| 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 | Service Course | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | Review of the system of the international criminal law, with current practice in international law, while putting emphasis on its relationship with the current domestic law. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course includes subjects 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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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | History and development of international criminal law | Durmuş Tezcan, Mustafa Ruhan Erdem, R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009, p. 65-80. |
| 2 | The notion of international crimes and its history | Durmuş Tezcan, Mustafa Ruhan Erdem, R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009, p. 29-40. |
| 3 | Sources of international criminal law | Durmuş Tezcan, Mustafa Ruhan Erdem, R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009, p. 49-64. |
| 4 | International criminal law and its relationship with national law | Durmuş Tezcan, Mustafa Ruhan Erdem, R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009, p. 80-120 and p. 226-287. |
| 5 | International criminal law in the UN System | Durmuş Tezcan, Mustafa Ruhan Erdem, R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009, s. 309-363. |
| 6 | Relationship of international criminal law with other branches of law | Hüseyin Pazarcı, Uluslararası Hukuk, 12. Editions, Turan Kitabevi, Ankara 2013, p. 6-17. |
| 7 | Midterm exam | |
| 8 | International Criminal Court (ICC) | Durmuş Tezcan, Mustafa Ruhan Erdem, R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin, Ankara, 2009, p.364-416. |
| 9 | International Criminal Court (ICC)- Basic legal texts and tools | The Rome Statute; The Rules of Procedure and Evidence; The Elements of Crimes; The Regulations of the Court; The Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court. |
| 10 | Types of crimes and the problem of qualification | Durmuş Tezcan, Mustafa Ruhan Erdem, R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009, p. 511-600. |
| 11 | Rights of the Defence | Articles 55, 66, 67 of the Rome Statute. |
| 12 | Victim’s Rights | Article 68 of the Rome Statute. |
| 13 | Case Study | |
| 14 | Review of the semester | Durmuş Tezcan, Mustafa Ruhan Erdem, R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009. |
| 15 | Review of the semester | Durmuş Tezcan, Mustafa Ruhan Erdem, R. Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009. |
| 16 | Final exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Durmuş Tezcan, Mustafa Ruhan Erdem, Rifat Murat Önok, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009. |
| 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 | - | - |
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| Midterm | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| 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 | 14 | 3 | 42 |
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| Midterms | 1 | 10 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 20 | |
| 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. | |||||
| 2 | To be able to solve the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to evaluate the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to evaluate the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. | |||||
| 5 | To be able to have awareness of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to take responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | |||||
| 7 | 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. | |||||
| 8 | Working efficiently and effectively, learning how to be a team member, taking responsibilities, being open minded, constructive, open to criticism and having self confidence | |||||
| 9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to inform the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to monitor the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1) . | |||||
| 12 | To be able to use 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
