Political Parties and Elections

Course: “Law”

Structural unit: Education and Research Law School

Title
Political Parties and Elections
Code
ВБ.01.11.35
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
Know the peculiarities of the responsibility of political parties as participants in the election process. Identify current theoretical and practical issues that arise / may arise in the implementation of the rights of political parties as subjects of the election process, the form of constitutional and legal responsibility of political parties. Reproduce doctrinal approaches to the main theoretical and practical issues of political party participation in the electoral process. Develop options for protecting the rights of political parties as subjects of the election process, overcoming certain problems in this area. To offer specific options for solving legal issues in the area of exercising and protection of the rights of political parties. Skills in formulating proposals for improving the current legislation regulating the activities of political parties.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Study of disciplines "Theory of State and Law", "Constitutional Law", "Public International Law", "Administrative Law", "Administrative Procedure".
Course content
Political party as a subject of constitutional and legal relations. Formation of a multiparty system in Ukraine. Multipartyism as the basis of the constitutional order in Ukraine. Political parties in the political system. Functions of political parties. Classification of political parties Institutionalization of political parties: basic models. Basic models of political parties funding. Political parties as subjects of the election process. Legal forms of participation of political parties in the election process in the elections of people's deputies of Ukraine. Legislative regulation of the participation of political parties in presidential elections. Participation of political parties in local elections.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Law of Ukraine “On Political Parties in Ukraine” of April 5, 2001, as amended. URL: https://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2365-14 2. Electoral Code of Ukraine: Law of Ukraine of 19.12.2019 № 396-IX. URL: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/396-20#Text 3. Nesterovich VF Suffrage of Ukraine: Textbook. K .: Lira-K. 2019. 504 p. 4. Lyubchenko PM On democracy in Ukraine. Bulletin of the Central Election Commission. Kyiv, 2020. № 1. P.14–17. 5. Political Parties / Seth Masket, Hans Noe. W. W. Norton & Company, 2021. 432 p. 6. Party Mandates and Democracy: Making, Breaking, and Keeping Election Pledges in Twelve Countries / Elin Naurin, Terry J. Royed, and Robert Thomson, Editors. University of Michigan Press, 2019.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Webinars, lectures on youtube channels, online testing, expert evaluation, video, case study, simulation of various situations, discussions, work in small groups, etc.
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment methods - the type of work / activity of the applicant, which will assess the level of achievement of learning outcomes (testing, creative tasks, individual work, independent work, etc. and the minimum threshold after which a positive assessment is credited) - and evaluation criteria are communicated to applicants before beginning of the study of the discipline by a teacher who conducts seminars. At the ongoing and final performance evaluation are subject to assessment: the level of "Knowledge", "Understanding", "Application", "Analysis" / "Synthesis" / "Evaluation", demonstrated by the applicant. If the applicant is absent from the seminar for good reasons, he can work out the missed lesson at extracurricular time. Points are not awarded for missed classes. The maximum total number of points the applicant can score in the ongoing performance evaluation - 40, in the exam - 60. The final score for the discipline is set on a 100-point scale (ECTS) and a national scale.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oksana Vasylchenko

Education and Research Law School

Departments

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Education and Research Law School