Human Rights (JF_015)
About Study Course
Objective
Provide basic knowledge and understanding of the historical development of human rights norms and fundamental principles worldwide and in Latvia, with a special focus on the development of human rights in Europe and on mechanisms for protecting these rights.Teach the skills to analyse basic human rights concepts, identify the nature and content thereof, provide knowledge of the application of human rights protection instruments and the opportunities of the individual, both in the context of Latvia and Europe; provide basic knowledge of the interaction between laws of Latvia and international human rights documents (harmonisation) and their application in law enforcement practice in Latvia; analyse requests examined by the European Court of Human Rights in relation to the examination and judgements of human rights violation in various countries.
Prerequisites
Not required.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to list and identify the most important aspects of human rights; to describe and analyse the basic principles of these rights in the world and in Latvia; to demonstrate comprehensive and specialised knowledge and understanding of facts, theories, and regularities relevant to the professional field; to work independently and apply human rights protection mechanisms and to defend and promote the observance of the aforementioned human rights norms in Latvia and in the world.
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to notice and analyse potential human rights problems, their causes and solutions; will be prepared to take necessary protection actions in the event of possible human rights violations by applying the relevant international and national legal provisions in a skilful manner; they will be able to demonstrate a scientific approach to problem solving, take appropriate decisions and find creative solutions in changing and uncertain circumstances.
The knowledge acquired during the study course will enable students to be competent and to participate in the work of law enforcement and assistance institutions; will promote the competence of these institutions in the areas of protection, strengthening, development and promotion of human rights.
Students will be able to use the acquired theoretical foundations and skills in formulating and analysing situations, problems in their field of science or profession; they will be competent to explain and discuss various matters in a reasoned way with professionals of different areas; the acquired knowledge will provide students with competence in various aspects of human rights and will also provide opportunities to participate in competitions of international institutions for job vacancies outside Latvia.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social work, SDN | 1 | Bachelor’s | Required | Ilze Bērziņa | |
| Social work, SD | 1 | Bachelor’s | Required | Ilze Bērziņa | |
| Law Science, TZN | 5 | Bachelor’s | Required | Ilze Bērziņa | |
| Law Science, TZNT | 5 | Bachelor’s | Required | Ilze Bērziņa |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Science, TZNz | 5 | Bachelor’s | Required | Ilze Bērziņa |
