3 ECTS
This
course covers the main developments and challenges in the Area of Freedom,
Security and Justice of the European Union (AFSJ). It discusses the origins of
the AFSJ, reasons why and how AFSJ evolved and where it is heading. It
addresses the main political cornerstones of AFSJ, constitutional foundations,
and current challenges in ensuring mobility and security in the EU and
cooperation in justice and home affairs. It will also give an insight in the
AFSJ policy actors, such as the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, EUROJUST,
EUROPOL, OLAF, and other EU agencies. It covers the Justice and Home Affairs
policy making and cooperation mechanism, such as the cooperation of judiciary,
police, and administration. The course will focus on the main sectors in AFSJ,
such as EU citizenship (EU Charter, free movement policy), asylum, immigration,
internal security, EU criminal law, internal/external border checks and
control, visa policy, European arrest warrant, fight against international
organized crime, cooperation in civil matters and data protection. It will also
cover the external dimension of AFSJ, and compliance procedure to ensure
implementation of AFSJ legislation.
- Teacher: Laila Medina
3 ECTS
This case-based course comparatively and critically examines intellectual property and its interoperability with technological advances from the perspectives of regulation, practice and academic scholarship.
- Teacher: Ingrīda Kariņa-Bērziņa
3 ECTS
The course consists of four related parts. The first part introduces students to the basic notions of money, credit, interest rates, and financial markets. The second part focuses on banks, banking risks and regulation, central banking and financial system, in connection with money supply and demand. The third part addresses the institutional structure, goals, strategy and operating procedures of the European Central Bank. The fourth part is devoted to discussing the monetary policy transmission mechanism in the context of an open economy.
- Teacher: Paolo Paesani
3 ECTS
The course will offer a perspective of an insider and a practitioner on how individuals defend their rights in the European Court of Human Rights, the most common difficulties for representatives in bringing claims to the Court and the challenges faced by the Court today in Europe. The course will provide several practical ideas on how the Court works. The European Court of Human Rights is considered the most effective mechanism for the protection of human rights. The course will put an emphasis on explaining in detail the procedure before the Court. Considerable body of case-law elaborates important issues concerning admissibility of claims. During the course, participants will also study the methodology of the Court in adjudicating cases, i.e., the rules of interpretation and the relevant principles of case-law. Participants have to understand how the Court might go forward in adjudicating their case.
- Teacher: Inita Čīma
- Teacher: Kristaps Tamužs
- Teacher: Elīna Luīze Vītola