COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LAW OF THE SEA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTE 4174 LAW OF THE SEA COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Marine Transportation Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NURSER GÖKDEMIR IŞIK

Offered to

Marine Transportation Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide a general view of maritime zones and international conventions related with them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1.Introduce the basic concepts and terminology of law of the sea
2   2.Identifying the coastal states rights in maritime zones,
3   3.Examine international instutitions related with law of the sea
4   4.Implementing the norms by analysing the legal cases,
5   5.Examine the international conventions related with maritime transportation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 -Introduction and Sources of Law of The Sea
2 History of The Law of The Sea
3 Internal Waters
4 Territoral Sea
5 Straits
6 Archipelagic Waters, Contigous Zone
7 Exclusive Economic Zone
8 Continental Shelf
9 High Seas
10 The Area , International Seabed Authority
11 Marine scientific research
12 International Maritime Organization Conventions Related with Law of The Sea
13 International Maritime Organization Conventions Related with Law of the Sea
14 Disputes Related with Law of The Sea

Recomended or Required Reading


1.CHURCHILL R.R. ,LOWE A.V.,The Law of The Sea ,Manchester University Press,1999
2.AYBAY Atilla, AYBAY Aydın, AYBAY Gündüz, AYBAY Rona ; Deniz Hukuku, Denizciler, Işletmeciler ve Yöneticiler Için, Istanbul, 1998
3.SUR Melda, Uluslararası Hukukun Esasları,Beta Basım Yayım, Izmir, 2008
4.TOLUNER Sevin ,Milletlerarası Hukuk Dersleri,Beta Basım Yayım Dağıtım A.Ş.,5.Bası,Eylül 1996, Istanbul
5. PAZARCI Hüseyin, Uluslararası Hukuk, Turhan Kitabevi, 2. Bası
6. GÖKDEMIR IŞIK Nurser, Kıta Sahanlığı, Hukuki Rejimi ve Ege Denizi Uyuşmazlığı, Dokuz Eylül Yayınları, 2010
7.CANCA Hakan Selim, Denizde Işlenen Suçlar, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Mayıs 2012
8. ÇEVIK Ümit, Uluslararası Denizcilik Sözleşmeelri, Birsen Yayınevi, Istanbul 2010
9.BAŞEREN Sertaç Hami, Doğu Akdeniz Deniz yetki Alanları Uyuşmazlığı, Türk Deniz Araştırmaları Vakfı, 2010
10.TOPSOY Fevzi, Denize ilişkin Bilimsel Araştırmalar ve Türkiye, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies, presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge about law of the sea at undergraduate level, having skills and competencies, research, analysis, interpretation, verbal and written expression skills and competencies will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

The students have to attend %70 of the courses.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst.Prof.Dr. Nurser GÖKDEMIR IŞIK
E-mail: nurser.gokdemir@deu.edu.tr

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 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.1135
LO.2555
LO.355
LO.45553
LO.535553