Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)

Course Description Status: Approved

Course Description Version: 25/26.R.1.00

Description Period: 2025./26 academic year rudens semestris

Study Course Accepted: -

Study Course Description

Administrative Law

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
JF_040
Branch of Science
Law; State's Rights
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Juridical Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Lidija Juļa
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts

Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv

About Study Course

Objective

Acquaint students with definitions and terms of administrative law. Acquaint and discuss sources of administrative law, including court judgements and literature. Acquaint students with public administration of Latvia, its role and basic principles of the functioning of public administration. Acquaint students with the institutional structure and operational procedures of public administration. Provide insight into key areas of administrative law. Develop understanding of the place and role of administrative law within a democratic state. Ensure that students, both individually and in groups, analyse and address various issues of administrative law. Provide insight into the comparative dimension of administrative law. Develop students’ information selection and research skills. Develop the necessary legal expertise in the area of legal knowledge, understanding and application of law.

Preliminary Knowledge

Legal Theory; History of Latvian Law; Records Management.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Students understand the basic issues of administrative law; know the principles and components of administrative law; they are able to list subjects of administrative law and have acquainted themselves with the major institutes of administrative law.

Skills

1.Students are able to independently compile the sources necessary for the course, conduct independent research, present their work and analyse the presentations of other students in the field of administrative law.

Competences

1.Able to recognise and draw up an administrative act, able to apply and justify the principles of administrative law, able to draft legal texts in the field of administrative law.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work
-
-
Preparing an individual written assignment according to the topics given and requirements set for during classes; independent study of the specified legal literature and practice materials; preparing an individual presentation on the chosen topic in the Administrative Procedure.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination
50.00% from total grade
10 points

Exam 50%
2.

Independent work
25.00% from total grade
10 points

Solo work in classes 25%
3.

Solo work during the course
25.00% from total grade
10 points

Independent work during course realisation 25%. Final assessment is posted if a successful assessment is obtained for all independent work.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Genesis of Administrative Law. Sources, development and system. • Historical development of administrative law. • Sources of administrative law. • System of administrative law. • System of administrative legislation, its relationship with the science of administrative law. • Main directions of administrative legal regulation in public administration. • Public relations governed by administrative law. • Methods of studying administrative law.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Genesis of Administrative Law. Sources, development and system. • Historical development of administrative law. • Sources of administrative law. • System of administrative law. • System of administrative legislation, its relationship with the science of administrative law. • Main directions of administrative legal regulation in public administration. • Public relations governed by administrative law. • Methods of studying administrative law.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative law: public law sector. Link with other sectors of law. Principles of administrative law. • Classification of law: private and public law. • Link with other sectors of law. • Concept of the principle of administrative law. Classification of principles. • Independent (substantive) principles of administrative law. • Procedural principles of administrative law (implementation of administrative legal provisions). Principles of public administration.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative legal relations. Public administration acts. • The concept of the administrative legal relations. • The structure of the administrative legal relations. • Vertical administrative legal relations. • Horizontal administrative legal relations. • The concept of a public administration act. • A public administration act and an administrative act. Management decision. • Classification of public administration acts. • General rules for drafting and adopting of public administration acts

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative legal relations. Public administration acts. • The concept of the administrative legal relations. • The structure of the administrative legal relations. • Vertical administrative legal relations. • Horizontal administrative legal relations. • The concept of a public administration act. • A public administration act and an administrative act. Management decision. • Classification of public administration acts. • General rules for drafting and adopting of public administration acts

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative legal relations. Public administration acts. • The concept of the administrative legal relations. • The structure of the administrative legal relations. • Vertical administrative legal relations. • Horizontal administrative legal relations. • The concept of a public administration act. • A public administration act and an administrative act. Management decision. • Classification of public administration acts. • General rules for drafting and adopting of public administration acts

