COURSE UNIT TITLE

: JUVENILE LAW

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HUK 4096 JUVENILE LAW ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KORAY DOĞAN

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

The basic aim of the Juvenile Law Course is the acquisition of the essentials of the subject; namely it aims to examine the position of the juveniles in law, their rights and obligations in the family and society, legal protection of the juveniles, to present the necessity of the juvenile criminal law and the differences of this area from other criminal areas and to examine the criminal law regulations related to this special area.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to possess the basic concepts related to the Juvenile Law (child, adult, adulthood, apprentices, etc.) and the main domestic and international documents related to the juvenile criminal law, the minority regulations in the TCC as a condition effecting the ability to defect and the security measures special to the juveniles in the juvenile protection act.
2   To be able to relate the basic principles of the Juvenile Law (principles like the superiority of the juvenile's interest) with other law branches (Constitutional Law, Tort Law, Civil and Criminal Procedures) and with different legal disputes.
3   To be able to assess the current legislations on what rules to apply in cases related to the Juvenile Law in order to offer new solutions to probable legal shortcomings.
4   To be able to apply the Juvenile Law rules and the rights and obligations of the juveniles related to the Private Law to particular cases in consideration of the principles of juvenile judgement.
5   Being able to evaluate the juvenile delinquency in terms of criminology and the speciality of the execution of the punishments fort he juveniles.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Information on Juvenile Law: (Concept of being infant and adult, purpose of the protection of children, meaning and importance of Child/juvenile Rights) Sources regulating the Childrens Rights: National Regulations on on Childrens Rights and Protection of the Child Constitution, Turkish Civil Code, Turkish Criminal Code Criminal Procedings Code...
2 Fundamental principles of Juvenile Law in the Light of International Regulations and Child's Rights in the Constitution (Fundamental rights and principles).
3 The legal position and the rights of the child in terms of Civil Law in general Child's capacity of having rights and legal capacity
4 Protection of the child's personality-Personal position of the child
5 Relations between the Child and his/her parents I.Familial Kinship
6 II.Parental rights (Rights and obligations of the father and/or mother who holds the parental right, legal representation of the child, child's property)
7 Protection of Child's property and Protection of the child by way of tutelage
8 Juvenile rules in the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (Beijing Rules) and in the other international documents European Convention on the use of the rights of the children
9 Midterm exam
10 Midterm exam
11 The terms of criminal child and the children driven to crime- The minority regulations in the TCC as a condition effecting the ability to defect
12 Protective and supportive measures avaliable to the children
13 Juvenile Court , The investigation and the prosecution at the children judgement (statement taking, custody, detention, trial activities etc.)
14 Crimes against children in the TCC (sexual abuse of children, miss of children, detain of children etc.)
15 Juvenile delinquency in terms of criminology

Recomended or Required Reading

1.AKINTÜRK, Turgut: Türk Medeni Hukuku, Yeni Medeni Kanuna Uyarlanmış Aile Hukuku, C.II., Istanbul 2010.
2.AKYÜZ, Emine: Çocuğun Haklarının ve Güvenliğinin Korunması, (Ulusal ve Uluslararası Hukukta), Ankara 2012.
3.ANKAY, Aydın; Çocuk Hukuku, Ankara 1999.
4.DURAL, Mustafa/ÖĞÜZ, Tufan/GÜMÜŞ, Alper: Türk Özel Hukuku, C. III, Aile Hukuku, 4.Bası, Istanbul 2011.
5.HODGKIN, Rachel/NEWELL, Peter: Çocuk Haklarına Dair Sözleşme Uygulama El Kitabı,UNICEF, 1998.
6.INAN, Ali Naim: Çocuk Hukuku, Istanbul 1968.
7.SEROZAN, Rona: Çocuk Hukuku, Istanbul 2005.
8. Özbek Veli Özer/ Kanbur M. Nihat/ Doğan Koray/ Bacaksız Pınar/ Tepe Ilker, Türk Ceza Hukuku Genel Hükümler, Ankara 2010.
9. Karşılaştırmalı Güncel Ceza Hukuku Serisi, Çocuklar ve Suç-Ceza, Yayına Haz. Doç.Dr. Yener Ünver, Ankara 2005.
10.Erdoğan Oktay, Çocuk Ceza Hukuku, Ankara 2012.
11. Balo Yusuf Solmaz, Çocuk Koruma Kanunu ve Uygulaması, Ankara 2009
12. Demirbaş Timur, Kriminoloji, Ankara 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures on the principles of the Juvenile Law and examination of the Turkish Supreme Court decisions with the attending students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundKPU + FN,0
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) roundKPU + BUT,0


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

http://web.deu.edu.tr/hukuk/egitimogretim/lisans/basarideger.htm

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

assoc. prof. dr. Koray Doğan
D.E.Ü. Hukuk Fakültesi Tınaztepe Yerleşkesi 35390 Buca Izmir / TÜRKIYE
Tel: (90) (232) 301 62 16
Faks: (90) (232) 301 60 09
E-Posta: koraydgn@gmail.com

asst. prof. dr. Ayşe Fırat Şimşek
D.E.Ü. Hukuk Fakültesi Tınaztepe Yerleşkesi 35390 Buca Izmir / TÜRKIYE
Tel: (90) (232) 301 62 32
Faks: (90) (232) 301 60 09
E-Posta: ayse.fsimsek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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