COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMANITARIAN LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HUK 2071 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMANITARIAN LAW ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR IKBAL SIBEL SAFI

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the field of humanitarian law and to give information about the rules to be applied in international or non-international armed conflicts and to discuss the extent to which artificial intelligence technologies used in conflicts are compatible with humanitarian law rules.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain when International Humanitarian Law is applicable
2   To be able to explain the basic principles of International Humanitarian Law
3   To be able to apply the rules of International Humanitarian Law to concrete situations
4   To be able to explain the obligations arising from International Humanitarian Law
5   To be able to evaluate the use of artificial intelligence tools within the scope of International Humanitarian Law rules

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information about the aim and content of the course; giving information about the method and plan of the lesson; Suggesting resources related to the teaching of the course to students
2 Development of International Humanitarian Law
3 Sources of International Humanitarian Law
4 War or armed conflict
5 Basic principles of the law of war
6 Protected persons
7 Types of armed conflict and some distinctions of the law of war
8 Ensuring compliance with humanitarian law rules
9 Concept of Artificial Intelligence
10 The use of artificial intelligence in armed conflicts
11 Artificial intelligence tools and principles to be followed in armed conflicts
12 War Crimes, International Criminal Law and Humanitarian Law
13 Sanctions that can be applied in case of violation of humanitarian law and remedies against perpetrators
14 Midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ayşe Nur Tütüncü, Insancıl Hukuka Giriş, Beta Yayınevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures

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


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)

ikbalsibel.safi@deu.edu.tr

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 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 29 29
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

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