Institutional System of Law Protection in the EU

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:9.00

Study Course Accepted:12.08.2024 13:38:51

Study Course Information
Course Code:		JF_391		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Law		Target Audience:		Juridical Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Andrejs Vilks
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)		6	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		12
Classes (count)		4	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		8
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)		2	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		4
Total Contact Hours								12
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Completed course "Legal Institutions".
Objective:
To be able to evaluate the role and nature of EU institutions, their compliance with international law; to be able to critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the legal mechanisms of EU institutions; to be able to conduct independent research on EU institutions; to be able to formulate independent and different views and assessments of specific manifestations of the activities of EU institutions.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Institutional structure and nature of the EU law enforcement system.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Activities of the EU law enforcement system in the area of criminal justice.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
3	Activities of the EU law enforcement system in the area of civil law.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
4	Activities of the EU law enforcement system in the area of commercial law.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
5	EU law enforcement system – presentation of reports.			Classes		4.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Institutional structure and nature of the EU law enforcement system.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Activities of the EU law enforcement system in the area of criminal justice.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
3	Activities of the EU law enforcement system in the area of civil law.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Activities of the EU law enforcement system in the area of commercial law.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
5	EU law enforcement system – presentation of reports.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Familiarisation test, preparation and presentation of a report. By attending all classes, successfully completing the first test, preparing a qualitative report and presenting it, it is possible to obtain a positive assessment in the study course.
Assessment Criteria:
Requirements for earning credit points: 1) Group work. To develop and prepare a research project and report. 2) Participation in the preparation of the presentation of the prepared reports and their demonstration, presentation of papers. 3) Attendance of classes.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Students understand the institutional system of law enforcement in the European Union. Students are able to identify specific European Union law enforcement institutions, know their competence, functions, and forms. Students are able to comprehensively analyse and understand the problems of operation of law enforcement agencies and offer solutions to them.
Skills:		Students are able to apply their knowledge independently in ensuring cooperation with European Union law enforcement institutions. Students are able to reasonably develop communication with the institutions of the institutional system of the European Union according to their competence, to analyse and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the activities of the institutions of the institutional system of the European Union.
Competencies:		Students are able to integrate knowledge to independently formulate and critically analyse theoretical and practical issues of a legal nature related to the institutional system of law enforcement in the European Union. Students demonstrate the ability to substantiate their conclusions and to make specific proposals for
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	“Efektīva Eiropas Savienības tiesību aktu pārrobežu tiesiskās sadarbības jomā civillietās izstrāde, pārņemšana, ieviešana un piemērošana”, 2015., Rīga, Tieslietu ministrija, ZAB I.Kačevska.
2	Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes regula (ES) 2015/2219 2015. gada 25. novembris) par Eiropas Savienības Tiesībaizsardzības apmācības aģentūru (CEPOL) un ar ko aizstāj un atceļ Padomes Lēmumu 2005/681/TI
3	Eiropas Savienības Tiesu sadarbības vienība (Eurojust).
4	Eiropas tiesiskās sadarbības tīkls civillietās un komerclietās. Vispārīgas ziņas – Starptautiskie tiesību akti.
5	Europol
6	Tiesu sistēma.
7	Bojārs Juris. Starptautiskās publiskās tiesības. I sējums. Rīga. Zvaigzne – ABC. 2004.
8	Bojārs Juris. Starptautiskās publiskās tiesības. II sējums. Rīga. Zvaigzne – ABC. 2006.
9	Bojārs Juris. Starptautiskās publiskās tiesības. III sējums. Rīga. Zvaigzne – ABC. 2007.
10	Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes Regula (ES) Nr. 211/2011 ( 2011. gada 16. Februāris) par pilsoņu iniciatīvu, OV L 65, 11.3.2011., 1./22. lpp.
11	Brownlie Ian. Principles of public international law. Oxford. 1998 (pieejami arī jaunāki gadi: 2008).
12	Malcolm N. Shaw. International Law. Cambridge University press – 2003.
13	Baltā grāmata. Asociēto Centrāleiropas un Austrumeiropas valstu sagatavošana integrācijai Eiropas Savienības iekšējā tirgū. Rīga, PHARE, [s.a.].
14	Blackstone's EC Legislation 1999/2000. 10th editon. Nigel G.Foster. L.,2000.