| Course Name | Comparative Public Law |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| LAW 366 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course covers the common concepts and institutions used in different areas of public law such as constitution, administration, punishment and taxation. In this context, it is a course for the student to absorb the theoretical foundations of public law rather than the dogmatic content. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction (Scope and Content of the Course) | Sandra Fredman, “Foreign Fads or Fashions: The Role of Comparativism in Human Rights Law in Comparative Human Rights Law (OUP 2018) (available at Blackboard) |
| 2 | Dignity, Privacy and Personal Autonomy (Abortion) | Comparative constitutionalism : cases and materials / Norman Dorsen, Michel Rosep. Pages: 695-708 a. Roe v. Wade (Supreme Court -United States) b. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (Supreme Court -United States) c. Abortion I Case (Federal Constitutional Court – Germany) d. R. v. Morgentaler (Supreme Court - Canada) |
| 3 | Dignity, Privacy and Personal Autonomy (Life & Death) Death Penalty (capital punishment) Suicide and Euthanasia: | Comparative constitutionalism : cases and materials / Norman Dorsen, Michel Rosep. Pages: 736 p.754-758 a. Roper V. Simmons (Supreme Court -United States) b. Boyce et al. v. Barbados (Inter American Court of Human Rights) Comparative constitutionalism : cases and materials / Norman Dorsen, Michel Rosep. p. 763 a. Carter v. Canada (Supreme Court -Canada) b. Lambert v. France (European Court of Human Rights) |
| 4 | Dignity, Privacy and Personal Autonomy -Personal Identity: Relationships, Marriage and Families | Comparative constitutionalism : cases and materials Norman Dorsen, Michel Rosep. Pages: 779-780 p.803 a. Goodwin v. United Kingdom (European Court of Human Rights) b. Loving v. Virginia (Supreme Court -United States) c. Minister of Home Affairs and Another v. Fourie and Another (Constitutional Court- South Africa) |
| 5 | Equality, Minority and Group Rights | Comparative constitutionalism : cases and materials / Norman Dorsen, Michel Rosep. Pages: p.839, p.861-863, p.888 a. Loving v. Virginia (Supreme Court -United States) b. Thlimmenos v. Greece (European Court of Human Rights) c. Nocturnal Employment Case (Federal Constitutional Court-Germany) d. L.C. v. Peru (Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women) e. R (E) v. Governing Body of JFS and Others (Supreme Court – United Kingdom) |
| 6 | Equality, Minority and Group Rights | Comparative constitutionalism : cases and materials / Norman Dorsen, Michel Rosep p: 977 a. Gorzelik and Others v. Poland (European Court of Human Rights) b. Adalah Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel v. Minister of France (Supreme Court-Israel) c. R.V.Van der Peet (Supreme Court – Canada) d. Sejdic and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (European Court of Human Rights) |
| 7 | Freedom of Expression | Comparative constitutionalism : cases and materials / Norman Dorsen, Michel Rosep. Pages: 1001-1004, p.1008-1011 a. Whitney v. California (Supreme Court -United States) b. Lange v. Atkinson (Court of Appeal, Wellington – New Zeland) c. Abrahms et al. v. United States (Supreme Court -United States) d. Praising and Encouraging Under National Security Act (Constitutional Court- South Korea) e. Ceylan v. Turkey (European Court of Human Rights) |
| 8 | Freedom of Expression | Comparative constitutionalism : cases and materials / Norman Dorsen, Michel Rosep. Pages: 1021-1023, p. 1143-1145 a. Texas v. Johnson (Supreme Court -United States) b. Flag Desecration Case (Federal Constitutional Court-Germany) c. Lüth Case (Constitutional Court – Germany) d. Irwin Toy Ltd. V. Attorney General of Quebec (Supreme Court -Canada) e. Holocaust Denial Case (Federal Constitutional Court-Germany) |
| 9 | Midterm | Kemal Gözler, “Yorum İlkeleri”, Anayasa Hukukunda Normun Somutlaşması ve Yorum, Türkiye Barolar Birliği yay, Ankara 2012, pp 15-120 http://www.kamuhukukculari.org/upload/dosyalar/KHP_3._kitap.pdf |
| 10 | Freedom of Religion and Belief (Free Exercise) | Comparative constitutionalism : cases and materials / Norman Dorsen, Michel Rosep. Pages: 1157-1161 a. Decision on Scientology (Supreme Court – Italy) b. Syndicat Northcrest v. Amselem (Supreme Court – Canada) c. Salahuddin Dolon vs. Government of Bangladesh (Supreme Court – Bangladesh) d. North-Rhine Westphalia Headscarf Ban Case (Federal Constitutional Court-Germany) |
| 11 | Freedom of Religion and Belief (Church & State) | Comparative constitutionalism : cases and materials / Norman Dorsen, Michel Rosep. Pages: 1289-1294 a. Town of Greece v. Galloway (Supreme Court -United States) b. Classroom Crucifix II Case (Federal Constitutional Court-Germany) c. S.R. Bommai v. Union of India (Supreme Court -India) d. Shavit v. The Chevra Kadisha (Burial Society) of Rishon Le Zion (Supreme Court – Israel) |
| 12 | Social Rights: Right to Health | Comparative constitutionalism : cases and materials / Norman Dorsen, Michel Rosep. Pages: 1398- 1401, p.1431-1432 a. Soobramoney v. Minister of Health (Kwazulu-Natal) (Constitutional Court-South Africa) b. Smoking in Closed Areas Case (Constitutional Court-Italy) c. Irit Shemesh v. Focacetta Ltd (Supreme Court- Israel) |
| 13 | Student Presentations | |
| 14 | Student Presentations | |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
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| Suggested Readings/Materials | Şeref Gözübüyük, Hukukun Temel Kavramları, Turhan yay, Ankara 2013 (ISBN 975-7425-35-4) Celal Erkut, İdari İşlemin Kimliği, Danıştay yay, Ankara 1990, s 62-84 Kemal Gözler, “Yorum İlkeleri”, Anayasa Hukukunda Normun Somutlaşması ve Yorum, Türkiye Barolar Birliği yay, Ankara 2012, pp 15-120 http://www.kamuhukukculari.org/upload/dosyalar/KHP_3._kitap.pdf Kemal Gözler, Anayasa Hukukunun Genel Esasları, Ekin yay, Bursa 2018 8ISBN 978-605-327-591-6) Kamu Hukukçuları Platformu, Hukuk Güvenliği, Türkiye Barolar Birliği yay, Ankara 2015 http://tbbyayinlari.barobirlik.org.tr/TBBBooks/509.pdf David E, Pozan, Constitutional Bad Faith, Harward Law Review, V 129, N 4, http://cdn.harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/885-955-Online.pdf Ulaş Karan, Bireysel Başvuru Kararlarında Ayrımcılık Yasağı ve Eşitlik İlkesi, Anayasa Yargısı, Anayasa Mahkemesi yayını, Y 2015 https://www.anayasa.gov.tr/files/pdf/anayasa_yargisi/2015/8.pdf |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 25 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 25 |
| 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 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 5 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 15 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 23 | |
| Total | 123 |
| # | 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
