COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELECTION LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HUK 2037 ELECTION LAW ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

Having fundamental concepts and institutions ascertained, the meaning of elections in democracies is appraised and having fundamental principles, rules and institutions of election ascertained

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to clarify democracy, the concept of election and the relation between them
2   To be able to interpret fundamental principles of election.
3   To be able to evaluate fundamental institutions of election law.
4   To be able to classify electoral systems
5   To be able to analyze the rules about the administration and supervision of elections
6   To be able to discuss main issues within the frame of juridical decisions and the decisions of Supreme Election Board

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, fundamental concepts
2 Democracy-the principle of democratic state and election
3 The democratic principles of election, general suffrage, equal suffrage, etc.
4 The democratic principles of election, administration and supervision of election
5 Electoral systems, introduction, general information
6 The types of electoral systems
7 Turkish election law, basic principles
8 Turkish election law, formation, duties and authorities of the boards of election
9 Legal regulations about election period
10 Legal regulations about parliamentary election, general provisions, regulation about the period before and after the election
11 Legal regulations about parliamentary election, general provisions, regulation about the period before and after the election Legal regulations about parliamentary election, regulation of post-election period
12 Local administration election, legal regulations, juridical decisions, decisions of Supreme Election Board and general assessment
13 Midterm exam
14 Midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana kaynak: Basic resources, Temel eserler, applicable legislation, decisions of Supreme Election Board,juridical decisions; E.Teziç, Anayasa Hukuku; K.Gözler, Anayasa Hukuku; etc.
Yardımcı kaynaklar: Monographie, articles
Referanslar:
Diğer ders materyalleri: diğer kaynaklar

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, giving a lecture, review of a decision, practical work

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

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 24 24
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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