| Course Name | International Criminal Law |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| HUK 350 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionProblem SolvingQ&ALecturing / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to examine the international criminal law system within the framework of current practices in international law by revealing its relation with domestic law. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course includes subject matters such as adhoc criminal courts (such as TPIY-ICTY), International Criminal Court, semi-international courts, criminal law applications within the UN System, extradition procedures, defendants and victim rights. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | History of international criminal law development | Durmuş Tezcan/Mustafa Ruhan Erdem/R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, p.69-81. |
| 2 | Basic features of international criminal law | Durmuş Tezcan/Mustafa Ruhan Erdem/R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, p.52-58. , p.52-58. |
| 3 | The notion of international crime | Durmuş Tezcan/Mustafa Ruhan Erdem/R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, p. 41-52. |
| 4 | Sources of international criminal law | Durmuş Tezcan/Mustafa Ruhan Erdem/R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, p. 58-68. |
| 5 | Relationship between international criminal law and domestic law | Durmuş Tezcan/Mustafa Ruhan Erdem/R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, p. 29-37. |
| 6 | International criminal law in the UN System | Durmuş Tezcan/Mustafa Ruhan Erdem/R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, p. 37-41. |
| 7 | The relationship of international criminal law with other branches of law | Durmuş Tezcan/Mustafa Ruhan Erdem/R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, p.37-41. |
| 8 | Midterm exam | |
| 9 | The history of efforts to establish an international criminal court and the International Criminal Court | Durmuş Tezcan/Mustafa Ruhan Erdem/R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, p.262-308. |
| 10 | International Criminal Court - basic legal texts | Durmuş Tezcan/Mustafa Ruhan Erdem/R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, p.310-316; Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. |
| 11 | Types of offences and the problem of characterization | Durmuş Tezcan/Mustafa Ruhan Erdem/R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, p.465-542. |
| 12 | Rights of defense | Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, article. 55, 66, 67. |
| 13 | Rights of victim | Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, article. 68 |
| 14 | Case study | |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Durmuş Tezcan, Mustafa Ruhan Erdem, Rıfat Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin Yayınevi, Ankara, 2021, ISBN: 978-9750234897; Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, http://www.ceidizleme.org/ekutuphaneresim/dosya/459_1.pdf; Rules of Procedure and Evidence, https://www.icc-cpi.int/resource-library/core-legal-texts; Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court, https://ihddiyarbakir.org/Content/uploads/62772829-b06e-4252-b92b-66dd792c52ed.pdf |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Ersan Şen, Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi, Seçkin Yayınevi, 2009; Selcen Erdal, Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesinin Devlet Egemenliğine Etkisi, Yetkin, 2010 Aralık, 1. Baskı; Semin Töner Şen, Uluslararası Hukukta Soykırım, Etnik Temizlik ve Saldırı, On İki Levha Yayıncılık, 2010 Ocak; Ahmet Hamdi Topal, Uluslararası Ceza Yargılamalarında Cinsel Suçlar, On İki Levha Yayıncılık, 2009 Ekim; http://www.icc-cpi.int/EN_Menus/icc/Pages/default.aspx |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 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 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 16 | ||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 15 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 35 | |
| 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. | |||||
| 6 | Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 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