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

The subject and functions of administrative law. Regulatory methods. • Regulatory methods of administrative law. • Theory of administrative law and theory of public administration. • Regulatory methods of administrative law.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Public Law contracts. Control in administrative law. • Management contract. • Public Law contract. • Cooperation agreement. • Administrative contract. • Delegation agreement. • Participation agreement. • Control – an independent task of the state. • Control – means for ensuring lawful action. • State Audit • Constitutional control. • Parliamentary control. • Judicial control. • General control. • Sectoral control. Audit. • Special control. • Control by mass media.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Public Law contracts. Control in administrative law. • Management contract. • Public Law contract. • Cooperation agreement. • Administrative contract. • Delegation agreement. • Participation agreement. • Control – an independent task of the state. • Control – means for ensuring lawful action. • State Audit • Constitutional control. • Parliamentary control. • Judicial control. • General control. • Sectoral control. Audit. • Special control. • Control by mass media.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Public administration system. Status and competence of the Cabinet of Ministers, Ministries, agencies, institutions, officials and civil servants. • Cabinet of Ministers – the highest general administrative authority of the executive power. Organisation of direct administration. • Structure of the Cabinet of Ministers. • Competence of the Cabinet of Ministers. • Concept of public administration system. Institutional system of public administration. Institutional system of direct administration.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Public administration system. Status and competence of the Cabinet of Ministers, Ministries, agencies, institutions, officials and civil servants. • Cabinet of Ministers – the highest general administrative authority of the executive power. Organisation of direct administration. • Structure of the Cabinet of Ministers. • Competence of the Cabinet of Ministers. • Concept of public administration system. Institutional system of public administration. Institutional system of direct administration.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Status and competence of the local government authorities. Person as a subject of administrative law. • Concept of local government. • Types of local governments in Latvia. • Competence of local governments. Autonomous competence. Assigned or delegated competence. • Institutional system of local governments. • Types of decisions taken by the local government. • Control of the activities of the local government. • Concept of personal status. • Legal framework for personal status.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Status and competence of the local government authorities. Person as a subject of administrative law. • Concept of local government. • Types of local governments in Latvia. • Competence of local governments. Autonomous competence. Assigned or delegated competence. • Institutional system of local governments. • Types of decisions taken by the local government. • Control of the activities of the local government. • Concept of personal status. • Legal framework for personal status.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Status and competence of the local government authorities. Person as a subject of administrative law. • Concept of local government. • Types of local governments in Latvia. • Competence of local governments. Autonomous competence. Assigned or delegated competence. • Institutional system of local governments. • Types of decisions taken by the local government. • Control of the activities of the local government. • Concept of personal status. • Legal framework for personal status.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative liability and infringement. • Concept of administrative infringement.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative liability and infringement. • Concept of administrative infringement.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Genesis of Administrative Law. Sources, development and system. • Historical development of administrative law. • Sources of administrative law. • System of administrative law. • System of administrative legislation, its relationship with the science of administrative law. • Main directions of administrative legal regulation in public administration. • Public relations governed by administrative law. • Methods of studying administrative law.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative law: public law sector. Link with other sectors of law. Principles of administrative law. • Classification of law: private and public law. • Link with other sectors of law. • Concept of the principle of administrative law. Classification of principles. • Independent (substantive) principles of administrative law. • Procedural principles of administrative law (implementation of administrative legal provisions). Principles of public administration.
Administrative legal relations. Public administration acts. • The concept of the administrative legal relations. • The structure of the administrative legal relations. • Vertical administrative legal relations. • Horizontal administrative legal relations. • The concept of a public administration act. • A public administration act and an administrative act. Management decision. • Classification of public administration acts. • General rules for drafting and adopting of public administration acts

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

The subject and functions of administrative law. Regulatory methods. • Regulatory methods of administrative law. • Theory of administrative law and theory of public administration. • Regulatory methods of administrative law.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Public Law contracts. Control in administrative law. • Management contract. • Public Law contract. • Cooperation agreement. • Administrative contract. • Delegation agreement. • Participation agreement. • Control – an independent task of the state. • Control – means for ensuring lawful action. • State Audit • Constitutional control. • Parliamentary control. • Judicial control. • General control. • Sectoral control. Audit. • Special control. • Control by mass media.
Public administration system. Status and competence of the Cabinet of Ministers, Ministries, agencies, institutions, officials and civil servants. • Cabinet of Ministers – the highest general administrative authority of the executive power. Organisation of direct administration. • Structure of the Cabinet of Ministers. • Competence of the Cabinet of Ministers. • Concept of public administration system. Institutional system of public administration. Institutional system of direct administration.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Status and competence of the local government authorities. Person as a subject of administrative law. • Concept of local government. • Types of local governments in Latvia. • Competence of local governments. Autonomous competence. Assigned or delegated competence. • Institutional system of local governments. • Types of decisions taken by the local government. • Control of the activities of the local government. • Concept of personal status. • Legal framework for personal status.
Administrative liability and infringement. • Concept of administrative infringement.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
10 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Briede J., Danovskis E., Kovaļevska A. Administratīvās tiesības. Mācību grāmata. Otrais izdevums. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2021.

2.

Načisčionis J. Administratīvās tiesības. Ceturtais pārstrādātais izdevums. Rīga: "Biznesa augstskola Turība", 2018

3.

Administratīvais process tiesā. Autoru kolektīvs Dr.iur. J.Briedes vispārīgajā zinātniskā redakcijā. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2008.

4.

Paine F.J. Vācijas vispārīgās administratīvās tiesības. Rīga, Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2002.

5.

Levits E. Samēriguma princips publiskajās tiesībās - jus commune europaem un Satversmē ietvertais konstitucionāla ranga princips. - Likums un Tiesības. 2. sējums, Nr.9 (13). 2000.

6.

Administratīvā procesa likuma komentāri. A un B daļa (Dr.iur. Briedes zinātniskajā redakcijā). Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2013.

7.

Levits E. Par tiesiskās vienlīdzības principu. Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr.68, 2003.

8.

Administratīvās atbildības likuma skaidrojumi. (Danovska E., Kūtra G. zin.redakcijā). Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2020.

9.

Danovskis E. Publisko un privāto tiesību dalījuma nozīme un piemērošanas problēmas Latvijā. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2015.

Additional Reading

1.

Stucka A. Latvijas pašvaldību sistēmas juridiskais raksturojums un pašvaldību reformas. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2019.

2.

Dišlers K. Ievads administratīvo tiesību zinātnē. Rīga, 2003.

3.

Rakstu krājums "Vispārējie tiesību principi: tiesiskā drošība un tiesiskā paļāvība. Valsts pārvalde. Bizness. Jurisprudence." Latvijas Universitāte, 2017.

4.

Bite K. Dienesta gaitas Latvijas policijā tiesiskais regulējums. Promocijas darbs, 2012.

5.

Skrastiņa U. Publiskie iepirkumi. Piedāvājuma izvēles kritēriji un vērtēšana publiskajā iepirkumā. Rīga: Biznesa augstskola Turība", 2015.

Other Information Sources

1.

Normatīvie akti.

2.

Satversmes tiesas spriedumu un lēmumi – www.satv.tiesa.gov.lv Tiesu nolēmumi – www.at.gov.lv, www.tiesas.lv

3.

Jurista Vārds, Likums un Tiesības, Zinātnisko rakstu žurnāls "Socrates".