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Social Rights

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:09.05.2024 14:35:37
Study Course Information
Course Code:JF_527LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:LawTarget Audience:Juridical Science; Civil and Military Defense
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Zane Vorslava
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)12Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures24
Classes (count)4Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes8
Total Contact Hours32
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)4Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures8
Classes (count)2Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes4
Total Contact Hours12
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Prerequisites: Introduction to civil law, Human rights.
Objective:
To provide students with knowledge about the role, importance and practical application of social rights in the legal system of the Republic of Latvia.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
11. Social insurance as a component of social rights: • Concept, basic principles, purpose and tasks of social insurance; • Types of social insurance and social protection provided by the state in each of them; • Mechanism of operation of the social insurance system; • Insurance funds, their formation; • Mandatory insurance contribution, its rates; • Special social insurance budgets.Lectures4.00auditorium
22. Social assistance and services as part of social rights: • Personal status in case of social risk; • Social protection provided by local governments; • State social benefits for persons who are at social risk.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes2.00auditorium
33. The place and role of social rights in the legal system: • Concept of social rights; • History of social rights; • Social law as a branch of law; • Specific; • The principle of a socially responsible state.Lectures4.00auditorium
44. Social security system: • Nature, purpose, operating principles, implementation mechanism and institutions of social security; • Institutions; • Basic principles of social security; • Normative regulation; • International agreements in the field of social security.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes2.00auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
11. Social insurance as a component of social rights: • Concept, basic principles, purpose and tasks of social insurance; • Types of social insurance and social protection provided by the state in each of them; • Mechanism of operation of the social insurance system; • Insurance funds, their formation; • Mandatory insurance contribution, its rates; • Special social insurance budgets.Lectures1.00auditorium
22. Social assistance and services as part of social rights: • Personal status in case of social risk; • Social protection provided by local governments; • State social benefits for persons who are at social risk.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
33. The place and role of social rights in the legal system: • Concept of social rights; • History of social rights; • Social law as a branch of law; • Specific; • The principle of a socially responsible state.Lectures1.00auditorium
44. Social security system: • Nature, purpose, operating principles, implementation mechanism and institutions of social security; • Institutions; • Basic principles of social security; • Normative regulation; • International agreements in the field of social security.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
According to the lecturer's instructions in e-studies, the content of the lectures learned: • learned video lectures, • studied presentations prepared by the lecturer, materials posted in e-studies and mandatory literature. Independently: • learned the materials recommended in e-studies, additional literature, etc. sources, • prepared written work (essay) on one of the course topics, • provided two reviews of the work of two other students' prepared articles, • a self-examination test or task completed for each course topic.
Assessment Criteria:
• All independent tasks of the study course submitted on time, qualitatively executed and successfully passed (15% of the total evaluation). • Completed all self-tests (20% of the total). • Successfully assessed the independent work and reviewed the works of two other students (15% of the total assessment). • Written exam (50% of the total score). • Active participation and quality of responses.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:After successfully completing the course, students will gain knowledge about the specifics of social rights and the possibilities of using the guarantees provided by the state. Will be able to demonstrate basic and specialized knowledge specific to the field of legal science, as well as acquire a critical understanding of this knowledge, while the part of the relevant knowledge corresponds to the level of achievements of the study course. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the most important concepts, definitions and regularities in the field of social law.
Skills:Students will be able to use legal acts developed in the social field, perform their qualitative and comparative analysis. Will be able to demonstrate a scientific approach to solving problems in the field of social rights, as well as independently structure their learning, make decisions and find creative solutions in changing or uncertain conditions, studying problematic issues of social rights. Students will not only be able to take responsibility and initiative when doing work individually, but also when working in a team or managing other people's work. In addition, students will be able to direct further learning and professional development for the development of the field of social law and its application in practice. Will be able to analytically describe and formulate information, problems and solutions in the socio-legal field, using the learned theoretical foundations and skills of social law. Students will be able to explain and argue about the specifics of social rights not only with professionals, but also with non-specialists. Students will be able not only to use the acquired theoretical foundations and skills when conducting research work in the field of social rights, but also to carry out the said work innovatively, professionally, with a different modern approach.
Competencies:After completing the course, students will be able to independently solve issues related to the application of social rights.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Apkopota augstākās tiesas prakse sociālo tiesību jautājumos.
