Constitutional Reform

Course: Law. Doctor of Philosophy

Structural unit: Education and Research Law School

Title
Constitutional Reform
Code
ВБ.01.07.13
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Third
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1
Learning outcomes
Aimed at achieving of such competencies, skills and abilities as: ability to analyze and summarize existing concepts, doctrines, positions of domestic and foreign scholars, experts on theoretical problems of constitutional law, apply obtained theoretical knowledge in scientific research and pedagogical activities, independently solve practical problems, using theoretical knowledge in the field of constitutional law, skills of substantiation of regulatory and factual bases of legal issue, based on the current regulation of relevant legal relations by norms of current legislation of Ukraine, as well as comparative legal method.
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Required knowledge of jurisprudence, successful mastering of the normative course "Constitutional Law"; basic knowledge in certain branches of law: administrative, civil, criminal and others; skills of perception and analysis of sources of national and international law and basic skills of drafting regulations; ability to be a good team player, and to further independent study and analysis of constitutional law.
Course content
В межах навчальної дисципліни досліджуються актуальні питання теорії конституціоналізму та конституційної реформи в Україні, конституційно-правові засади гуманітарної реформи в Україні, реформування безпосереднього народовладдя в Україні. Також розглядаються конституційно-правові засади парламентської реформи, реформи статусу Президента України, органів виконавчої влади, засади реформування конституційного судочинства в Україні.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Constitutional law of Ukraine: textbook; for the head ed. T.M. Slinko. Kharkiv: Law, 2020. 592 p. 2. Polychko T., Bisaga Y., Berch V., Deshko L., Nechiporuk G., Petretska N. The supremacy of constitutional norms in the national legal system: a monograph. Uzhhorod: RIK-U LLC, 2021. 220 p. 3. Agafonova, NV Constitutional reform in Ukraine: implementation mechanisms and efficiency problems: monograph. Kyiv: Institute of Legislation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2016. 415 p. 4. Borshch H., Viremeichyk, A. & Gunbina, O. Mechanisms of Public Services Delivery: the European Experience for Ukraine. Public Administration and Law Review. 2021. №3. P. 4–10. 5. Deshko L., Vasylchenko O., Sherbak I., Galai V., Medvid A. Ukraine's international liabilities on initiation of measures for public health protection and the role of local authorities in implementation of health care policy. Georgian medical news. 2021. Volume 312. P. 163–168.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures and seminars are conducted using the method of Socratic dialogue, colloquium, discussion, case study, tests, essays, solving legal problems, individual tasks.
Assessment methods and criteria
Types of evaluation applied: ongoing performance evaluation and final evaluation. Assessment methods - the type of work / activity of an applicant, which will assess the level of achievement of learning outcomes (individual work, independent work, etc. and the minimum threshold after which an applicant gets a positive mark) - and evaluation criteria are communicated to applicants before studying the discipline by the teacher, who conducts seminars. During ongoing performance evaluation and final evaluation such aspects should be considered: the level of "Knowledge", "Understanding", "Application", "Analysis" / "Synthesis" / "Evaluation". The maximum number of points that can be scored by the applicant during ongoing performance evaluation - 40, final - 60. The final grade in the discipline is set on a 100-point scale (ECTS grade scale) and the national scale.
Language of instruction
ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Nataliia Kovalchuk

Education and Research Law School

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Education and Research Law School