Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Drafting of Regulatory Enactments and Document Management
Course Code
JF_417
Branch of Science
Law; State's Rights
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Civil and Military Defense
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ivans Jānis Mihailovs
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To offer students an opportunity to gain understanding and skills, when preparing regulatory enactments and other documents important in professional activity, paying special attention to the content, structure, basic principles and legal techniques, to promote in-depth understanding of drafting of regulatory enactments and document management.
Preliminary Knowledge
Introduction to the document management.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students find their way in the regulation for drafting regulatory enactments and documents, are able to independently find legal regulations regulating basic principles and basic requirements of legal techniques in order to draft a draft regulatory enactment and other document (order, decision, protocol, administrative act).
Skills
1.Students are able to critically analyse the specific situation and are able to offer a solution in the process of drafting a regulatory enactment and other document (order, decision, protocol, administrative act).
Competences
1.Students practically prepare a draft regulatory enactment and other document (order, decision, protocol, administrative act) including the protection of the rights and interests of the organization and social dialogue in accordance with the requirements to the legal technique.
Assessment
Individual work
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Drafting of a regulatory enactment (considering the selected specialisation and coordinating the topic, type with the lecturer).
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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Participation in seminars – 30%
Independent learning – 30%
Examination – 40%
Assessment on 1 –10 points scale, according to Academic Regulations I.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-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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Regulatory enactment and document: concept, types / classification. Structure of a legal provision.
Basic principles of legal techniques
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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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Basic principles of drafting of laws and regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers. Further advancement of laws and regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers
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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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Basic principles of drafting of laws and regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers. Further advancement of laws and regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers
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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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Initial impact assessment (annotation)
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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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Basic principles of drafting of internal regulatory enactments
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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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Institutional documents and basic principles of their drafting
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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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Institutional documents and basic principles of their drafting
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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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Structure and drafting of administrative acts
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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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Drafting of institutional documents
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Class/Seminar
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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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Drafting of institutional documents
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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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Specifics of electronic documents, data protection
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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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Language issues in regulatory enactments and documents
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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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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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Basic principles of drafting of laws and regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers. Further advancement of laws and regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers
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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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Institutional documents and basic principles of their drafting
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
10 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Broka, B. un Džohansens, S. Juridiskā analīze un tekstu rakstīšana. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2017.
2.
Janitēna, Z. Ievads dokumentu pārvaldībā. Rīga: 2017.
3.
Administrative Procedure Law
4.
Law on Legal Force of Documents
5.
The Law of the Baltic States. Springer, 2017.
6.
Legal Writing Manual
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Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students
8.
Administrative Procedure Law
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Law on Legal Force of Documents
10.
The Law of the Baltic States. Springer, 2017.
11.
Legal Writing Manual
Additional Reading
1.
Administratīvā procesa likums
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Dokumentu juridiskā spēkā likums
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Elektronisko dokumentu likums
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Paziņošanas likums
5.
Ministru kabineta 2009.gada 3.februāra noteikumi Nr. 108 „Normatīvo aktu projektu sagatavošanas noteikumi”
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Normatīvo aktu projektu izstrādes rokasgrāmata. Rīga: Valsts kanceleja, 2016.
7.
Ministru kabineta 2021.gada 7.septembra noteikumi Nr. 617 „Tiesību akta projekta sākotnējās ietekmes izvērtēšanas kārtība”
8.
Ministru kabineta 2018.gada 4.septembra noteikumi Nr. 558 “Dokumentu izstrādāšanas un noformēšanas kārtība”
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How to prepare legal documents
10.
What is “Good legal writing” and why does it matter?
11.
Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students
12.
How to prepare legal documents
13.
What is “Good legal writing” and why does it matter?
Other Information Sources
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Saeima.
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Ministru kabinets.
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Jurista Vārds