2Dobelniece S. Nabadzība Latvijā pārejas periodā. Sabiedrības pārmaiņas Latvijā. Zinātnisko rakstu krājums. Zin. red. A. Tabuns. - Rīga: Jumava, 1998. – 276 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
3Gomien D., Harris D., Zwaak L. Law and practice of the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Social Charter. - Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing, 1996. – p.479 (akceptējams izdevums)
4Ignatāne G. Cilvēktiesības. Globālā dienaskārtība: Zinātniski pētnieciskie raksti. - Rīga: SIA Apgāds „Zinātne”, 2006. – 287 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
5Pillar of Social Rights
6Zvidriņš P. Migrācija. Paaudžu nomaiņa un migrācija Latvijā: Zinātniski pētnieciskie raksti. - Rīga: SIA Apgāds „Zinātne”, 2007. – 213 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
7Jakubaņecs V. Tiesiskā apziņa. - Rīga: P&KO, 2006. – 288 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
8Jayawickrama N. The Judicial Application of Human Rights Law. - Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. p.965. (akceptējams izdevums)
9Levits E. Ģenerālklauzulas un iestādes (tiesas) rīcības brīvība. Likums un Tiesības. 2003. Nr.5. - 163.-164. lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
10Punculs J. Privātie pensiju fondi. – Rīga: Biznesa augstskola „Turība”, 1999. – 157 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
11EU citizenship and social rights : entitlements and impediments to accessing welfare / edited by Frans Pennings, Martin Seeleib-Kaiser. 2018
12Fundamental social rights in Europe : challenges and opportunities / edited by Edoardo Ales ... [u.c.] ; contributors Saskia Klosse ... [u.c.].
13Nosaukums European Pillar of Social Rights and Latvia's Choices : analysis, November 2018 / Elizabete Vizgunova, Sintija Broka, Karlis Bukovskis.
14Pētījums - Dzīves kvalitāte
15Matiass Kēnigs - Cilvēktiesības
Additional Reading
1Latvijas Republikas Satversme: LR likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 01.07.1993., Nr.43;
2Latvijas Republikas un Baltkrievijas Republikas līgums par Sadarbību sociālās drošības jomā
3Par Latvijas Republikas un Krievijas Federācijas līgumu par sadarbību sociālās drošības jomā
4Par valsts pensijām
5Invaliditātes likums. LR likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 09.06.2010.Nr.91(4283)
6Par iedzīvotāju ienākuma nodokli
7Par maternitātes un slimības apdrošināšanu
8Likums „Par obligāto sociālo apdrošināšanu pret nelaimes gadījumiem darbā un arodslimībām”. LR likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 17.11.1995. Nr.179 (462)
9Par sociālo drošību
10Par valsts sociālo apdrošināšanu
11Sociālo pakalpojumu un sociālās palīdzības likums. LR likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 19.11.2002. Nr.168
12Valsts pārvaldes iekārtas likums. LR likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 21.06.2002. Nr.94 (2669)
13Valsts sociālo pabalstu likums
14Par apdrošināšanu bezdarba gadījumam
15Bezdarbnieku un darba meklētāju atbalsta likums
16Vidējās apdrošināšanas iemaksu algas aprēķināšanas kārtība un valsts sociālās apdrošināšanas pabalstu piešķiršanas, aprēķināšanas un izmaksas kārtība
17Cilvēktiesību un pamatbrīvību aizsardzības konvencija
18Cilvēktiesību un pamatbrīvību aizsardzības konvencijas pirmais protokols
19Eiropas Sociālā harta
20ES noteikumi par sociālo nodrošinājumu, ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId =4783&langId=lv
21 Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes 2019.gada 16.janvāra regula 2019/127, ar ko izveido Eiropas Dzīves un darba apstākļu uzlabošanas fondu (Eurofound) un atceļ Padomes Regulu (EEK) Nr.1365/75
22Padomes 2018.gada 16.jūlija lēmums 2018/1215 par dalībvalstu nodarbinātības politikas pamatnostādnēm
23The Range of Social Human Rights
Other Information Sources
1https://www.vsaa.gov.lv/lv
2https://www.lm.gov.lv/lv