| Course Name | International Public Law |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| LAW 201 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Service Course | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | To teach the basic of the main areas of public international law. To obtain knowledge of the resources of international law and use it in an effective manner. To be able to combine practice and theory with the method to consolidate the knowledge through research studies, discussion and practical works. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Concept of public international law, sources of public international law, rules of public international law, connecting rules of international procedural law, related fields (with differences), constructive elements of legal order of international law, mutual influence in the reports of subjects of international law in the recent events. - Despite the fact that the general public international law is the main content of the course, all the other branches of public international law, each of which are comprehensive to be a separate course, are also briefly included in this course-. Course sections related to procedural law will be covered in the relevant section (resolution mechanisms, international judicial bodies, etc.). Similarly, international organizations and agencies will be considered in the light of recent developments (UN-conflict rules, rules such as armed intervention) |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Basic concepts of International Law, order of international law, theories about international law (in the light of the Lotus case- Permanent Court of International Justice (“ The case of the S.S. «Lotus» ”), Series A, no. 9, 7 Sept. 1927). | AKSAR (Cilt I, 21- 31. -BOZKURT Enver, POYRAZ Yasin, KÜTÜKÇÜ Akif, Devletler Hukuku Pratik Çalışmaları, Ankara, Asil Yayın, 2004, s. 2-25 ; - Permanent Court of International Justice (“ The case of the S.S. «Lotus» ”), Series A, no. 9, 7 Sept. 1927 (http://www.icj-cij.org/pcij/series-a.php?p1=9&p2=1) ; -PAZARCI H. (Bkz. Kaynaklar), Uluslararası Hukuk, 1-16., International Law Commission : http://www.un.org/law/ilc |
| 2 | Sources of İnternational public Law/ Relationship between international law and municipal law | Statute of the Court, Art. 38 (http://www.icj-cij.org/documents/index.php?p1=4&p2=2&p3=0) ; - BROWNLIE (bkz. Kaynaklar), 3-29; - Ders notunun ( AKSAR Y.) ilgili bölümleri 275- 286 |
| 3 | Sources of İnternational public Law/ Relationship between international law and municipal law | PAZARCI H. (See. Kaynaklar), Uluslararası Hukuk, 137-175 ; A.İ.H.M. nin "yetki" konulu içtihatları( Örn. : Banković and Others v. Belgium and 16 Other Contracting States ((dec.) [GC], no. 52207/99, ECHR 2001 XII) ; Loizidou v. Turkey, judgment of 18 December 1996, Reports 1996 VI, § 56; Cyprus v. Turkey [GC], no. 25781/94, ECHR 2001-IV; Issa and Others v. Turkey, no. 31821/96, 16 November 2004; Öcalan v. Turkey [GC], no. 46221/99, ECHR 2005-IV |
| 4 | Law of Treaties ( Convention of Vienna-1969). | Course notes and related sections from other sources ; PAZARCI H. (See. Kaynaklar), 36- 95) ; -Viyana Andlaşmalar Hukuku Sözleşmesi 22 Mayıs 1969 (Türkçe çevirisi için bkz. : http://www.unicankara.org.tr/doc_pdf/Viyana_69.pdf) |
| 5 | Concept of State (Population, Territory, State jurisdiction, Types of State/ International organizations (UN,CE,…). | Course notes and related sections from other sources |
| 6 | International justice | Course notes and related sections from other sources |
| 7 | Human Rights (Conventions and Practice) | Course notes and related sections from other sources |
| 8 | State responsibility in International Law | Course notes and related sections from other sources; http://www.un.org ; http://hub.coe.int/en/web/coe; Draft articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts |
| 9 | Review of the Semester | |
| 10 | Workshop | Practical Study will be decided at the end of 8th course. |
| 11 | The Settlement of İnternational Disputes by Peaceful means (Diplomatic methods, Arbitration). | Course notes and related sections from other sources; PAZARCI H. (Bkz. Kaynaklar), 373- 402. – practical case “Julien ASSANGE” – Wikileaks (See, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11047811 ); - Case of “ LaGrand” ( LaGrand (Germany v. United States of America, No. 104, 02/03/1999), see : http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/104/7736.pdf |
| 12 | Use of force in International Law (Charter of UN)/ İnternational law and armed conflicts/Humanitarian Law | Course notes and related sections from other sources; BROWNLIE I. (Bkz. Kaynaklar), 729-749. – Charter of NU, Chapitre 7 (http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/komisyon/insanhaklari/pdf01/3-30.pdf). - Irak/ Suriye örnekleri. – CıCR : http://www.icrc.org/eng/war-and-law/treaties-customary-law/geneva-conventions/index |
| 13 | ICC (The Rome Statute-1998). | Course notes and related sections from other sources; http://www.ucmk.org.tr/images/belgeler/uluslararasi_ceza_mahkemesi_roma_statusu.pdf http://www.icc-cpi.int/Pages/default.aspx) |
| 14 | Law of the Sea (1982 – The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea-Straight baselines, international waters, territorial waters, international straits,exclusive economic zone, jurisdiction of States). | Course notes and related sections from other sources; KURAN S. (Bkz. Kaynaklar), 197-211, 237-262; United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Montego Bay, 10 December 1982): http://denizhukuku.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/denizhukuku1.pdf |
| 15 | Law and Economic (World Trade Organisation “WTO”, Dispute Settlement Understanding). | Course notes and related sections from other sources ; WTO - Dispute Settlement Understanding : http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_e.htm ; DISPUTE SETTLEMENT: DISPUTE DS334, TURKEY, Measures Affecting the Importation of Rice (http://www.wto.org/french/tratop_f/dispu_f/cases_f/ds334_f.htm) - UNCITRAL (NU) (http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/fr/index.html) |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | AKSAR Yusuf, Teoride ve uygulamada Uluslararası Hukuk -I- ve -II-, Ankara, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2013, Hukuk n. 1232 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | BROWNLİE Ian, Principles of Public International Law, Seventh Edition, London, Oxford University Press, 2008; -DAILLIER Patrick- PELLET Alain, Droit international public, Paris, Librairie Générale de Droit et de Jurisprudence, 2002; -SUR Melda, Uluslararası Hukukun Esasları, İstanbul, Beta Yayınları, 2013, 6. Baskı ; -PAZARCI Hüseyin, Uluslararası hukuk, Ankara, Turhan Kitabevi, 2013. - BOZKURT Enver, M. Akif KÜTÜKÇÜ, Yasin POYRAZ, Devletler Hukuku, Yetkin Yayınları, 2013, 7. Baskı. - KURAN Selami, Uluslararası Deniz Hukuku, İstanbul, Türkmen Kitabevi, 2009, 3 Baskı |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 15 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 15 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 60 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 40 | |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 16 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 20 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 30 | |
| Total | 120 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles. | |||||
| 2 | To be able to solve the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to evaluate the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to evaluate the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. | |||||
| 5 | To be able to have awareness of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to take responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | |||||
| 7 | To be able to interpret the legal norms with a sense of justice respectful to human rights and in the light of principles of democratic, secular and social state of law. | |||||
| 8 | Working efficiently and effectively, learning how to be a team member, taking responsibilities, being open minded, constructive, open to criticism and having self confidence | |||||
| 9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to inform the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to monitor the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1) . | |||||
| 12 | To be able to use the information and communication technology together with the computer programs in a level required by the area of law (“European Computer Driving Licence, Advanced Level”). | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
