COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN RIGHT OF WOMEN

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KDN 5028 HUMAN RIGHT OF WOMEN ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Women's Studies

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TIJEN DÜNDAR SEZER

Offered to

Women's Studies

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to examine the historical development of women s human rights; the regulation of women s human rights in international and national law; women s civil, political, economic and social rights, equality between man and woman, the prohibition of discrimination against women, positive action for women, the elimination of violence against women and the jurisprudence in the field of women s human rights.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain women s human rights and equality between man and woman in the context of human rights law.
2   To be able to evaluate the national and international regulations in the field of women s human rights and gender equality.
3   To be able to interpret the concepts of gender equality, women s human rights, the prohibition of discrimination against women, positive action and the gender stereotypes.
4   To be able to explain the relationship between the gender equality, women s human rights and violence against women
5   To be able to analyse the jurisprudence in the field of women s human rights and gender equality.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The historical development of women s human rights in the framework of human rights law
2 Women s human rights and equality between man and woman under international human rights regulations and specifically CEDAW
3 The international human rights jurisprudence in the context of women s human rights and equality between man and woman
4 Women s human rights and equality between man and woman in the framework of Turkish law. omen s human rights and equality between man and woman in the framework of Turkish law.
5 Women s human rights and equality between man and woman under the Turkish Constitutional Court s decisions.
6 MID TERM EXAMINATION/ Women s civil and political rights
7 Women s participation in politics
8 Women s economic and social rights
9 Equality between man and woman/Gender equality
10 The elimination of discrimination against women/Affirmative action
11 Gender stereotypes and women s human rights
12 Violence against women and women s human rights
13 Presentation of assignments
14 Presentation of assignments

Recomended or Required Reading

Dündar Sezer, Tijen, Insan Hakları Hukuku Açısından Kadınlara Yönelik Şiddet, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara-2019.
Oder, Bertil Emrah, Kadınların Insan Haklarının Uluslararası Düzeyde Korunması , içinde: Ayata G-Eryılmaz D.-Oder B.E.(ed.), Kadın Hakları Uluslararası Hukuk ve Uygulama, Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yay: 305, 2010, pp. 23-52
Acar, Feride, Kadınların Insan Haklarında Ulusalüstü Standartlar ve Denetim , içinde: Durudoğan H.-Gökşen F.-Oder B.E-Yükseker D. (ed.), Türkiye de Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları, Eşitsizlikler Mücadeleler Kazanımlar, Koç Ün. Yay., Istanbul-2010, pp. 197- 207
Supplementary Book(s):
Gören, Zafer, Pozitif Önlemler , Istanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Hukuk Sayısı, Güz 2010/2, Y. 9, S. 18, pp.1-26
Dündar Sezer, Tijen, Insan Hakları Hukuku Açısından Toplumsal Cinsiyet Kalıp Yargıları , 2. Uluslararası Kadın Kongresi, Güçlendirilmek Yerine Güçlenmek ve Ilerlemek, 4-5 Ekim 2018-Izmir, DEKAUM 2018 TAM METINLER E-KITAP.Pdf, pp. 224-232
Arslan, Gülay, BM Kadınlara Karşı Her Türlü Ayrımcılığın Ortadan Kaldırılmasına Dair Sözleşme (Öngörülen Haklar ve Usuller), IÜ Hukuk Fakültesi Mecmuası, C. LXII, S. 1-2, Y. 2004, (BM Kadınlara), pp. 3-45

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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


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)

Dokuz Eylül University, Law School, second floor.
E-mail: tijensezer@hotmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 2 14 28
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 134

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.141115222
LO.244225241
LO.344435221
LO.414332231
LO.512525434

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS