| Course Name | Theory of Constitutional Social Rights |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| KHUK 520 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | Second Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to examine the normative features of social rights from the perspective of constitutional law and their implementation at the level of constitutional review. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course will mainly focus on the characteristics of constitutional social rights and the question of their justiciability. For this, both the discussions in the literature will be examined and the comparative case-law will be discussed. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction of the course, subject and method | |
| 2 | Historical development of constitutional social rights | Yolcu, s. 22-28; Dericiler, s. 19-54; Tanör, s. 43-74. |
| 3 | Social rights constitutionalism | Yolcu, s. 28-48 |
| 4 | Concept of right and social rights | Yolcu, s. 48-56; Tanör, s. 13-42. |
| 5 | Components of constitutional social rights | Yolcu, s. 56-90; Tanör, s. 74-79. |
| 6 | The problem of justiciability of social rights-I | Yolcu, s. 91-120; Dericiler, s. 220-238. |
| 7 | The problem of justiciability of social rights-II | Yolcu, s. 121-133 |
| 8 | Judicial practice: South Africa | Yolcu, s. 161-205 |
| 9 | Judicial practice: Colombia | Yolcu, s. 206-236 |
| 10 | Judicial practice: India | Yolcu, s. 236-264 |
| 11 | Constitutional status of social rights in Turkey | Yolcu, s. 300-315; Tanör, s. 142-149 & s.163-169. |
| 12 | Turkish Constitutional Court’s Approach Towards Social Rights | Yolcu, s. 315-360; Tanör, s. 372-381. |
| 13 | European Court of Human Rights’ Approach Towards Social Rights | Yolcu, s. 362-377; Dericiler, s. 241-251. |
| 14 | Paper presentations | |
| 15 | Paper presentations | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Serkan YOLCU, Anayasa Yargısında Sosyal Hakların Korunması, Ankara: Seçkin, 2018. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Bülent TANÖR, Anayasa Hukukunda Sosyal Haklar, İstanbul: May Yayınları, 1978; İbrahim KABOĞLU (ed.), Anayasal Sosyal Haklar: Avrupa Sosyal Şartı, Karşılaştırmalı Hukuk ve Türkiye, İstanbul: Legal, 2012; Özge Yücel DERİCİLER, Sosyal Haklar ve İnsan Hakları Hukuku Çerçevesinde Devletin Yükümlülükleri: Refah Devletinin Krizi Ekseninde Bir İnceleme, İstanbul: On İki Levha, 2014. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 50 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 70 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
| 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 | 3 | 48 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 50 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 34 | |
| Project | |||
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| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | 1 | 45 | |
| Total | 225 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Consolidates the interpretation ability with an analytic and integral point of view on the basis of legal norms in the field of public law. | X | ||||
| 2 | Develops her/his knowledge in expertise level regarding the terms and institutions in public law and its subdivisions. | X | ||||
| 3 | Forms new information by combining theoretical and applied knowledge obtained in public law with the knowledge from different disciplines. | X | ||||
| 4 | Solves problems by using the theoretical and applied knowledge obtained in expertise level regarding private law | X | ||||
| 5 | Uses the research methods unique to the area of public law. | X | ||||
| 6 | Transfers the knowledge and equipments to be obtained in expertise level regarding public law and its subdivisions in an efficient way both in written and verbally. | |||||
| 7 | Solves the legal problems especially, the disputes before the courts. | X | ||||
| 8 | Considers social, scientific and ethic values in the processing and evaluation phases of knowledge. | X | ||||
| 9 | Carries on a study independently which requires expertise in public law and its subdivisions. | X | ||||
| 10 | Prepares an authentic dissertation/term project in compliance with the scientific criteria in public law. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
