Course code

RIO6001.YK

old course code

RIO6001

Course title in Estonian

Õiguse alused

Course title in English

Basics of Law

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

The course introduces the main issues and concepts of law and legal science as well as the basic methods of implementing the law.

Brief description of the course

Law as a phenomenon. Definition of law, normative approach to it and the system of law. Development of law. Main legal systems in the world. The system of law. Estonian legal system: the structure and the main fields. Legal facts and legal relations. Sources of law: types and ways of finding official texts. Logical structure of the legal norm. Implementation of the law. Techniques in applying the law. Legal decision and discretion. Subsummation. Rules of logic. Legal interpreting. Filling the gaps in law. Law in society. Legality and efficiency of law. Legal approach to state. Basic concepts in public law. Constitutional, state and administrative law, criminal and procedural law. Basic concepts in private law. Persons, objects, transactions.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has an overview of law and legal science;
- has knowledge of the basic terms and concepts and an ability to use them;
- has basic ability to use the basic methods of implementing the law.

Teacher

Reena Säästla

The course is a prerequisite

Study programmes containing that course

Social Pedagogy (RKSPB/12.YK)
Advertising and Publicity Studies (KORMB/11-T.FK)
Physics (with Minor Field of Study) (MLFB/11.LT)
Social Work (STSTB/11.YK)
Audiovisual media (BFMB/11.FK)
Arts Therapies (KUKTB/11.LT)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/11.LT)
Social Sciences (KKSB/11_2.YK)
Health Promotion Specialist (HKTJR/11.HK)
Journalism (SKAMB/11.FK)
Social Sciences (KKSB/11_1.YK)
Social Work (RKSTB/11.RK)
Applied Computer Science (HKIFR/11.HK)
History (AIAJB/11.HT)
Social Pedagogy (RKSPB/11.YK)
Social Sciences (KKSB/11.YK)
Sociology (RASLB/11.YK)
Advertising and Publicity Studies (KORMB/11.FK)
Sociology (RASLB/10.YK)
Psychology (PSPSB/10.LT)
Public and Business Management (RIHKB/10.YK)
Politics and Government (RIRIB/10.YK)
Journalism (SKAMB/10.FK)
Information Science (INITB/10.DT)
Social Work (STSTB/10.YK)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/10.LT)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/10.LT)
History (AIAJB/10.HT)
Applied Computer Science (HKIFR/10.HK)
Arts Therapies (KUKTB/10.LT)
Health Promotion Specialist (HKTJR/10.HK)
Social Pedagogy (RKSPB/10.YK)
Social Sciences (KKSB/10_1.YK)
Traffic Safety (HKLOR/10.HK)
Social Work (RKSTB/10.RK)
Physics (with Minor Field of Study) (MLFB/10.LT)
Politics and Government (RIRIB/10-1.YK)
Teacher of History and Civic (AIAOM/11.HT)
Social Sciences (KKSB/10_2e.YK)
Politics and Government (RIRIB/10-2.YK)
Politics and Government (RIRIB/10-4.YK)
Social Sciences (KKSB/10.YK)
Journalism (SKAMB/10E.FK)
Politics and Government (RIRIB/10-3.YK)
Social Sciences (KKSB/10_2.YK)
Psychology (PSPSB/10N.LT)
Social Sciences (KKSB/10_1e.YK)
Advertising and Publicity Studies (KORMB/10-T.FK)
Advertising and Publicity Studies (KORMB/10.FK)
Information Science (INITB/10-1.DT)
Applied Computer Science (HKIFR/09.HK)
Information Science (INITB/09.DT)
Social Work (STSTB/09.YK)
Sociology (RASLB/09.YK)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/09.LT)
History (AIAJB/09.HT)
Arts Therapies (KUKTB/09.LT)
Traffic Safety (HKLOR/09.HK)
Health Promotion Specialist (HKTJR/09.HK)
Physical Education (TSKB/09.LT)
Teacher of History and Civic (AIAOM/10.HT)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/09.LT)
Health Promotion Specialist (HKTJR/08.HK)
Teacher of History and Civic (AIAOM/09.HT)
Applied Computer Science (HKIFR/08.HK)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/08.LT)
Information Science (INITB/08.DT)
Sociology (RASLB/08.YK)
Information Science (INITB/08-1.DT)
Public and Business Management (HKHKB/08.HK)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/08.LT)
Arts Therapies (KUKTB/08.LT)
History (AIAJB/08.HT)
Physical Education (TSKB/08.LT)
Information Science (INITB/08-2.DT)
Sociology (RASLB/07.YK)
Social Work (STSTB/07.YK)
History (AIAJB/07.HT)
Public and Business Management (HKHKB/07.HK)
Information Science (INITB/07.DT)
Arts Therapies (KUKTB/07.LT)
Applied Computer Science (HKIFR/07.HK)
Teacher of History and Civic (AIAOM/08.HT)
Information Science (INITB/06.DT)
History (AIAJB/06.HT)
Public and Business Management (HKHKB/06.HK)
Teacher of History and Civic (AIAOM/07.HT)
Sociology (RASLB/06.YK)
Information Science (INITB/05.DT)
Teacher of History and Civic (AIAOM/06.HT)
History (AIAJB/05.HT)
History (AIAJB/04.HT)
Teacher of History and Civic (AIAOM/05.HT)
History (AIAJB/00.HT)
Arts Therapies (KUKTB/00.LT)