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Children and Family Rights
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:29.08.2024 11:14:50
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LUSDK_272 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law | Target Audience: | Social Welfare and Social Work | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Andris Ārgalis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, socdk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061575 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 5 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 10 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Introduction to civil law, national and legal basis. Applying law. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Raise awareness among students about the role of the family in society and protection of the best interests of the child as the most vulnerable part of society. Raise awareness among students about the content of the children's rights, highlight key principles for protecting children's rights, and enhance understanding of the competence of the protection systems and institutions in the field of protection of children’s rights. Develop the students’ ability to identify, analyse and address problems related to the family law and children's rights. During the study course, students must familiarise themselves with the regulatory enactments of the Republic of Latvia regulating the family and children’s rights, as well as learn to apply them when providing assistance to families and children in crisis. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | General requirements of the study course. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Marriage legal aspects. Family concept and legal aspects. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Legal aspects of children's rights. The child in the victims status and offenders status. Competence and cooperation of institutions. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Children and parents’ personal and property regimes. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Guardianship and trusteeship, adoption. Summary. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | General requirements of the study course. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Marriage legal aspects. Family concept and legal aspects. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Legal aspects of children's rights. The child in the victims status and offenders status. Competence and cooperation of institutions. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Children and parents’ personal and property regimes. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Guardianship and trusteeship, adoption. Summary. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | (a) the student shall finish practical assignments, preparing answers to an application type question based on real non-standard situations; (b) the student shall do practical work, preparing informative presentations on the topic to be learned in the study course of their own choice, as well as presenting the information to the course members and answering the questions of the course members and the lecturer. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Students receive a relevant mark for each independent practical assignment on a 10-point grading scale. The assessment criteria are the following: correct identification of the situation, application of the precise regulatory enactment and the writing style in compliance with the requirements of business style. Students receive a relevant mark for each independent practical assignment on a 10-point grading scale. The assessment criteria are the following: correct identification of the situation, application of the precise regulatory enactment and the writing style in compliance with the requirements of business style. For the two independent assignments, students receive two marks, each on a 10-point grading scale. In practical classes, students receive ‘a pass’, if they are able to answer the questions asked by the lecturer, do the presentation on the topic they've learned in the previous lecture, or participate actively in the class. Prerequisites for taking the examination are the following: The student must attend at least 50% of the lectures, participate successfully in all the practical classes (one failed practical class is allowed), receive successful marks for both independent works. In exceptional cases, insignificant deviations from the prerequisites for taking the examination shall be allowed, if they are agreed with the Head of the Department and the lecturer of the study course, if the student has objective reasons for non-fulfilment of the requirements (illness, emergency personal, family or working conditions). At the end of the course, an examination should be taken that tests the theoretical knowledge of the student (two theoretical tasks) and a law case should be solved. In the theory part, the student shall draw lots for two theory questions to which precise answers must be provided. For each theory question, the student gets a mark on a 10-point grading scale, depending on the correctness and accuracy of the answers. For the theory part, the student shall receive the assessment equal to the average score of both theory questions. For the law case task, the student shall solve a legal situation by answering specific questions and shall receive a mark on a 10-point grading scale depending on the correctness and accuracy of the answers. The examination mark is the average mark of the theory part and the law case (on a 10-point grading scale). The points obtained in one theory task of the examination can be exchanged (or added to the score of the answer) for the activity points obtained during the study course, which can be obtained by preparing presentations for practical classes and actively participating in practical classes. The maximum number of points to be obtained and exchanged accordingly is 10. The final mark on a 10-point grading scale is determined taking into account the average mark of the both practical tasks (50%) and the examination mark (50%). If any score contains a decimal number: 1) the value below 0.5 is rounded down; 2) the value above 0.5 is rounded up; 3) the value of 0.5 is rounded up or down, depending on the student's activity and attitude towards the fulfilment of the study course requirements. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon completion of the study course, students will have gained an understanding of the regulation of family and children’s rights and social guarantees for the range of people studied during the course. Students will have acquired general knowledge of the mechanism of responsibility for violations of children’s rights. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon completion of the study course, students will be able to assess and find solutions to general family law issues and specific issues of children's rights within the scope of social work competence; and students will have the skills to distinguish between social guarantees and rights applicable to a particular range of individuals. Students will have acquired skills in finding and applying regulatory enactments and the competence of the institutions regarding liability for violations of the rights of children. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will have learned how to deal with specific situations in family law issues, specific situations in children's rights issues, and social guarantees for families and children. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Latvijas Republikas Satversme | ||||||||
| 2 | Bērnu tiesību aizsardzības likums | ||||||||
| 3 | Civillikums. Ievads, 1.daļa Ģimenes tiesības | ||||||||
| 4 | Sociālo pakalpojumu un sociālās palīdzības likums | ||||||||
| 5 | Bāriņtiesu likums | ||||||||
| 6 | Ministru kabineta 2023. gada 19. decembra noteikumi Nr. 784 "Bērnu aizsardzības centra nolikums" | ||||||||
| 7 | Ministru kabineta 2006. gada 19. decembra noteikumi Nr. 1037 "Bāriņtiesas darbības noteikumi" | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Konvencija par bērna tiesībām. Apvienoto Nāciju Organizācijas Ģenerālā Asambleja, Pieņemta 20.11.1989. | ||||||||
| 2 | Eiropas Padomes Konvencija par bērnu tiesību piemērošanu | ||||||||
| 3 | Autoru kolektīvs Prof.R.Baloža zinātniskajā vadībā, Latvijas Republikas Satversmes komentāri VIII nodaļa "Cilvēka pamattiesības", Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2011. | ||||||||
| 4 | Krimināllikums | ||||||||
| 5 | Ministru kabineta 2018. gada 26. jūnija noteikumi Nr. 354 "Audžuģimenes noteikumi" | ||||||||
| 6 | Kalniņš E. Laulāto manta laulāto likumiskajās mantiskajās attiecībās - Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra – 2010. | ||||||||
| 7 | Administratīvās atbildības likums | ||||||||
| 8 | Administratīvo sodu likums par pārkāpumiem pārvaldes, sabiedriskās kārtības un valsts valodas lietošanas jomā | ||||||||
| 9 | Latvijas Republikas Satversme. Satversmes tiesas atziņas. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2019. - 152 lpp. | ||||||||
| 10 | Administratīvo pārkāpumu tiesības. Administratīvās atbildības likuma skaidrojumi. Sagatavojis autoru kolektīvs. E.Danovska un G.Kūtra zinātniskajā redakcijā. - Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2020, 637 lpp. | ||||||||
| 11 | J.Briede, E.Danovskis, A.Kovaļevska. Administratīvās tiesības. Mācību grāmata. - Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2021 | ||||||||
| 12 | NICHD izmeklēšanas intervijas protokola vadlīnijas | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | BTI | ||||||||
| 2 | Likumi | ||||||||
| 3 | Tiesībsargs | ||||||||
| 4 | TM | ||||||||
| 5 | AT | ||||||||
