Study:	Tax - 6. semester
Code:	123987
ECTS:	3.0
Course coordinators:	prof. dr. sc. Željko Potočnjak prof. dr. sc. Ivana Grgurev izv. prof. dr. sc. Viktor Gotovac izv. prof. dr. sc. Ivana Vukorepa
Lecturers:	dr. sc. Iva Bjelinski Radić - Lectures
Exam dates:	03. 04. 2023. 29. 05. 2023. 12. 06. 2023. 26. 06. 2023. 28. 08. 2023. 11. 09. 2023. Exam registration: Studomat

Literature:

Anton Ravnić; Osnove radnog prava; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (2004), str. 207-252; 279-302 Ivana Vukorepa; Mirovinski sustavi; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (2012), str. 165-208 Zakon o mirovinskom osiguranju (samo članci 1.-140.); , str Zakon o obveznim mirovinskim fondovima (samo članci 1.-9., 78. - 123., 170.-181., 192.-195.); , str Zakon o dobrovoljnim mirovinskim fondovima (samo članci 1.-8., 9.-19., 97.- 152., 186.-190., 245-256., 266.- 272.); , str Zakon o mirovinskim osiguravajućim društvima (samo članci 1.-14., 83.-89., 103.-135.); , str Zakon o doživotnoj otpremnini odnosno dokupu mirovine; , str Zakon o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju (samo članci 1.-86. i 119.-134.); , str Zakon o dobrovoljnom zdravstvenom osiguranju (samo članci 1.-34.); , str Zakon o tržištu rada; , str Zakon o socijalnoj skrbi (samo članci 1.-123.); , str Zakon o doplatku za djecu; , str

Description:

Introduction to the social security law (terms, philosophy, politics in social security law). Historical development of social security law and social, economic and technological context of its development. Systematisation of public social security systems (according to the benefit types, financing etc.) Development and forms of private and public pension systems in the comparative perspective. Organisation and reform of Croatian pension system. Pension insurance based on generational solidarity versus pension insurance based on funded individual account system. Insured persons, rights and conditions for acquiring benefits within the pension insurance system based on generational solidarity (I. pillar). Insured persons, rights and conditions for acquiring benefits within the pension insurance system based on funded individual accounts (II. and III. pillar). Organisation of Croatian health insurance system. Insured persons, rights and conditions for acquiring benefits within the mandatory health insurance system. Insured persons, rights and conditions for acquiring benefits within the voluntary health insurance system. Organisation of social assistance systems in the comparative perspective. Users and benefits within the Croatian social assistance system. Children allowance. Unemployment insurance in Croatia.

Cognitive Skills:

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

 

Knowledge and understanding

Define social security law and concept and systems of social security regarding the existing national regulation.

Explain systematisation, divisions and historical development of social security law and the concept and system of social security; the relation between national social security law and international and European standards i.e. domestic, international and European sources of social security law; economic and social significance of social security law in different models through which the concept of social security is realised and in different social security systems. Also explain the significance of social security law in the context of fundamental and constitutional rights and economic and social significance of social security law. Explain systematisation of pšublic social systems, in partiocular health insurance system, pension insurance, unemployment insurance, social welfare, maternity and parental allowances and child allowances.

Recognise applicable law and applicable legal institute for solving certain probnlem from the area of social security law and determine the procedure that has to be applied for the resolution of the problem.

Discuss different models of systems and the development of social security.

Report about problems connected with social security systems and possible adequate solutions for them.

Application

Select applicable law that should be applied to a certain problem.

Interpret applicable law and its characteristics of social security system.

Conduct procedures of determining legally relevant facts and deciding about issues freom the area of social security law.

Apply applicable law.

Use different databases on legal sources, court practice and relevant legal literature in deciding about matters from the area of social security law.

Outline drafts of simpler decisions, normative acts that regulate certain matters from the area of social security law.

Illustrate different possibilities for solving certain less complex issues and different outcomes of these possibilities.

Analysis

Distinguish between problems connected with social security system, their factual and legal aspects and sources of law relevant for their solution.

Compare different legal and other outcomes of proposals, approaches and possibilities for solving problems.

Indicate proposals, approaches and possibilities optimal for solving problems or connected to social security systems.

Synthesis

Prepare drafts of simpler adequate legal acts and their explanations for solving certain problems related to social security systems.

Propose passing adequate legal acts and explaining them for solving certain problems related to social security systems.

Formulate proposals for making or changing simpler individual decisions and similar legal acts for solving certain problems related to social security systems.

Manage or participate in lower level of management and implementation in a team composed of experts from similar areas who will make adequate legal acts or manage or participate in management on a lower management and implementation level in social security systems and state administration, and local and regonal self-government in connection with social security systems.

Evaluation

Assess which out of possible proposals, approaches and possibilities is the most adequate one for solving a certain problem related to social security systems and assess their influence on economic and social development of the country or on social implications of a selected solution for the individual.

Recommend how to solve certain problems related to social security systems.

Examine legal and social foundation of the quility of solution and its influence on eeconomic and social development of the country and on social implications of the selected solution for the individual.

Compare legal and social consequences of selected solutions of certain problems related to social security systems.

Select an optimal solution for a certain problem related to social security systems.

Practical and Generic Skills:

After successfully completing the course, students will understand and be able to explain the concept of social security and its systems. they will be able to explain main characteristics of social security systems. They will be able to determine relevant facts, select a relevant legal framework, analyse court practice and propose an adequate optimal solution to a simpler problem. For that purpose they will be trained to manage and participate in management on lower management and implementation levels in social security systems, state administration and local and regional self-government in connection with social security systems.

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge is assessed through an oral examination.

Oral examination consists of testing the understanding of social security concepts within socieal security law, reproducing theoretical explanations and standpoints of the court, constitutional court and administrative practice of national courts, the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court on individual institutes of social security law and legal instittues characteristic for it, demonstrating the knowledge about public social security systems, especiall health care system, pension insurance, unemployment insurance, social welfare, maternity and parental allowances and child allowances, demonstrating the ability to apply relevant sources of law to resolving individual issues and problems, and the evaluation of individual legal solutions considering their effect on the realisation of fundamental and constitutional human rights and economic and social development.

Consultations schedule:

• prof. dr. sc. Željko Potočnjak:

  Fridays at 10.00 with Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/wnw-ooso-cjk?authuser=0

  Location: Tkalčićeva 48-50, room 45
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Viktor Gotovac:

  Wednesdays at 17.00

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 11
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Ivana Vukorepa:

  Thursdays at 11.00. 

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 13
• dr. sc. Iva Bjelinski Radić:

  Mondays at 14.00 - online via Google Meet link http://meet.google.com/jmi-sgiw-aeb

  Location: Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 40 (4. kat - potkrovlje)