Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)

Course Description Status: Approved

Course Description Version: 26/27.R.3.00

Description Period: 2026./27 academic year rudens semestris

Study Course Accepted: -

Study Course Description

Administrative Law

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
JF_040
Branch of Science
Law; State's Rights
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Juridical Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Lidija Laizāne
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts

Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv

About Study Course

Objective

The aim of the study course is to develop the students' ability to orientate in the administrative law regulation, to analyse public legal relations and to apply administrative law norms and principles in typical legal situations.

Preliminary Knowledge

Legal Theory; History of Latvian Law; Records Management.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Name and describe the basic concepts, sources and principles of administrative law.

Individual work and tests

Written examination • Assignment. Identifying an administrative legal situation in the public space • Legal qualification of the administrative situation

2.Describe the institutional system of public administration and the legal status of administrative law subjects.

3.Explain the essential features of an administrative act, actual action, public law contract and other forms of state administration.

Individual work and tests

Legal qualification of the administrative situation • Assignment. Identifying an administrative legal situation in the public space • Written examination

Skills

1.Distinguish between public law and private law relations and justify the chosen legal qualification.

Individual work and tests

Written examination • Assignment. Identifying an administrative legal situation in the public space • Legal qualification of the administrative situation

2.Qualify the action of the public administration by identifying the administrative act, the actual action or other form of action of the public administration.

Individual work and tests

Legal qualification of the administrative situation • Written examination • Administrative-legal resolution of the situation in the group

3.Apply administrative law rules and principles to specific legal situations.

Individual work and tests

Application of the administrative law rules and principle • Written examination

4.Use legislation and case law to support a legal solution.

Individual work and tests

Written examination • Application of the administrative law rules and principle • Administrative-legal resolution of the situation in the group

Competences

1.Analyse an administrative legal situation and formulate a legally justified solution.

Individual work and tests

Administrative-legal resolution of the situation in the group • Assignment. Identifying an administrative legal situation in the public space • Application of the administrative law rules and principle • Written examination

2.Assess the legality of the actions of the public administration and justify the possible means of legal protection for the person.

Individual work and tests

Assignment. Identifying an administrative legal situation in the public space • Application of the administrative law rules and principle • Written examination • Administrative-legal resolution of the situation in the group

3.Prepare a legally argued solution to the administrative law issue.

Individual work and tests

Administrative-legal resolution of the situation in the group • Written examination

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Assignment. Identifying an administrative legal situation in the public space
30.00% from total grade
10 points

The student individually finds a specific case in the press, internet news portals, social networks or other publicly available information source, in which a natural or legal person is dealing with a matter related to a state or local government institution and the relevant legal relationship is attributable to the field of public law and administrative law.

The student briefly describes the chosen situation, identifies the persons and institution involved, determines the nature of the legal relationship and justifies why the specific case is to be considered in the context of administrative law and public law. The student indicates the applicable legal norms or principles of administrative law and formulates his or her legal conclusion on the specific situation.

The work must include a reference to the publicly available information source used. The work must be formatted in accordance with the RSU Faculty of Social Sciences methodological regulations for students of bachelor's study programmes "Student's Handbook".
2.

Legal qualification of the administrative situation
10.00% from total grade
Test

The student analyses a practical situation, determines the nature of the legal relationship, identifies the applicable form of action of the public administration and justifies the legal qualification with the applicable legal norms.

Assessment criteria:

  1. correctness of the legal qualification of the legal relationship;
  2. choice of the applicable legal norms;
  3. correct use of administrative law concepts;
  4. reasonableness of the argumentation and conclusions.
3.

Application of the administrative law rules and principle
10.00% from total grade
Test

The student solves a practical administrative legal case, identifies the applicable legal norms and principles of administrative law, applies them to the specific factual circumstances and formulates a legally justified conclusion.

Evaluation criteria:

  1. identification of the legal problem;
  2. selection of applicable legal norms and principles;
  3. application of norms to factual circumstances;
  4. quality of legal argumentation;
  5. reasonableness of the conclusion.
4.

Administrative-legal resolution of the situation in the group
10.00% from total grade
Test

Students in a group analyse an administrative legal situation offered by the lecturer, identify the legal problem, the applicable legal norms and principles of administrative law, evaluate possible legal solutions and prepare an argued joint solution. The group presents the solution and justifies its legal position by answering questions from the lecturer and other students.

Assessment criteria: identification of the legal problem; choice of applicable legal norms and principles; correctness of the application of the norms; legal justification of the proposed solution; quality of argumentation; ability to justify the group's chosen solution in a discussion.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Written examination
40.00% from total grade
10 points

Written examination, which tests the student's ability to characterize the basic institutes of administrative law, to legally qualify administrative legal situations, to identify the applicable legal norms and principles, and to reasonably justify the legal solution of the specific situation.

