| Course Name | Environmental Law |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| HUK 470 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to examine national and international environmental law regulations and to determine legal and criminal liability in the field of environmental law. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Environment problems and development of environment law, principles and measures, right to join and application, principle of sustainability, international treaties, and provisions on environment law in constitution, responsibilities rising from environmental damages. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |     |
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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 | Notion of environment | Related parts of the following sources: Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002 |
| 2 | Introduction to environmental law, content, objective, sources | Related parts of the following sources: Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002 |
| 3 | Constitutional principles of environmental law | Related parts of the following sources: Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002 |
| 4 | Preclusion, collaboration and integration principles | Related parts of the following sources: Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002 |
| 5 | Participation, caution and polluter pays principles | Related parts of the following sources: Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002 |
| 6 | Administrative sanctions | Related parts of the following sources: Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002 |
| 7 | General review for the midterm exam | Related parts of the following sources: Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002 |
| 8 | Midterm exam | |
| 9 | Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) | Related parts of the following sources: Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002 |
| 10 | Liability of polluters from vicinity rights | Related parts of the following sources: Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002 |
| 11 | Tortious liability of polluters | Related parts of the following sources: Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002 |
| 12 | Strict liability of polluters | Related parts of the following sources: Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002 |
| 13 | Criminal liability of polluters | Related parts of the following sources: Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002 |
| 14 | International regulations of environmental law | Related parts of the following sources: Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002 |
| 15 | General review for the final exam | |
| 16 | Review of the semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Ali Parlar, Muzaffer Hatipoğlu, Çevre Hukuku, Ankara 2010; Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009; David Wilkinson: Environment and Law (Routledge Introductions to Environment), 2002. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 2 | 30 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 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 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 2 | 5 | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 20 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 26 | |
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 6 | Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | X | ||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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”). | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
