| Course Name | The Convention For The Safeguarding Of The Intangible Cultural Heritage |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| LAW 345 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to analyse the concept of intangible cultural heritage, i.e. traditional knowledge (TK) which is amongst the hottest issues on IP law from an international perspective, and to discuss the current Turkish Draft Law on Intangible Cultural Heritage along with UNESCO's Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The Subject matter of this course is the comparison of IP law and TK. Course content includes the definition of TK which is amongst the hottest issues in IP law, the protection of TK and the impracticability of protecting TK with the conventional IP tools. The course content also includes traditional cultural expressions, genetic resources, copyrights, patents, trademarks, designs, geographical indications, biodiversity, sui generis protection, indigenous people, culture, intangible culturel heritage, UNESCO, human rights and local communities. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Definition of Intangible Heritage (TK) | WIPO, p. 9-20. |
| 2 | Definition of Intangible Cultural Heritage (TK) | WIPO, p. 9-20. |
| 3 | Its Relationship with Other Similar Concepts, Classification of TK | WIPO, p. 9-20. |
| 4 | Traditional Knowledge and Copyright, TK and Related Rights, TK and Trademarks | WIPO, p. 20-26. |
| 5 | TK and Designs, TK and Patents | WIPO, p. 29-31. |
| 6 | TK and Geographical Indications | WIPO, p. 29-31. |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | Sui Generis Protection | WIPO, P. 32-39. |
| 9 | Sui Generis Protection | WIPO, P. 32-39. |
| 10 | Presentations | |
| 11 | Presentations | |
| 12 | Presentations | |
| 13 | Presentations | |
| 14 | Presentations | |
| 15 | Presentations | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | WIPO, "Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Culturel Expression: An Overview" (wıpo pUBLİCATİON nO. 933, 2012.) |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | -The Berne Cnvention for the Protection of Literary and Artstic Works, 1886 -The WIPO Performance and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), 1996. -The Beijing Treaty on Audio-visual Performances (Treaty not yet in force) -Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
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| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 50 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 50 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 50 |
| 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 | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 32 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | 1 | 25 | |
| Total | 150 |
| # | 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. | |||||
| 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
