COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INSTITUTIONAL LAW OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 5008 INSTITUTIONAL LAW OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 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

It is aimed to make student have advanced-level information about institutional structure of the European Union.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have academic knowledge about institutions of EU at advanced level.
2   Classifies sources of European Union law.
3   Analyses binding natures of European Union secondary law.
4   Explains the processes of decision making in the European Union .
5   Explains fundamental rights protection in the European Union .
6   Make interdisciplinary sutudies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Sources of European Community and European Union Law
2 Treaties Establishing European Community and European Union
3 Secondary Sources of Community Law
4 Organs of European Union, European Commission, Parliament
5 Council of the European Union, Summit of European Union
6 Court of Justice of the European Union
7 European Court of Auditors, European Central Bank, Other Institutions, Organs and Agencies
8 Midterm exam
9 The Relationship Between Court of Justice of the European Union and the National Court
10 Main Principles of EU Law, The Principles of Primacy and the Direct Effect
11 Fundamental Rights in the European Union
12 Constitution of the European Union
13 Decision Making in the European Union
14 The Relationships of European Union with Council of Europe and Other International Organizations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Clive Archer, International Organizations, (London: Routledge, 2001)
F. Amerasinghe, Principles of Institutional Law of International Organizations, (2. Ed. Cambridge 2005)
Melda Sur: Uluslararası Hukukun Esasları, Beta yay. , Istanbul, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Giving lecture and seminar studies.

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


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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

After and before class

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Preparing presentations 1 9 9
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 133

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.143
LO.24
LO.333
LO.443
LO.5
LO.634