| Course Name | 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 391 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionProblem SolvingQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to examine the scope of intangible cultural heritage within the scope of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and to reveal the measures to be taken for the protection of this heritage and the obligations of the states. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In this course, the issue of the protection of intangible cultural heritage, including the nature and scope of intangible cultural property, measures to protect heritage, state obligations, cooperation on heritage protection, will be examined within the framework of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | General information about international treaties | Hugh Thirlway, The Sources of International Law, p. 31-37. |
| 2 | Conclusion and entry into force of treaties | Hugh Thirlway, The Sources of International Law, p. 37-44. |
| 3 | The concept and development of intangible cultural heritage | Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage; UNESCO Implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH, p.1. |
| 4 | Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage | Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage; UNESCO Implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH, p.2. |
| 5 | Purposes of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage | Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, art.1 |
| 6 | Relationship to other international instruments | Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, art.3. |
| 7 | Measures to protect intangible cultural heritage at the international level | Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage , art.11; UNESCO Implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH, p.3, 4. |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | States' obligations to protect intangible cultural heritage | Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, art. 12-14. UNESCO Implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH, p. 5. |
| 10 | Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage | Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, art.5-9; UNESCO Implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH, p.6. |
| 11 | Intangible Cultural Heritage List | Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, art. 16-18; UNESCO Implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH, p.7. |
| 12 | International cooperation and assistance for the protection of intangible cultural heritage | Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, art. 19-24. UNESCO Implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH, p.8. |
| 13 | Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund | Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, art. 25-27. |
| 14 | Reports of the State Party | Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, art. 29; UNESCO Implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH, p. 9, 10. |
| 15 | Review of Semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Hugh Thirlway, The Sources of International Law, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Pres, Oxford, 2019, ISBN: 978-0198841821. Somut Olmayan Kültürel Mirasın Korunması Sözleşmesi https://ich.unesco.org/en/convention. UNESCO Implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH, https://ich.unesco.org/doc/src/01853-EN.pdf, |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Dünya Kültürel ve Doğal Mirasın Korunmasına Dair Sözleşme, https://www.unesco.org.tr/Pages/158/177/S%C3%B6zle%C5%9Fmeler |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 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 | 1 | 30 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 40 | |
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 130 |
| # | 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. | |||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 7 | Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology. | |||||
| 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
