| Statuss(Neaktīvs) | Izdruka | Arhīvs(0) | Studiju plāns Vecais plāns | Kursu katalogs | Vēsture |
| Course title | Social Legislation |
| Course code | Soci3013 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 6 |
| Total Hours in Course | 162 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 32 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 32 |
| Independent study hours | 98 |
| Date of course confirmation | 16/11/2011 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. sc. soc., doc. Jolanta Millere |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| Students are introduced with social legislation system in Latvia and Europe. There is an analyses of the norms of international rights as basis of social legislation. Program includes explanation of the most important spheres of social rights (rights of job, education, social security, housing, health) and shows mechanism of rights realisation in Latvian republic and EU. As well as the rights of the more vulnerable social groups. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| The course provides:
knowledge – on social legislation, social rights and realization mechanism of social rights : normative acts and system of authorities; skills - to find out, use and analyze the various normative laws and regulations, to apply the norms of normative acts in problem-solving situations. As well as to analyze and critically evaluate the existing mechanism for delivering social rights within the needs of community members competence - able to orientate in the reglament of social laws in Latvia and Europe. Ability to independently deal with social rights violations related to problem situations in social life. Ability to be competent in problem situations and practically use the norms of social legislation in professional and social life activities. |
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| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Burgentāls T. Starptautiskās cilvēktiesības kodolīgā izklāstā. Rīga: AGB, 2000. 240 lpp.
2. Sociālā atstumtība un sociālā iekļaušana :situācijas izvērtējums Latvijā: zinātnisko rakstu krājums. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2006. 149 lpp. 3. Ulmane V. Darba tiesības. Darba aizsardzība. Rīga: Biznesa augstskola Turība, 2004. 263 lpp. 4. Watson P. EU social and employment law: policy and practice in an enlarged Europe. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. 538 p. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Health systems governance in Europe :the role of European Union law and police. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 762 p.
2. Hartley D. Welfare Rights and Social Policy. Great Britain: Dorset Press, 2002. 255 p. 3. Morris L. Rights: Sociological perspective. New Youk: Routledge, 2006. 238 lpp. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Jaunumi sociālās likumdošanas jomā. Latvijas Vēstnesis. ISSN 1407-0391 | |