.] | ||||||||
| 9 | 22.03.2005. MK noteikumi Nr.201 "Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas biroja nolikums" ("LV", 50 (3208), 30.03.2005.) [stājas spēkā 31.03.2005.] | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Streļčenoks, J. Valsts amatpersonām noteiktie ierobežojumi un aizliegumi shēmās. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2011. 208 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | KNAB tests | ||||||||
| 3 | Zarāne I. Likuma "Par interešu konflikta novēršanu valsts amatpersonu darbībā" piemērošana. Jurista Vārds, 20.09.2022., Nr. 38 (1252), 18.-22.lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | Amatpersonu interešu konflikta novēršanas un apkarošanas aktualitāte. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Augstākās tiesas judikatūra. | ||||||||
| 2 | GRECO. Valstu grupa pret korupciju. Publisks: Greco RC-III (2010) 6E. Atbilstības ziņojums par Latviju. Pieņēmusi GRECO savā 48. Plenārsēdē (Strasbūra, 2010.gada 27.septembris – 1.oktobris) | ||||||||
| 3 | Likumprojektu pamatojums. | ||||||||
| 4 | KNAB ziņas | ||||||||
| 5 | KNAB 10 gadi | ||||||||
| 6 | Prokuratūras prakse. | ||||||||
| 7 | LR prokuratūra | ||||||||
| 8 | Surmounting State Capture: Latvia's Anti-Corruption Agency Spurs Reforms, 2002 - 2011 | ||||||||
