COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EUROPEAN UNION WATER LAW

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAV 5066 EUROPEAN UNION WATER LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

European Union Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MÜNEVVER AKTAŞ

Offered to

European Union Law

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to give students the hardware on non-navigational uses of tranboundary waters in international law particularly in relation to the EU acquis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain the concepts on the non-navigational uses of transboundary waters
2   To be able to analyze the scope and limits of the right of non-navigational uses of transboundary waters
3   To be able to analyze the principle of equitable and reasonable utilization as an emerging principle on non-navigational uses of transboundary waters
4   To be able to analyze the principle of prohibition to harm as an emerging principle on non-navigational uses of transboundary waters,
5   To be able to discuss national and international jurisprudence on the non-navigational uses of transboundary waters
6   To be able to interpret the developments, works of codification on the non-navigational uses of transboundary waters.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The history and legal development of non-navigational uses of transboundary waters
2 The concepts related to non-navigational uses of transboundary waters I (Shared Waters, International Rivers, Shared Natural Resources, International Waters System, International River-Drainage Basin)
3 The concepts related to non-navigational uses of transboundary waters II (International Watercourses, Transboundary Waters)
4 The concept of the right of non-navigational uses of transboundary waters, its legal basis, the situation of sovereignty rights
5 The principle of equitable and reasonable utilization as an emerging principle on non-navigational uses of transboundary waters (its meaning, scope and legal basis)
6 The principle of equitable and reasonable utilization as an emerging principle on non-navigational uses of transboundary waters (its relationship with the principle of prohibition to harm and the rules of procedure)
7 Legal Regime of Transboundary Waters in Turkey (The arrangements among Greece, Bulgaria, Iran and Turkey)
8 Exam
9 Legal Regime of Transboundary Waters in Turkey (Regulations among Iraq, Syria and Turkey/ Güneydoğu Anadolu Project)
10 Legal Regime of Transboundary Waters in Turkey (Regulations among Iraq, Syria and Turkey/ Syria s and Iraq s allegations and responses to these claims)
11 Examination of judicial decisions about non-navigational uses of transboundary waters
12 Examination of judicial decisions about non-navigational uses of transboundary waters (The decision of the International Court of Justice on Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Project Case of 25.09.1997)
13 Comparison between the Tigris-Euphrates Basin and the Nile Basin in terms of non-navigational uses of waters
14 Evaluation of current events and developments about non-navigational uses of transboundary waters

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Sar C., Uluslar arası Nehirlerden Endüstriyel ve Tarımsal Amaçlarla Faydalanma Hakkı, Ankara 1970.
Aktaş (Acabey), M., Sınıraşan Sular, Hukuki Rejim Dicle-Fırat ve Türkiye nin Diğer Sınıraşan Suları, Istanbul 2006
McCaffrey, S., The Law of International Watercourses, Non-Navigational Uses, New York 2001
Wouters, P., Rivers of the World, Fundemental Principles of the Law of International Watercourses, Cenevre 1999
Supplementary Book(s): GÜNDÜZ Aslan, Milletlerarası Hukuk Temel Belgeler Örnek Kararlar, Istanbul 2009
References:
Materials: Internet

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions, seminar presentations, examination of jurisprudence

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


*** 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)

munevver.acabey@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 35 35
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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