| Course Name | Human Rights Law |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| LAW 206 | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionProblem SolvingCase StudyQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The course's goal is to provide an introduction to human rights law, as well as the conceptual and historical foundations of human rights and the major international legal instruments and institutions aimed at protecting and promoting human rights. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course will introduce students to the legal, philosophical, and historical foundations of human rights, as well as the major international human rights legal instruments and institutions, civil and political rights, and economic, social, and cultural rights. The course also discusses human rights in practice, the UN human rights treaty system, and regional human rights treaty systems. Some special topics, such as child rights, women's rights, and the recognition and protection of the human rights of vulnerable groups and persons, are detailed in the course. In summary, the course is designed to encourage students to investigate and develop issues concerning all aspects of human rights law. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to Human Rights Law: The Development of Human Rights and International Human Rights Law, Introducing Human Rights Law, Current Challenges | |
| 2 | Sources of Human Rights Law | |
| 3 | Characteristics of Human Rights; Classification of Human Rights, Responsibilities and Duties of States | |
| 4 | Human Rights in Turkey: Past, Present and Future | |
| 5 | Civil and Political Rights -I- | |
| 6 | Civil and Political Rights -II- | |
| 7 | Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Individual Complaints Procedures | |
| 10 | UN Human Rights Protection System | |
| 11 | Regional Protection of Human Rights & European Court of Human Rights | |
| 12 | The Human Rights of Women, Child Rights & Recognition and Protection of the Human Rights of Vulnerable Groups and Persons | |
| 13 | The Application of Human Rights in Armed Conflict & Basics of Humanitarian Law | |
| 14 | Case Study | |
| 15 | Case Study & Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Ilias BANTEKAS & Lutz OETTE, International Human Rights Law and Practice, Third Edition, Cambridge Press, 2020, ISBN: 978-1-108-71175-3 Paperback
Ebru KARAMAN, Human Rights Law, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2014, ISBN: 9786051521664. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Rhona K. M. Smith, International Human Rights Law, 9th ed.Oxford University Press, 2018, ISBN: 9780198843672. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
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| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 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 | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 40 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 50 | |
| Total | 180 |
| # | 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 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
