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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS HUK 2074 COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TÜRKER ERTAŞ

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

To profess the constitutional concepts and the constitutional structures, as well as illustrating them with examples and constitutional and political practice. In this regard, a comparative study on the American, British, German, French and Dutch governmental systems and the regimes relating to the European Union and the Council of Europe is aimed to be achieved.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to be able to have a command of the basic principles and institutions regarding the comparative constitutional law. 2   to be able to study the basic principles and functioning of the comparative governmental systems. 3   to be able to analyse the relations between the legislative, executive and judiciary branches in the relevant comparative constitutional orders. 4   to be able to analyse the contemporary political developments from the viewpoint of constitutionalism and/or constitutional law. 5   to be able to analyse the political decision-making mechanisms in comparative political systems from the viewpoint of constitutionalism and/or constitutional law.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 1 Comparative Government: Basic Concepts and Terminology 2 2 Constitutions Compared: Origins and Main Features 3 3 Unitarism and Decentralization: The United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France 4 4 Federalism and Quasi-federal structures: The United States, Germany and the EU 5 5 Parliaments and Lawmaking: The United Kingdom and the Netherlands 6 6 Parliaments and Lawmaking: The United States 7 7 Parliaments and Lawmaking: Germany 8 8 Parliaments and Lawmaking: France and the EU 9 9 Governments and Heads of State: The United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany 10 10 Governments and Heads of State: The United States, France and the EU 11 11 Judicial Review: The United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Germany 12 12 Judicial Review: The United States, France and the EU 13 13 Protection of Human Rights: The Council of Europe and the ECHR 14 14 Midterm Exam 15 15 Midterm Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Aalt Willem Heringa; Constitutions Compared: An Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law, 6th Edition, Eleven International Publishing, Den Haag, 2021. Türker Ertaş; Kuvvetler Ayrılığı Ilkesi Bağlamında Yasama, Yürütme ve Yargı Organları Arasındaki Modern Ilişkiler, 3. Bası, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2021.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

course, case study

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

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turker.ertas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 2 26 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26 Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20 Preparation for final exam 1 25 25 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1