Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Sociology of Law
Course Code
JF_461
Branch of Science
Law; Theory and History of Rights
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Juridical Science
LQF
Level 8
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Andrejs Vilks
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
Learn the basics of sociology of law, legal methodology and cognition of the application of law.
Preliminary Knowledge
Theory of Law, Philosophy of Law, History of Law.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Doctoral students will explain the essential elements of sociology of law, will know the functions, methods and forms. Will know the general theories of sociology of law. Will know the place and role of sociology of law among other legal sciences. Will be able to use elements of sociology of law in the development of doctoral thesis.
Skills
1.Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to identify the main types of interaction between the individual and society, and to describe their rationality and conditionality. Will be able to apply the knowledge used in the study course in the work of a practical lawyer, including the development of a doctoral thesis, obtaining, analyzing and interpreting the research results. Will be able to solve legal problems independently, using sources of sociology of law and knowledge of their application. Prepare and express the necessary application of sociology of law in professional work.
Competences
1.The student will be able to carry out independent research, correctly describing it on the basis of the acquired knowledge. Will define the areas of law, in which sociology of law is to be applied. Will clarify situations in a professional way and create elements of solution in integration of the society. Will be able to formulate social institutes, to separate them from philosophy and mass culture. Together with the relevant professionals, will develop the traditions of law and their practical application in a single perspective of sociology of law.
Assessment
Individual work
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Research project development and presentation. Doctoral students present the methodology of the selected doctoral theses and show the results of their approbation.
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Examination
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According to RSU Academic Regulations, doctoral students have passed a test in the study course upon defending the methodology of Doctoral Theses.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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The concept and nature of sociology.
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The concept and nature of sociology.
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The concept, nature and relationship of sociology of law, with other branches of law.
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The concept, nature and relationship of sociology of law, with other branches of law.
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Social conditionality of law. Genetics and sociology of law.
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Social conditionality of law. Genetics and sociology of law.
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Legal research methodology. Methodology chosen for Doctoral Theses.
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Legal research methodology. Methodology chosen for Doctoral Theses.
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Comte A., Durkheim E., Weber M., Ehrlich E. in the development of sociology of law.
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Comte A., Durkheim E., Weber M., Ehrlich E. in the development of sociology of law.
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Legal socialisation, behaviour and legal awareness.
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Legal socialisation, behaviour and legal awareness.
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Law, sociology of law and the society: the process of interaction.
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Law, sociology of law and the society: the process of interaction.
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Presentation and justification of methodology chosen for Doctoral Theses.
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Presentation and justification of methodology chosen for Doctoral Theses.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Regulāri lasīt laikrakstus: "Diena", "Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze", "Jurista Vārds";
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Klausīties radio un televīzijas sociāltiesiska rakstura pārraides.
Additional Reading
1.
Osipova.S. Ievads tiesību socioloģijā. Rīga, TNA, 2010.
2.
Vilks A. Deviantoloģija. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2001.
3.
Karpova Ā. Personība. Teorijas un to rādītāji. Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC, 1998.
4.
Laķis P. Socioloģija. Ievads socioloģijā. Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC, 2002.
5.
Ebels G. Fridriha Vilhelma Nīčes sociāli politiskā koncepcija. Rīga, LU, 1992.
6.
Šuvajevs A. Psihoanalīze un dzīves māksla. Rīga, Rota, 1998.
7.
Fuko M. Patiesība. Vara. Patība. Rīga, Rota, 1995.
8.
Reņģe V. Sociālā psiholoģija. Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC, 2002.
9.
Vorobjovs A., Kudiņš A. No domas līdz zinātnei. Rīga, Izglītības soļi, 2005.
10.
Blekbērns S. Neatvairāms ievads filozofijā. [B.v.], Satori, 2007.
11.
Ruso Ž.Ž. Par sabiedrības līgumu. Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC, 2013.
12.
Budovskis M. Personības un sociālās vides rezonanse. Rīga,1986.
13.
Garleja R. Sociālā uzvedība. Rīga, 1997.
14.
Rehbinder M. Rechtssoziologie. 3.Aufl., Verlag, C.H.Beck, 2000.
15.
Durkheim E. Regeln der soziologischen Methode. Neuwied und Berlin, Luchterhand, 1965.
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Ehrlich E. Grundlegung der Soziologie des Rechtes, Munchen, 1929.
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Weber M. Wirtschhaft und Gesellschaft. Padeborn, Voltmedia, 2007.
18.
Roach Anleu S.L. Law and social change. London, Sage Publications, 2000.
19.
Richard O’Dair. Legal Ethic. Text and Materials. London, Butterworths, 2001.
20.
Burr J.R., Goldinger M. Philosophy and Contemporary Issues. New York, 1992.
21.
Bandura A. Aggression: A social learning analysis. New York, Englewood Cliffs, 1973.
22.
Augoustinos M., Walker I. Social cognition. London, 1995.
23.
Sorokin P. The System of Sociology.[1.,2.Vol.] Petrograd, Kolos, 1920.
24.
Allport G.W. The historical background of social psychology.MA, Reading,1985.
25.
Archer J. Evolutionary Social Psychology. Oxford, 1996.
Other Information Sources
1.
Nedēļraksts Latvijas Vēstnesis, „Jurista vārds”, Rīga