Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Social Law - Current Trends in the EU and Latvian Social Law
Course Code
LUSDK_122
Branch of Science
Law; Theory and History of Rights
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Social Welfare and Social Work
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ingus Alliks
Structure Unit Manager
Liāna Deklava
Structural Unit
Department of Rehabilitation
Contacts
Riga, 26a Anniņmuižas boulevard, socdk@rsu.lv, +371 67061575
About Study Course
Objective
The aim of the course is to develop the professional competence of social workers – master students in the field of social rights, to provide knowledge of social security mechanisms, strategies and legislation, to provide knowledge of the institutional framework of the European Union (hereinafter – EU), the development of social rights in the EU and the interaction with the social security system of the Republic of Latvia. The course covers the procedure of the functioning of European and Latvian social security structures and the most important laws and international documents.
Preliminary Knowledge
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.The course will expand students’ knowledge of the basic principles of policies governing the social area and the legislative framework in the EU and Latvia.
Skills
1.To know the main EU and Latvian policy planning and regulatory documents in the field of social rights, to know how to use them, to know their interactions and to find the necessary laws (concepts, regulations, directives) for situations to be addressed in social work. Students are informed about current trends and initiatives in the EU and Latvia.
Competences
1.To use the acquired knowledge in the characterisation of the social security system and in the day-to-day work.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Students continuously complete test works – tests and submit them to the lecturer. Test tasks for students are created as a written test work on understanding of theoretical material. Practical works are based on modelled situations. Students independently carry out data analysis, prepare an essay on one of the course topics (can be chosen), make a presentation in the auditorium.
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Examination
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Attendance of classes and work in the auditorium – 30%; performance of independent works – 30%; final examination – 40%. In the case of remote studies, the final assessment may also consist of the joint assessment of the essay, attendance and work on the Zoom platform.
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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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Concept of social rights. The principle of a social state. The purpose of the Latvian state in the Constitution. Social security system. Fundamental principles of the treaty establishing the European Union (hereinafter – EU).
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Sources of social rights. International liabilities of the Republic of Latvia in the field of social rights. European Social Charter. Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. UN and EU laws on social protection. Integration of the EU law in the Latvian legal system.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Concept of social rights. The principle of a social state. The purpose of the Latvian state in the Constitution. Social security system. Fundamental principles of the treaty establishing the European Union (hereinafter – EU).
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Sources of social rights. International liabilities of the Republic of Latvia in the field of social rights. European Social Charter. Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. UN and EU laws on social protection. Integration of the EU law in the Latvian legal system.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Employment and labour market policies in the EU and Latvia. Corporate social responsibility. Social dialogue. Free movement of workers in the EU. Coordination of social security schemes.
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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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New EU-level initiatives in the social area. Pillar of social rights. Potential consequences in the social area for the EU following the Brexit. Social rights of refugees and asylum seekers.
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Auditorium
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2
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European semester and National Reform Programme. Country-specific recommendations of the EU Council.
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Lecture
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Location
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Auditorium
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2
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Social insurance and state social benefits system. Financing and budgeting.
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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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Measures to eradicate social exclusion and poverty. Social assistance and social services. European Convergence and Cohesion Policy. EU Structural Funds. Local governments as enforcers of the social security policy.
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Lecture
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Location
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. EU initiatives on the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities. Accessibility Act.
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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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Work and family life reconciliation initiatives. Active ageing strategies in Europe and Latvia. Pension problems. Employer’s and service pensions. Funded pensions and private pension schemes.
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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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Social insurance system
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
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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Concept of social rights. The principle of a social state. The purpose of the Latvian state in the Constitution. Social security system. Fundamental principles of the treaty establishing the European Union (hereinafter – EU).
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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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Sources of social rights. International liabilities of the Republic of Latvia in the field of social rights. European Social Charter. Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. UN and EU laws on social protection. Integration of the EU law in the Latvian legal system.
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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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Concept of social rights. The principle of a social state. The purpose of the Latvian state in the Constitution. Social security system. Fundamental principles of the treaty establishing the European Union (hereinafter – EU).
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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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Sources of social rights. International liabilities of the Republic of Latvia in the field of social rights. European Social Charter. Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. UN and EU laws on social protection. Integration of the EU law in the Latvian legal system.
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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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|---|---|---|
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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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Employment and labour market policies in the EU and Latvia. Corporate social responsibility. Social dialogue. Free movement of workers in the EU. Coordination of social security schemes.
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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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|---|---|---|
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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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New EU-level initiatives in the social area. Pillar of social rights. Potential consequences in the social area for the EU following the Brexit. Social rights of refugees and asylum seekers.
