Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Family and Inheritance Law
Course Code
SZF_128
Branch of Science
Law
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Juridical Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Inga Kudeikina
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To provide students with a thorough knowledge of family and inheritance law, the role thereof in ensuring private and personal rights, to develop the ability to look at the family and inheritance law in the context of the legal system, to identify problems, including oppositions of practice and theory, and to offer legal solutions thereto, and to provide theoretical insight and skills of practical application of legal provisions.
Preliminary Knowledge
Introduction to law and civil law.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.In-depth understanding of family and inheritance law institutions (engagement, marriage, spouses’ personal and property relations, relations between family members, parents and children and property relations, adoption, guardianship, custody, kinship, documents of civil status, paternity, inheritance, acceptance thereof, testamentary and legal inheritance, classes of heirs, wills, inheritance agreements), ability to define the substance and content thereof, understanding the process of divorce proceedings, the administration of inheritance matters, understanding of the operation and significance of the custody court in the personal and property relations of parents and children.
Skills
1.To apply relevant legal provisions in solving specific legal situations, prepare procedural documents of family and inheritance law, analyse problems and provide an independent, motivated assessment thereof, offer a solution to the situation, using the latest trends and insights.
Competences
1.To apply the knowledge and skills in professional activities, apply legal methods for solving problems related to family and inheritance law systematically and rationally, constantly improving one’s qualification, analyse legal information (processing of legal information), identify problems, being able to offer adequate solutions, present one’s opinion, participate in discussions.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Independent work consists of studying academic and scientific literature, analysis of legislation and case law. Writing reflections on court judgements on topical family and inheritance law issues, preparation of procedural documents in family and inheritance law.
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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Examination |
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Examination |
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Examination |
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The final assessment is constituted by a reflection on family law (10%), a reflection on inheritance law (10%), preparation of a procedural document in family law (15%), preparation of a procedural document in inheritance law (15%) and the examination grade (50%).
When assessing independent work, completeness of meeting the requirements, quality of reasoning, correspondence of the expression style to the requirements of grammar and professional legal language are taken into account.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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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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Family law – characteristics and sources.
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Lecture
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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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Family law – characteristics and sources.
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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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Marriage. Conclusion of marriage, rights and obligations of spouses. Termination of marriage.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Marriage. Conclusion of marriage, rights and obligations of spouses. Termination of marriage.
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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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Property relations of spouses.
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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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Property relations of spouses.
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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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Legal relations between parents and children. Guardianship and custody. Records of civil status.
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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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Legal relations between parents and children. Guardianship and custody. Records of civil status.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Issues in the regulatory framework of family.
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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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Issues in the regulatory framework of family.
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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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Inheritance law – characteristics and sources.
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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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Inheritance law – characteristics and sources.
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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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Types of inheritance.
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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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Types of inheritance.
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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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Opening of a succession and protection of estate. Acceptance and acquisition of inheritance.
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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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Opening of a succession and protection of estate. Acceptance and acquisition of inheritance.
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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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Conducting inheritance matters.
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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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Conducting inheritance matters.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Issues in inheritance law.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Issues in inheritance law.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
40 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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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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Family law – characteristics and sources.
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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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Marriage. Conclusion of marriage, rights and obligations of spouses. Termination of marriage.
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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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Property relations of spouses.
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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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Legal relations between parents and children. Guardianship and custody. Records of civil status.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Issues in the regulatory framework of family.
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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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Inheritance law – characteristics and sources.
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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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Types of inheritance.
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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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Opening of a succession and protection of estate. Acceptance and acquisition of inheritance.
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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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Conducting inheritance matters.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Issues in inheritance law.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Civillikums. Pirmā daļa. Ģimenes tiesības. Publicēts: "Ziņotājs", 22, 10.06.1993., "Valdības Vēstnesis", 41, 20.02.1937.
2.
Latvijas Republikas Satversmes 8. nodaļa Cilvēka pamattiesības. Publicēts: "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 43, 01.07.1993., "Ziņotājs", 6, 31.03.1994.
3.
Notariāta likums. Publicēts: Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr.48, 09.07.1993.
4.
Bāriņtiesu likums. Publicēts: Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr.107, 07.07.2006.
5.
Civillikums. Otrā daļa. Mantojuma tiesības. Publicēts: Valdības Vēstnesis, Nr.42, 22.02.1937.
6.
MK noteikumi Nr.618 “Noteikumi par mantojuma reģistra un mantojuma lietu vešanu”. Publicēts: "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 130 (3914), 22.08.2008.
7.
Kalniņš E. ''Privāttiesību teorija un prakse''. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2005 (5.-137.lpp.)
8.
Z.Gencs. Mantošana. Zinātniski praktisks kometārs. Rīga: TNA, 2002.
Additional Reading
1.
Krūmiņš J. “Tiesu prakse strīdos par laulāto mantas dalīšanu”. Latvijas Vēstnesis, pielikums Jurista Vārds. 2004. 24.februāris, Nr.7 (312).
2.
Briedis E. Par nekustamo īpašumu kā laulātā atsevišķo mantu. Latvijas Vēstnesis. 21.05.2002.Nr.75
3.
Kudeikina, I. Laulības noslēgšanas institucionālās piekritības problēmas. RSU 2015.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2015.g. 26.-27.martā)
4.
Z.Gencs. Civillikuma komantāri. Otrā daļa. Mantojuma tiesības (655.-840.pants). Rīga: TNA, 2012.
5.
I.Rozentāls. Testamenta izpildītājs. Rīga, 1940.
6.
A.Švemberga. Mantojuma prasība. Jurista Vārds, Nr.283/284., 2003.
7.
V.Briedis. Mantojuma pieņemšana un atraidīšana. Rīga, 1939.
8.
Kudeikina, I., Ābelis K. Lēmumu par aizgādnības nodibināšanu mantojumam administratīvi tiesiskās kolīzijas. Daugavpils Universitātes Akadēmiskais apgāds "Saule", 2017
Other Information Sources
1.
www.at.gov.lv
2.
www.satv.tiesa.lv
3.
www.manas.tiesas.lv
4.
www.latvijasnotars.lv