| Course Name | Introduction to Constitutional Law |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| LAW 103 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Service Course | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to examine the basic concepts and institutions of constitutional law in the light of the principle of supremacy of the constitution. For this purpose, the issues that distinguish constitutional law from other branches of law in terms of both content and method will be discussed. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In this course, the following subjects will be examined: notion of constitution, types of constitutions, movements of constitutionalism, making and amending constitutions, concept and types of state, government systems, concept and types of democracy, electoral systems, constitutional adjudication and constitutional rights and freedoms. |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction of the Course | |
| 2 | Concepts and Terminology in Constitutional Law | Heringa, p. 1-20. |
| 3 | Constitutions: Origins and Main Features (I) | Heringa, p. 21-38 |
| 4 | Constitutions: Origins and Main Features (II) | Heringa, p. 39-65 |
| 5 | Federalism & Unitarism (I) | Heringa, p. 69-83 |
| 6 | Federalism & Unitarism (II) | Heringa, p. 84-96 |
| 7 | General Overview and Case Study | |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Legislature: Parliaments and Lawmaking (I) | Heringa, p. 103-123 |
| 10 | Legislature: Parliaments and Lawmaking (II) | Heringa, p. 124-155 |
| 11 | Executive: Governments and Heads of State (I) | Heringa, p. 179-198 |
| 12 | Executive: Governments and Heads of State (II) | Heringa, p. 198-223 |
| 13 | Judiciary: Constitutional Review and Courts (I) | Heringa, p. 237-248 |
| 14 | Judiciary: Constitutional Review and Courts (II) | Heringa, p. 248-264 |
| 15 | Review of the Course | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
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| Suggested Readings/Materials | Erdoğan Teziç, Anayasa Hukuku, 22. Bası, İstanbul: Beta Yayınları, 2018 |
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| Midterm | 1 | 50 |
| 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 |
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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 | 13 | 5 | 65 |
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| Midterms | 1 | 33 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 34 | |
| Total | 180 |
| # | 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
