Course code PolZ5006
Credit points 3
The European Union Policy
Total Hours in Course81
Number of hours for lectures16
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes16
Independent study hours49
Date of course confirmation22.03.2011
Responsible UnitInstitute of Social Sciences and Humanities
Course developer
lect.
Baiba Miltoviča
Mg. paed.
Course abstract
The aim of the study course is to provide insight into basis of the European Union Policy and the legal system; focus on the development of the structure and the nature of the EU. The course will provide theoretical aspects of integration and policy process questions. In conclusion students will have understanding about the political process and the functioning of the legal system of EU.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
The following learning outcomes students will reach during a course:
1) Knowledge of EU historical and theoretical foundations; integration process theories; the EU legal systems foundation (the EU sources; the general legal principles); the EU institutions and their operation; the decision-making procedure; the main EU policies.
2) Skills - to explain the basics of EU development; to analyse the effects of the legal system of the Member States of the EU; to desribe the EU decision-making procedures and the interest groups in the EU, to describe the main EU Policies; to analyze the EU constitutional future challenges.
3) Competence - to predict and to assess the development of the EU in the context of the enlargement; to assess the effects of the Lisbon Treaty to Member States; to analyze individual EU policies impact on Latvian situation; to assess the EU agenda questions development and visions of the future.
Compulsory reading
1. Borocz J. The European Union and Global Social Change. A Critical Geopolitical-Economic Analysis. London: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group. 2010. 242.p.
2. Gatawis S., Broks E., Bule Z. Eiropas tiesības. Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte. 2002. 416 lpp.
3. Eiropas tiesības. Blūzma V. u.c. 2. izd. Rīga: Juridiskā koledža. 2007. 627 lpp. Ir LLU FB 2 eks.
4. Kanels J. Latvijas ceļš uz Eiropas Savienību. No vispārējā uz konkrēto. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2009. 182 lpp.
Further reading
1. Ozoliņa Ž., Reinholde I., Rostoks T. EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region: a year after and beyond. Rīga: Zinātne, 2010. 278 lpp.
2. Kažoka I. Aukule D. Rokasgrāmata darbam ar Lisabonas līgumu. - R.: Sabiedriskās politikas centrs PROVIDUS. 2010. 54.lpp. Pieejams: http://www.google.com/search?q=rokasgr%C4%81mata+darbam+ar+lisabonas+l%C4%ABgumu&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:lv:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=
3. Līgums par Eiropas Savienības darbību, konsolidētā versija. ES Oficiālais Vēstnesis. C 115/49, 09.05.2008. Pieejams: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2008:115:0047:0199:LV:PDF
Periodicals and other sources
1. European Voice, iknedēļas laikraksts par ES aktualitātēm pieejams elektroniski http://www.europeanvoice.com
2. Jurista Vārds: žurnāls tesiskai domai un praksei. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis. 2008. ISSN: 1691 - 2462.
3. Likums un Tiesības: žurnāls demokrātiskai un tiesiskai domai. Rīga: Latvijas universitāte. 2008. ISSN: 1407.