Evaluation criteria:

  1. correct characterization of administrative law concepts and institutes;
  2. identification of the legal problem;
  3. selection of the applicable legal norms and principles;
  4. correctness of legal qualification;
  5. application of legal norms to the factual circumstances;
  6. reasonableness of legal argumentation and conclusion.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Genesis of Administrative Law. Sources, development and system. • Historical development of administrative law. • Sources of administrative law. • System of administrative law. • System of administrative legislation, its relationship with the science of administrative law. • Main directions of administrative legal regulation in public administration. • Public relations governed by administrative law. • Methods of studying administrative law.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Genesis of Administrative Law. Sources, development and system. • Historical development of administrative law. • Sources of administrative law. • System of administrative law. • System of administrative legislation, its relationship with the science of administrative law. • Main directions of administrative legal regulation in public administration. • Public relations governed by administrative law. • Methods of studying administrative law.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative law: public law sector. Link with other sectors of law. Principles of administrative law. • Classification of law: private and public law. • Link with other sectors of law. • Concept of the principle of administrative law. Classification of principles. • Independent (substantive) principles of administrative law. • Procedural principles of administrative law (implementation of administrative legal provisions). Principles of public administration.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative legal relations. Public administration acts. • The concept of the administrative legal relations. • The structure of the administrative legal relations. • Vertical administrative legal relations. • Horizontal administrative legal relations. • The concept of a public administration act. • A public administration act and an administrative act. Management decision. • Classification of public administration acts. • General rules for drafting and adopting of public administration acts

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative legal relations. Public administration acts. • The concept of the administrative legal relations. • The structure of the administrative legal relations. • Vertical administrative legal relations. • Horizontal administrative legal relations. • The concept of a public administration act. • A public administration act and an administrative act. Management decision. • Classification of public administration acts. • General rules for drafting and adopting of public administration acts

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative legal relations. Public administration acts. • The concept of the administrative legal relations. • The structure of the administrative legal relations. • Vertical administrative legal relations. • Horizontal administrative legal relations. • The concept of a public administration act. • A public administration act and an administrative act. Management decision. • Classification of public administration acts. • General rules for drafting and adopting of public administration acts

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

The subject and functions of administrative law. Regulatory methods. • Regulatory methods of administrative law. • Theory of administrative law and theory of public administration. • Regulatory methods of administrative law.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Public Law contracts. Control in administrative law. • Management contract. • Public Law contract. • Cooperation agreement. • Administrative contract. • Delegation agreement. • Participation agreement. • Control – an independent task of the state. • Control – means for ensuring lawful action. • State Audit • Constitutional control. • Parliamentary control. • Judicial control. • General control. • Sectoral control. Audit. • Special control. • Control by mass media.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Public Law contracts. Control in administrative law. • Management contract. • Public Law contract. • Cooperation agreement. • Administrative contract. • Delegation agreement. • Participation agreement. • Control – an independent task of the state. • Control – means for ensuring lawful action. • State Audit • Constitutional control. • Parliamentary control. • Judicial control. • General control. • Sectoral control. Audit. • Special control. • Control by mass media.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Public administration system. Status and competence of the Cabinet of Ministers, Ministries, agencies, institutions, officials and civil servants. • Cabinet of Ministers – the highest general administrative authority of the executive power. Organisation of direct administration. • Structure of the Cabinet of Ministers. • Competence of the Cabinet of Ministers. • Concept of public administration system. Institutional system of public administration. Institutional system of direct administration.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Public administration system. Status and competence of the Cabinet of Ministers, Ministries, agencies, institutions, officials and civil servants. • Cabinet of Ministers – the highest general administrative authority of the executive power. Organisation of direct administration. • Structure of the Cabinet of Ministers. • Competence of the Cabinet of Ministers. • Concept of public administration system. Institutional system of public administration. Institutional system of direct administration.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Status and competence of the local government authorities. Person as a subject of administrative law. • Concept of local government. • Types of local governments in Latvia. • Competence of local governments. Autonomous competence. Assigned or delegated competence. • Institutional system of local governments. • Types of decisions taken by the local government. • Control of the activities of the local government. • Concept of personal status. • Legal framework for personal status.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Status and competence of the local government authorities. Person as a subject of administrative law. • Concept of local government. • Types of local governments in Latvia. • Competence of local governments. Autonomous competence. Assigned or delegated competence. • Institutional system of local governments. • Types of decisions taken by the local government. • Control of the activities of the local government. • Concept of personal status. • Legal framework for personal status.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Status and competence of the local government authorities. Person as a subject of administrative law. • Concept of local government. • Types of local governments in Latvia. • Competence of local governments. Autonomous competence. Assigned or delegated competence. • Institutional system of local governments. • Types of decisions taken by the local government. • Control of the activities of the local government. • Concept of personal status. • Legal framework for personal status.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative liability and infringement. • Concept of administrative infringement.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative liability and infringement. • Concept of administrative infringement.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Genesis of Administrative Law. Sources, development and system. • Historical development of administrative law. • Sources of administrative law. • System of administrative law. • System of administrative legislation, its relationship with the science of administrative law. • Main directions of administrative legal regulation in public administration. • Public relations governed by administrative law. • Methods of studying administrative law.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Administrative law: public law sector. Link with other sectors of law. Principles of administrative law. • Classification of law: private and public law. • Link with other sectors of law. • Concept of the principle of administrative law. Classification of principles. • Independent (substantive) principles of administrative law. • Procedural principles of administrative law (implementation of administrative legal provisions). Principles of public administration.
Administrative legal relations. Public administration acts. • The concept of the administrative legal relations. • The structure of the administrative legal relations. • Vertical administrative legal relations. • Horizontal administrative legal relations. • The concept of a public administration act. • A public administration act and an administrative act. Management decision. • Classification of public administration acts. • General rules for drafting and adopting of public administration acts

