Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Crimes of a Hybrid Nature and Prevention of Hybrid Threats
Course Code
SZF_159
Branch of Science
Law
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Civil and Military Defense; Juridical Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Jānis Grasis
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
Study course aims to develop skills to manage tools for prevention of hybrid crimes and cooperation in countering hybrid threats. It provides look inside of the specifics of modern crimes of hybrid nature, relevant criminal procedure concepts and their connection with the principles of fundamental rights and fosters critical thinking and problem-solving skills essential for elimination of the crims of the hybrid nature.
Preliminary Knowledge
Study Course “Hybrid Threats Phenomena: Concepts, Strategies, Policies and Legal Frameworks”.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will have a deep understanding of crimes connected with hyber-threats. They will possess a practical skills in evaluating and solving problems relating to the hybrid – threats. Finally they will have experience working collaboratively with others in order to develop methods of social protection against hybrid threats.
Skills
1.students develop a range of essential skills, including critical thinking, problem-solving, gathering of information, interpersonal skills and technological proficiency. By developing these skills, students will be ready to solve problems in connection with crimes of hybrid nature.
Competences
1.This course aims to develop a range of competencies essential for elaborating methods again crimes of hybrid nature. Students will be well-prepared to take on leadership in order to prevent crimes of the hybrid nature.
Assessment
Individual work
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1. Attendance of seminars and lectures – mandatory, 20% (the lecturer evaluates the student's participation and activity in lectures and seminars).
2. Permanent work (group work/synopsis/analysis) and presentation – mandatory, 30% (the lecturer evaluates the student's skills: to keep the audience's attention, the ability to find and select viable innovative ideas, to discuss the latest trends in the context of the study course topics).
3. Development of summaries – mandatory, 20% (the lecturer assesses the student's ability to independently obtain, select and analyse information in the context of the study course).
4. Examination – mandatory, 30% (the lecturer assesses the student's knowledge and understanding in the context of the study course topics).
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Examination
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This course requires active participation in lectures, workshops, completion of assigned readings and presentation of the final project by group of students - Case study about identifying problems related to crimes of a hybrid nature and recommending and elaborating methods of social protection against hybrid threats. The final grade will be calculated on the basis of activity during the lectures and workshops and the final project presentation.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Specifics of modern crimes of hybrid nature. Case studies during the workshop.
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Specifics of modern crimes of hybrid nature. Case studies during the workshop.
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Specifics of modern crimes of hybrid nature. Case studies during the workshop.
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Relevant criminal procedure concepts against hybrid threats. Case studies during the workshop.
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Relevant criminal procedure concepts against hybrid threats. Case studies during the workshop.
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Relevant criminal procedure concepts against hybrid threats. Case studies during the workshop.
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Hybrid threats and their connection with the principles of fundamental rights. Case studies during the workshop.
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Hybrid threats and their connection with the principles of fundamental rights. Case studies during the workshop.
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Hybrid threats and their connection with the principles of fundamental rights. Case studies during the workshop.
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Hybrid threats and their connection with the principles of fundamental rights. Case studies during the workshop.
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Identification of the hybrid threats. Case studies during the workshop.
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Identification of the hybrid threats. Case studies during the workshop.
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Identification of the hybrid threats. Case studies during the workshop.
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Other
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Visit of the institution preventing hybrid threats – meeting with professionals and on-site lecture.
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Tools and methods of protection against hybrid threats. Case studies during the workshop.
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Tools and methods of protection against hybrid threats. Case studies during the workshop.
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Tools and methods of protection against hybrid threats. Case studies during the workshop.
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Tools and methods of protection against hybrid threats. Case studies during the workshop.
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Tools and methods of protection against hybrid threats. Case studies during the workshop.
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Tools and methods of protection against hybrid threats. Case studies during the workshop.
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Specifics of the hybrid war.
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Presentation of the final project by groups of students.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
48 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Aebi Marcelo F., Miró-Llinares Fernando, Cannapele Stefano. (2024). Understanding Crime Trends in a Hybrid Society. Springer. open access
2.
Convention on Cybercrime. Explanatory reports and Guidance notes. (2023). Council of Europe.
3.
Fjäder Christian, Schalin Johan. (2024). Building Resilience to hybrid threats: Best practices in the Nordics. Hybrid CoE Working Paper No 31.
4.
Ferm Tiina. (2017). Laws in the era of hybrid threats. Hybrid CoE Strategic Analysis 3
5.
Hybrid Threats and Hybrid Warfare. Reference curriculum (2024). NATO Headquarters Brussels.
6.
Maigre Merle. (2022). Cyber threat actors: how to build resilience to counter them. Hybrid CoE Paper No.11.
7.
Pijpers Peter B.M.J. (2024). Legal power play in cyberspace: Authoritarian and democratic perspectives and the role of international law. Hybrid CoE Paper No. 19
8.
Sari Aurel. (2019). Hybrid Warfare, Law and the Fulda Gap. In: Christopher Ford and Winston Williams (eds), Complex Battle Spaces. Oxford University press, p. 161–190.
9.
Sari Aurel. (2020). Hybrid threats and the law: Concepts, trends and implications. The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats.
10.
Sanz-Caballero Susana. (2023). The concepts and laws applicable to hybrid threats, with a special focus on Europe. Humanities and Social sciences Commmunication No10, article number 360.
11.
The Place of the European Convention on Human rights in the European and International Legal Order. (2019). Report of the Steering Committee for Human Rights. Council of Europe.
12.
Transnational organised crime and Hybrid Threats. (2020).
Additional Reading
1.
Ganguly, A., R., Bhatia, U., Flynn, S., E. Critical infrastructures resilience: Policy and engineering principles, Routledge, 2018.
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Institute for Security Governance, Naval Support Activity Monterey 2018.
Other Information Sources
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Hybrid CoE - an autonomous, network-based international organization countering hybrid threats.
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The Council of Europe (COE)