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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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|---|---|---|
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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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European semester and National Reform Programme. Country-specific recommendations of the EU Council.
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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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|---|---|---|
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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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Social insurance and state social benefits system. Financing and budgeting.
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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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|---|---|---|
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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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Measures to eradicate social exclusion and poverty. Social assistance and social services. European Convergence and Cohesion Policy. EU Structural Funds. Local governments as enforcers of the social security policy.
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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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|---|---|---|
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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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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. EU initiatives on the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities. Accessibility Act.
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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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|---|---|---|
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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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Work and family life reconciliation initiatives. Active ageing strategies in Europe and Latvia. Pension problems. Employer’s and service pensions. Funded pensions and private pension schemes.
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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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Social insurance system
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
ANO
2.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. United Nations. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/UDHRIndex.aspx
3.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. United Nations. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CESCR.aspx
4.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities. United Nations. http://www.un.org/disabilities/convention/conventionfull.shtml
5.
ILO
6.
The future of work centenary initiative. International Labour Office, Geneva, 2015. http://www.ilo.org/public/libdoc/ilo/P/09383/09383(2015-104-I).pdf
7.
Papildu informācijai (arī krievu val.): http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/future-of-work/lang--en/index.htm
8.
World Social Protection Report 2014/15: Building economic recovery, inclusive development and social justice. International Labour Office, Geneva, 2014. http://ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_245201.pdf
9.
Papildu informācijai (arī krievu val.): http://ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_244748/lang--en/index.htm
10.
OECD
11.
OECD Reviews of Labour Market and Social Policies: Latvia 2016. OECD, 2016. http://www.oecd.org/latvia/oecd-reviews-of-labour-market-and-social-policies-latvia-2016-9789264250505-en.htm
12.
In It Together: Why Less Inequality Benefits All. OECD, 2015. http://www.oecd.org/social/soc/in-it-together-why-less-inequality-benefits-all-9789264235120-en.htm
13.
Papildu informācijai OECD pētījumi par līdzīgiem tematiem:
15.
EP
16.
The European Social Charter. Council of Europe. http://www.coe.int/en/web/turin-european-social-charter/charter-texts
17.
ES
18.
Konsolidētie Līgumi. Pamattiesību harta. ES, 2010. https://europa.eu/european-union/sites/europaeu/files/eu_citizenship/consolidated-treaties_lv.pdf
19.
Apspriešanās sākšana par Eiropas sociālo tiesību pīlāru. Eiropas Komisija, Strasbūra, 8.3.2016. (COM(2016) 127 final). http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/LV/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52016DC0127&from=EN
20.
a. Commission Staff Working Document: Key economic, employment and social trends behind a European Pillar of Social Rights. European Commission, Strasbourg, 8.3.2016. (SWD(2016) 51 final). http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1458294311900&uri=CELEX:52016SC0051
21.
b. Commission Staff Working Document: The EU social acquis. European Commission, Strasbourg, 8.3.2016. (SWD(2016) 50 final). http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1458294283747&uri=CELEX:52016SC0050
22.
Papildu informācijai par iecerēto Sociālo pīlāru: http://ec.europa.eu/priorities/deeper-and-fairer-economic-and-monetary-union/towards-european-pillar-social-rights_en
23.
Gada izaugsmes pētījums par 2016.gadu: Atveseļošanās stiprināšana un konverģences sekmēšana. Eiropas Komisija, Brisele, 26.11.2015. (COM(2015) 690 final). http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/pdf/2016/ags2016_annual_growth_survey_lv.pdf
24.
Papildu informācijai par:
25.
- AGS, t.sk. JER: http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/making-it-happen/annual-growth-surveys/index_lv.htm
26.
- ES Ekonomisko pārvaldību kopumā, t.sk. Eiropas semestri: http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/economic_governance/index_en.htm
27.
Employment and Social Developments in Europe 2015. European Commission, EU, 2016. http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=738&langId=en&pubId=7859&furtherPubs=yes
28.
Review of recent social policy reform. Social Protection Committee, EU, 2015. http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=738&langId=en&pubId=7856&type=2&furtherPubs=yes
29.
Papildu informācijai citi SPC un EMCO ziņojumi, viedokļi u.c. dokumenti:
32.
Komisijas dienestu darba dokuments: 2016.gada ziņojums par valsti – Latvija. Eiropas Komisija, Brisele, 26.2.2016. (SWD(2016) 82 final). http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/pdf/csr2016/cr2016_latvia_lv.pdf
33.
Vaganay, A., Canónico, E., Courtin, E. Challenges of work-life balance faced by working families: Evidence Review. European Commission, May 2016. http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=738&langId=en&pubId=7904&type=2&furtherPubs=yes
34.