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

The subject and functions of administrative law. Regulatory methods. • Regulatory methods of administrative law. • Theory of administrative law and theory of public administration. • Regulatory methods of administrative law.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Public Law contracts. Control in administrative law. • Management contract. • Public Law contract. • Cooperation agreement. • Administrative contract. • Delegation agreement. • Participation agreement. • Control – an independent task of the state. • Control – means for ensuring lawful action. • State Audit • Constitutional control. • Parliamentary control. • Judicial control. • General control. • Sectoral control. Audit. • Special control. • Control by mass media.
Public administration system. Status and competence of the Cabinet of Ministers, Ministries, agencies, institutions, officials and civil servants. • Cabinet of Ministers – the highest general administrative authority of the executive power. Organisation of direct administration. • Structure of the Cabinet of Ministers. • Competence of the Cabinet of Ministers. • Concept of public administration system. Institutional system of public administration. Institutional system of direct administration.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Status and competence of the local government authorities. Person as a subject of administrative law. • Concept of local government. • Types of local governments in Latvia. • Competence of local governments. Autonomous competence. Assigned or delegated competence. • Institutional system of local governments. • Types of decisions taken by the local government. • Control of the activities of the local government. • Concept of personal status. • Legal framework for personal status.
Administrative liability and infringement. • Concept of administrative infringement.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
10 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Briede J., Danovskis E., Kovaļevska A. Administratīvās tiesības. Mācību grāmata. Trešais izdevums. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2024.

2.

Autoru kolektīvs.PUBLISKĀS TIESĪBAS. IEVADS. Inetas Ziemeles un Sanitas Osipovas zinātniskā redakcijā. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2024.

3.

Danovskis E., Administratīvās tiesības. Raksti. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2022

4.

Načisčionis J. Administratīvās tiesības. Ceturtais pārstrādātais izdevums. Rīga: "Biznesa augstskola Turība", 2018

5.

Danovskis E. Publisko un privāto tiesību dalījuma nozīme un piemērošanas problēmas Latvijā. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2015.

6.

Administratīvā procesa likuma komentāri. A un B daļa (Dr.iur. Briedes zinātniskajā redakcijā). Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2013.

7.

Administratīvais process tiesā. Autoru kolektīvs Dr.iur. J.Briedes vispārīgajā zinātniskā redakcijā. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2008.

Additional Reading

1.

Stucka A. Latvijas pašvaldību sistēmas juridiskais raksturojums un pašvaldību reformas. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2019.

2.

Rakstu krājums "Vispārējie tiesību principi: tiesiskā drošība un tiesiskā paļāvība. Valsts pārvalde. Bizness. Jurisprudence." Latvijas Universitāte, 2017.

3.

Skrastiņa U. Publiskie iepirkumi. Piedāvājuma izvēles kritēriji un vērtēšana publiskajā iepirkumā. Rīga: Biznesa augstskola Turība", 2015.

4.

Dišlers K. Ievads administratīvo tiesību zinātnē. Rīga, 2003.

Other Information Sources

1.

Normatīvie akti.

2.

Satversmes tiesas spriedumu un lēmumi – www.satv.tiesa.gov.lv Tiesu nolēmumi – www.at.gov.lv, www.tiesas.lv

3.

Jurista Vārds, Likums un Tiesības, Zinātnisko rakstu žurnāls "Socrates".

4.

Bite K. Dienesta gaitas Latvijas policijā tiesiskais regulējums. Promocijas darbs, 2012.

5.

Paine F.J. Vācijas vispārīgās administratīvās tiesības. Rīga, Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2002.

6.

Levits E. Samēriguma princips publiskajās tiesībās - jus commune europaem un Satversmē ietvertais konstitucionāla ranga princips. - Likums un Tiesības. 2. sējums, Nr.9 (13). 2000.

7.

Levits E. Par tiesiskās vienlīdzības principu. Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr.68, 2003.