Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Operational Activities and Human Rights
Course Code
JF_476
Branch of Science
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ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Civil and Military Defense; Law
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Aivars Uminskis
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To learn the requirements of international and national law on ensuring the protection of personal privacy. To learn about the regulatory requirements for carrying out operational activities with as little interference in private life as possible. To understand the impact of different operational activities measures on the violation of a person’s privacy.
To know how to apply the regulatory requirements and observe proportionality in decision-making and processing, including when applying to a judge or prosecutor, obtaining approval, implementing an operational activities measure.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basic knowledge of constitutional law and the legal framework of the Operational Activities Law.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Upon successful completion of the study course, the student: - is able to assess the human rights requirements of international and national law in the preparation of decisions on the implementation of operational activities measures to be performed in accordance with the special method; - justifies the appropriateness of the chosen operational activities measures to the threat and to human rights.
Skills
1.Upon successful completion of the study course, the student: - prepares decisions on the implementation of operational activities measures to be performed in accordance with the special method, based on EU and national case law; - prepares decisions in accordance with the conditions, requirements and practice for turning to the courts and prosecutors’ offices for an operational activities measure.
Competences
1.Upon successful completion of the study course, the student is able to organise and implement operational activities measures in such a way as to prevent unjustified interference and to minimise intrusion into a person’s private life.
Assessment
Individual work
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Independently studies the assigned case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Supreme Court, internal regulatory enactments and doctrine on the issues at hand. Prepares two draft decisions (for the prosecutor’s office and the court) on the implementation of an operational activities measure to be performed in accordance with the special method.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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1.
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Students must obtain a pass mark in the practical assignments for the practical work done, which accounts for 50% of the final assessment. Students must pass the theoretical part of the exam (50% of the final assessment). The assessment of the exam results is carried out in accordance with the RSU Academic Regulations I “System of Assessment of Learning Outcomes”.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The human rights requirements of international law in the implementation of operational activities measures
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The human rights requirements of international law in the implementation of operational activities measures
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Requirements for ensuring human rights in the implementation of operational activities measures, based on the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union and European Court of Human Rights
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Requirements for ensuring human rights in the implementation of operational activities measures, based on the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union and European Court of Human Rights
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Requirements for the implementation of operational activities arising from the Operational Activities Law, the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court case law
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Requirements for the implementation of operational activities arising from the Operational Activities Law, the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court case law
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Requirements of internal laws and regulations for ensuring human rights in the implementation of operational activities
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Requirements of internal laws and regulations for ensuring human rights in the implementation of operational activities
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Preparing a draft decision for receiving the judge’s or prosecutor’s approval
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Preparing a draft decision for receiving the judge’s or prosecutor’s approval
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Classification and implementation of operational activities measures with a lower level of intervention
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Lecture
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Classification and implementation of operational activities measures with a lower level of intervention
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Preparing a draft decision for receiving the judge’s or prosecutor’s approval
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Preparing a draft decision for receiving the judge’s or prosecutor’s approval
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
10 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Cilvēka tiesību un pamatbrīvību aizsardzības konvencija. Latvijas Vēstnesis", 143/144, 13.06.1997. (akceptējams izdevums)
2.
Human Rights Standards and Practice for the Police Expanded Pocket Book on Human Rights for the Police. 2004. New York and Geneva, United Nations (akceptējams izdevums)
3.
Murdoch, J. & Roche, R. 2013. The European Convention on Human Rights and Policing. A Handbook for Police Officers and other Law Enforcement Officials. Council of Europe
4.
Vervaele, A.E. 2009. Special Procedural Measures and Respect of Human Rights. General Report. Dans Revue internationale de droit pénal 2009/1-2 (Vol. 80), pp. 75-123 (akceptējams izdevums)
5.
Rokasgrāmata par Eiropas tiesību aktiem datu aizsardzības jomā, 2018. gada izdevums
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Vajadzīguma un samērīguma jēdziens un vadlīnijas. 29. panta datu aizsardzības darba grupa. Atzinums par vajadzīguma un samērīguma jēdziena un datu aizsardzības piemērošanu tiesībaizsardzības nozarē, WP 211, Brisele, 2014. gada 27. februāris
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Eiropas Savienības tiesību ieviešanas rokasgrāmata, Latvijas Republikas Tieslietu ministrija
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Eiropas Savienības tiesas judikatūra
9.
For international students/Ārvalstu studentiem
10.
Human Rights Standards and Practice for the Police Expanded Pocket Book on Human Rights for the Police. 2004. New York and Geneva, United Nations (akceptējams izdevums)
11.
Vervaele, A.E. 2009. Special Procedural Measures and Respect of Human Rights. General Report. Dans Revue internationale de droit pénal 2009/1-2 (Vol. 80), pp. 75-123 (akceptējams izdevums)
Additional Reading
1.
Lieljuksis, A. 2021. Operatīvās darbības tiesiskās un praktiskās problēmas. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte
2.
Satversmes tiesas 2022.gada 5.decembra spriedums lietā Nr.2021-42-01 Par Kriminālprocesa likuma 500. panta sestās daļas atbilstību Latvijas Republikas Satversmes 92. pantam
3.
Latvijas Republikas Satversmes komentāri. Cilvēka pamattiesības (VIII nodaļa). 2011. Balodis R., Endziņš A., Jundzis T., u.c. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis.
Other Information Sources
1.
Augstākās tiesas nolēmumu arhīvs
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ECT nolēmumu datu bāze
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Senāta 2022.gada nolēmums lietā 2022[E]/2022.
5.
Operatīvās darbības likums. Latvijas Republikas likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 131, 30.12.1993. (akceptējams izdevums)
6.
For international students/Ārvalstu studentiem