New topics, new tools and innovative practices adopted by the social partners. European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 2016. http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef1619en.pdf
35.
Sustainable work throughout the life course: National policies and strategies. European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 2016. http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef1610en_3.pdf
36.
Social dimension of intra-EU mobility: Impact on Public Services. European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 2015. http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/report/2015/labour-market-social-policies/social-dimension-of-intra-eu-mobility-impact-on-public-services
37.
Papildu informācijai citi EUROFOUND pētījumi: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observatories/eurwork/publications
38.
ES Tiesas spriedums lietā C 333/13 Elisabeta Dano, Florin Dano pret Jobcenter Leipzig. 2014. gada 11. novembris. http://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?num=C-333/13
39.
Papildu informācijai par šo spriedumu:
40.
Vonk, G. EU-Freedom of movement: no protection for the stranded poor: Case-note on C-333/13, Elisabeta Dano v Jobcenter Leipzig. November 25, 2014. http://europeanlawblog.eu/?p=2606
41.
Poptcheva, E.-M., Stuchl, A. Work and social welfare for asylum- seekers and refugees: Selected EU Member States. European Parliamentary Research Service, December 2015. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2015/572784/EPRS_IDA(2015)572784_EN.pdf
42.
Papildu informācijai par bēgļu un patvēruma meklētāju tiesībām: http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4d3d59c32.pdf
43.
Papildu informācijai par ES politikām:
44.
- Aktualitātes mobilitātes jomā (ES Padomē pieņemtie lēmumi): http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/labour-mobility/
45.
- Eiropas Komisijas informācija par:
46.
brīvu darbaspēka kustību: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=457&langId=en
47.
sociālās drošības shēmu koordinēšanu: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=849&langId=en
48.
darbinieku nosūtīšanu: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=471&langId=en
49.
personām ar invaliditāti, t.sk. Pieejamības aktu: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1137
50.
strukturālajiem un investīciju fondiem: http://ec.europa.eu/contracts_grants/funds_en.htm
51.
Homko I. Socialās drošības garantijas.//Rīga: LBAS. 2007.
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Rokasgrāmata praktiskam darbam ar Eiropas Savienības jautājumiem// Ārlietu ministrija, Rīga 2010.
53.
Andrianeli M. Sociālās un nodarbinātības politikas pamatprincipi.// Brisele, 2008.
54.
Deilija M. Sociālo tiesību pieejamība Eiropā.// http://www.coe.lv/tulkojumi.php?id=31
55.
Zālīte E. Sociālā apdrošināšana Latvijā (1920-1940).//Latvijas Arhīvi, 1999 Nr.2
56.
Baltā grāmata. Atbilstīgu, drošu un noturīgu pensiju programma. 16.02.2012. Brisele
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Latvijas ilgtspējīgas attīstības stratēģija līdz 2030. gadam (Saeima, 10.06.2010.)
2.
Kovaļevska A. Sociāli atbildīgas valsts princips. //Jurista Vārds, 2008. Nr.32
3.
Baltā grāmata. Latvija: sociālās labklājības sistēmas reformu projekts.// Rīga, 1996.
4.
Eiropas un starptautisko sociālās drošības tiesību rokasgrāmata./red. Īvs Jorens, Bernds Šulte; aut.: K. Garsija de Kortasars i Nebreda ... u.c., Rīga, 2000.
5.
Cilvēktiesības pasaulē un Latvijā. I.Ziemeles redakcijā. Rīga, 2000.
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Bite I. Pensiju likums ar komentāriem. Rīga, 1999.
7.
Punculs J. Privātie pensiju fondi. Rīga, 1999.
8.
Sociālais dialogs. Riga: LBAS, 2005.
9.
Rokasgrāmata par Eiropas sociālo partneru darba programmas 2009.-2010. gadam un Eiropas sociālo partneru pamatnolīgumu īstenošanu un ieviešanu praksē. Rīga: LBAS, 2010.
10.
Ievads Eiropas Savienības darba drošības un veselības aizsardzības politikā. Rīga: LBAS, 2006.
11.
Par demokrātisku darba vidi un tiesisku darba attiecību nostiprināšanu Latvijā. Rīga, 2003.
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Иваненко, В. А. Социальные права человека и социальные обязанности государства: международные и конституционные правовые аспекты. Санкт-Петербург: Юридический центр Пресс. 2003.
13.
Koncepcija par sociālās apdrošināšanas sistēmas stabilitāti ilgtermiņā (Ministru kabineta 2010.gada 17. novembra)
Other Information Sources
1.
Interneta vietnes statistikas, apkopojumu un normatīvo aktu meklēšanai