Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Protection of Constitutional Law
Course Code
JF_412
Branch of Science
Law
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Juridical Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Uldis Ķinis
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To improve students' knowledge of the protection of constitutional rights. The course will address issues related to the interpretation of the Satversme and procedural aspects of the protection of constitutional rights deriving from the Satversme, the Constitutional Court Law and the Rules of Procedure of the Constitutional Court. In the practical part of the course, students, both individually and in teams, must be able to resolve case studies related to the infringement of fundamental rights and must prepare, submit and evaluate a constitutional complaint.
Preliminary Knowledge
Professional Bachelor’s degree in Law. In particular – knowledge on the legal theory, legal methods, philosophy of law, administrative and constitutional law, administrative process.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students are able to demonstrate their understanding and orient themselves in current issues of legal regulation in the field of constitutional procedure law.
Skills
1.Students can independently analyze and understand the interpretation of the norms of the Constitution, analyze the process of constitutional control and prepare a constitutional complaint, and implement the methodology that the Constitutional Court applies in its practice.
Competences
1.Students are able to show understanding and provide a critical assessment of what constitutes an infringement of fundamental rights. Able to apply regulatory acts corresponding to the specifics of constitutional law, justify decisions and, if necessary, perform additional analysis.
Assessment
Individual work
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A student must prepare and submit a constitutional complaint (application)
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Examination
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Examination |
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The constitutional complaint, about an event invented by the student himself, which must be connected with the restriction that arose from the application of a valid norm, observing all the requirements necessary for the submission of a constitutional complaint. Volume 3000-3500 words
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The student's rating is expressed in %. For the practical part of the course (seminars, two tests, report - constitutional complaint), the student can get up to 50% of the final grade of the course.
Work in seminars – 15%; for each test – 10%; report – constitutional complaint – 25% (of which – 5% review); exam – 50%. Students who have not passed all tests with a grade of at least 50% will not be allowed to take the exam. In order to pass the exam and get a positive final grade, students must get at least 40% in the theoretical and practical part of the exam.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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2
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Current developments in Constitutional Law
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Auditorium
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Current developments in Constitutional Law
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Auditorium
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The role of the Constitutional court in the protection of constitutional rights
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The role of the Constitutional court in the protection of constitutional rights
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Constitutional complaint – an effective mean of protection of fundamental rights
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Seminars. Case studies. Team work
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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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Auditorium
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Current developments in Constitutional Law
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Auditorium
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The role of the Constitutional court in the protection of constitutional rights
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Auditorium
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Constitutional complaint – an effective mean of protection of fundamental rights
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Constitutional complaint – an effective mean of protection of fundamental rights
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
12 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Jaunākās judikatūras atziņas
2.
Jānis Neimanis. Satversmes tiesas procesa tiesības. Tiesu nanu aģentūra, 2019
3.
A. Rodiņa. Konstitucionālās sūdzības teorija un prakse Latvijā. Rīga “Latvijas vēstnesis”, 2009
4.
J. Pleps. “Satversmes iztulkošana”. Rīga, "Latvijas vēstnesis”, 2012
Additional Reading
1.
Autoru kolektīvs. Vispārējie tiesību principi: tiesdiskā drošība un paļāvība. Rīga, TNA, 2017
2.
Sanita Osipova. Nācija, valoda, tiesiska valsts, ceļā uz rītdienu. Rīga, TNA, 2020
3.
Cilvēktiesības pasaulē un Latvijā. Inetas Ziemeles redakcijā, Otrais papildināais izdevums. Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2021
4.
Publiskās tiesības. Ievads. Autoru kolektīvs Inetas Ziemeles un Sanitas Osipovas zinātniskajā redakcijā. Rīga, TNA, 2024.
Other Information Sources
1.
Raksti žurnālos “Jurista vārds” ,“Administratīvā un kriminālā justīcija”, “ Socrates”, kā arī ārvalstu avotos atbilstoši tematikai
2.
Satversmes tiesas mājas lapā publicētie materiāli