COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HUK 2017 PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALI BAL

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

The introduction to legal norms regulating various issues and relations between members of the international community, analyses of judicial decisions on international disputes and the interpretation of current events related to the course content.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the basic concepts and principles of international law
2   To be able to explain the effects of the development of international law on the history of mankind
3   To be able to analyse the sources of international law and their effects on the internal legal order
4   To be able to analyse the elements of the state, the structure of international organizations and the relationship between these legal subjects, as well as their activities in the international field
5   To be able to specify the rules of international law pertaining to spaces
6   To be able to evaluate the current problems of international law

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The definition, features, and foundation of international law
2 Introduction to sources of international law and an overview of the law of treaties
3 Making of treaties
4 Entry into effect of treaties and invalidity
5 Effects of treaties, conflict and interpretation of treaties
6 Amendment and termination of treaties; customary international law
7 General principles of law, secondary and indirect sources of international law
8 The concept of personality in international law, the basic elements of the state
9 Protection of state sovereignty, recognition of states and governments
10 Basic regulations for minorities, succession of states
11 The concept of international organization and main features of international organizations
12 General information about the United Nations (UN), its purposes, principles and structure
13 I. Mid-term exam
14 I. Mid-term exam
15 Presentation of the principal bodies of the UN
16 The International Court of Justice, the main activities of the UN and the protection of international peace
17 Measures taken by the UN for the protection of international peace and security
18 UN Specialised Agencies, principal organs of inter-state relations
19 Diplomatic relations
20 Consular relations, the conditions of state responsibility
21 The results of international responsibility, Introduction to the law of armed conflicts
22 Rules of international law regarding armed conflicts
23 Settlement of international disputes, Introduction to international sea law
24 Internal waters and territorial sea
25 Archipelagic waters, the regime of international straits and the Turkish Straits
26 Contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone, continental shelf, high sea and the international sea-bed
27 Rules of international law related to lakes, canals and rivers Air and space law
28 II. Mid-term exam
29 II. Mid-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): SUR Melda, Uluslararası Hukukun Esasları, Istanbul 2017/ PAZARCI Hüseyin, Uluslararası Hukuk, Ankara 2016 /GÜNDÜZ Aslan, Milletlerarası Hukuk Temel Belgeler Örnek Kararlar, Istanbul 2009
Supplementary Book(s):
References:
Materials: Internet

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions, case studies adapted from current events

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 MTEG MIDTERM AVERAGE GRADE roundVZ1 * 0.50 + VZ2 * 0.50,0
4 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundKPU + FN,0
7 RST RESIT
8 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)

ali.bal@deu.edu.tr; munevver.acabey@deu.edu.tr; ugur.samanci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 25 3 75
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 25 1 25
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 26 26
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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