| Course Name | Prevention of Violence Against Women under the Turkish Criminal Law |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUK 430 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to examine the regulations in the Turkish Criminal Law system and international law in order to prevent violence against women. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course covers the regulations in the Turkish Criminal Law system and international law in terms of preventing violence against women. |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | The concept of violence against women, the regulations on women in the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237; committing the offence of intentional killing against women (qualified intentional killing) etc. | Özbek, V. Ö., Doğan, K., Bacaksız, P. (2023) Türk Ceza Hukuku Özel Hükümler. 18. Bası. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, s. 109-136; s. 205-234 |
| 2 | Regulations in the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237 on women; measures taken within the scope of criminal law in the prevention of violence against women | Özbek, V. Ö., Doğan, K. ve Bacaksız, P., Türk Ceza Hukuku Özel Hükümler. (2023), s. 409-417 |
| 3 | Law No. 5271 on Criminal Procedure, regulations on women (Art. 77: Examination of women, Art. 100/3-i: Reasons for arrest (offence of intentional injury committed against women), Art. 109/4: Judicial control, Art. 234/1-a: Rights of the victim and complainant, Art. 239/1: Rights of the participant) | Özbek, V. Ö., Doğan, K., Bacaksız, P. (2023) Ceza Muhakemesi Hukuku. 16. Bası. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, s. 254-292; s. 446-450; s. 573-580 |
| 4 | Law No. 5275 on the Execution of Criminal and Security Measures, which includes regulations for women; special execution procedures, women's closed penal execution institutions, etc. | Özbek, V. Ö. (2023) İnfaz Hukuku. 17. Bası. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, s. 162-165; s. 303-306; s. 365-373; s. 404-426 |
| 5 | International steps taken for the prevention of violence against women, examination of international regulations | Özdamar, D. (2009) CEDAW Sözleşmesi. 1. Bası. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, s. 57-165 |
| 6 | International steps taken for the prevention of violence against women, examination of international regulations | Pancaroğlu, E. A. (2020) 6284 Sayılı Kanun ve Bu Kanunun Ceza Muhakemesi Hukukundaki Etkileri, 1. Bası, Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, s. 70-188 |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Presentation | |
| 9 | Presentation | |
| 10 | Presentation | |
| 11 | Presentation | |
| 12 | Presentation | |
| 13 | Presentation | |
| 14 | Presentation | |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Özbek, V. Ö., Doğan, K., Bacaksız, P. (2023) Türk Ceza Hukuku Özel Hükümler. 18. Bası. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, ISBN: 9789750287725 Özbek, V. Ö., Doğan, K., Bacaksız, P. (2023) Ceza Muhakemesi Hukuku. 16. Bası. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, ISBN: 9789750287749. Özbek, V. Ö. (2023) İnfaz Hukuku. 17. Bası. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, ISBN: 9789750287978 Özdamar, D. (2009) CEDAW Sözleşmesi. 1. Bası. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, ISBN: 9789750210587 Pancaroğlu, E. A. (2020) 6284 Sayılı Kanun ve Bu Kanunun Ceza Muhakemesi Hukukundaki Etkileri, 1. Bası, Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, ISBN: 9786257656627 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Özbek, V. Ö., Doğan, K., Meraklı, S., Bacaksız, P., Başbüyük, İ. (2023) Türk Ceza Hukuku Genel Hükümler. 14. Bası. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, ISBN: 9789750287732 |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 20 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 40 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 60 |
| 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 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 6 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 6 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 18 | |
| Total | 90 |
| # | 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 | Solves the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. | X | ||||
| 3 | Evaluates the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. | |||||
| 4 | Evaluates the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. | X | ||||
| 5 | Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. | |||||
| 6 | Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | |||||
| 7 | Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology. | X | ||||
| 8 | 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. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. | X | ||||
| 10 | Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. | |||||
| 11 | Monitors the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | Uses 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
