COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 5101 HUMAN RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR YAŞAR METIN ÖZDEMIR

Offered to

Public Administration

Course Objective

Development of human rights, situation of human rights in Turkey and Constitution of 1982, basic developments in the field of human rights in international law are aimed to convey to students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to have full knowledge of basic concepts on the subject of human rights.
2   To be able to have human rights consciousness.
3   To be able to interpret provisions of Constitution of 1982 regarding fundamental rights and freedoms.
4   To be able to probe developments in the field of human rights
5   To be able to explain 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 Basic concepts regarding human rights
2 Historical development of human rights
3 Protection of human rights within the scope of Ottoman-Turkish constitutional development and fundamental rights and freedoms in Constitution of 1982
4 Limitation and suspension of fundamental rights in Constitution of 1982
5 Recent developments regarding human rights in Turkey
6 Recent developments regarding human rights in Turkey II and individual communication to Constitutional Court
7 Midterm exam
8 Examining of civil rights
9 Examining of social rights
10 Examining of political rights
11 Protection of human rights by international law
12 Protection of human rights in United Nations system
13 Protection of human rights within European Council
14 European Convention on Human Rights

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Mustafa Erdoğan, Insan Hakları Teorisi ve Hukuku, Orion Kitabevi, 2007
Ibrahim Kaboğlu, Özgürlükler Hukuku,
Semih Gemalmaz, Ulusalüstü Insan Hakları Hukukunun Genel Teorisine Giriş.

Supplementary Book(s): Court Decisions, Internet Resources

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lesson will be teached by lecture, examining of case studies regarding human rights in the lesson, exemplifying of several court decisions and narratives, preparing homeworks and students' attendance to lesson .

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** 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)

D.E.Ü. Faculty of Law - Buca 35160 Izmir/TURKEY
Tel : (90) (232) 420 18 32 - 10302
E-Posta : serdarnarins@hotmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 134

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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