COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE USE OF FORCE IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMH 5061 THE USE OF FORCE IN INTERNATIONAL LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Public Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR UĞUR SAMANCI

Offered to

Public Law

Course Objective

Objective of the course is to introduce and evaluate the rules of international law related to the use of force.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define basic concepts and rules related to use of force in international law
2   To be able to express the historical development on restriction of the use of force in international law
3   To be able to define the principle of the prohibition of the use of force in international law
4   To be able to express exceptions to the prohibition on the use of force in international relations
5   To be able to evaluate situations involving use of force in international relations according to the international law

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical process on regulating the use of force in international law before World War I
2 Historical process on regulating the use of force in international law inter-wars period
3 Prohibition of the use of force in international relations in the UN Charter era
4 The concept of "aggression" and the authority of the International Criminal Court
5 Use of force on the basis of the resolutions of UN bodies
6 Use of force within the right of self-defence
7 Midterm Exam
8 Judgments of the ICJ related to the use of force the Nicaragua Case (1986)
9 Judgments of the ICJ related to the use of force Case Concerning Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (2005)
10 Consent based foreign military intervention
11 Humanitarian intervention
12 Responsibility to protect
13 Use of force by regional organizations NATO's intervention in Kosovo
14 Use of force by regional organizations African Union and ECOWAS

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks: SUR Melda, Uluslararası Hukukun Esasları, Istanbul 2019/ PAZARCI Hüseyin, Uluslararası Hukuk, Ankara 2017/ KESKIN Funda, Uluslararası Hukukta Kuvvet Kullanma: Savaş Karışma Ve Birleşmiş Milletler, Ankara 1998/ BOZKURT Enver, Uluslararası Hukukta Kuvvet Kullanımı, 2007.
Supplementary Books: GÜNDÜZ Aslan, Milletlerarası Hukuk Temel Belgeler Örnek Kararlar, Istanbul 2009/ HENDERSON Christian, The Use of Force and International Law, Cambridge 2018/ GRAY Christine, International Law and the Use of Force, Oxford 2018/ DINSTEIN Yoram, War, Aggression and Self-Defence, Cambridge 2011
Materials: Internet, especially official webpages of international organizations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions, presentations

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* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Will be announced during the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced during the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

Wednesday 14:00- 15:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 60 60
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 176

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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