COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN RIGHTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HUK 1067 HUMAN RIGHTS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OĞUZ ŞIMŞEK

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

It is aimed to convey the development of human rights, the situation of the human rights in Turkey and Turkish Constitution and the basic developments of human rights area in international law.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to have a comprehensive knowledge of the basic concepts of human rights.
2   To be able to achieve an awareness of human rights
3   To be able to interpret the provisions relating to fundamental rights and freedoms in 1982 Constitution
4   To be able to examine the developments in human rights
5   To be able to explain the elements of international human rights law

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The basic concepts of human rights
2 The basic concepts of human rights
3 The historical development of human rights (Until 19th century)
4 The historical development of human rights (Until 19th century)
5 The historical development of human rights (19th century and after)
6 The historical development of human rights (19th century and after)
7 The types of human rights
8 The types of human rights
9 Protection of human rights within the Ottoman-Turkish Constitutional developments and fundamental rights and freedoms in Constitution of 1982
10 Protection of human rights within the Ottoman-Turkish Constitutional developments and fundamental rights and freedoms in Constitution of 1982
11 Restrictions and suspension of the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms in 1982 Constitution
12 Restrictions and suspension of the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms in 1982 Constitution
13 Midterm Exam I
14 Midterm Exam I
15 Current developments of human rights in Turkey
16 Current developments of human rights in Turkey
17 Current developments about human rights in Turkey and right of individual communication to Constitutional Court
18 Current developments about human rights in Turkey and right of individual communication to Constitutional Court
19 Protection of human rights in international law
20 Protection of human rights in international law
21 Protection of human rights in UN system
22 Protection of human rights in UN system
23 Midterm Exam II
24 Midterm Exam II
25 Protection of human rights within Council Europe and European Convention of Human Rights
26 Protection of human rights within Council Europe and European Convention of Human Rights
27 Litigation in European Court of Human Rights within European Convention of Human Rights and the rights in European Convention of Human Rights and Rulings of European Court of Human Rights
28 Litigation in European Court of Human Rights within European Convention of Human Rights and the rights in European Convention of Human Rights and
29 Practical Work
30 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Mustafa Erdoğan, Insan Hakları Teorisi ve Hukuku, Orion Kitabevi, 2007;
Ibrahim Kaboğlu, Özgürlükler Hukuku, Imge Kitabevi; Semih Gemalmaz, Ulusalüstü Insan Hakları Hukukunun Genel Teorisine Giriş, Legal, 2010; Feyyaz Gölcüklü-Şeref Gözübüyük, Avrupa Insan Hakları Sözleşmesi ve Uygulaması, Turhan, 2002.
Durmuş Tezcan-Mustafa R. Erdem- Oğuz Sancakdar-Murat Önok, Avrupa Insan Hakları Sözleşmesi Işığında Türkiye' nin Insan Hakları Sorunu, Seçkin-2010

Supplementary Book(s):
Articles, Decisions of Constitutional Court and European Court of Human Rights.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, analyzing the examples of actual human rights situations, court decisions, and the active participation of the students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 MTEG MIDTERM AVERAGE GRADE roundVZ1 * 0.50 + VZ2 * 0.50,0
4 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundKPU + FN,0
7 RST RESIT
8 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

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 15 30
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

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