COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HUK 2063 SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TÜRKER ERTAŞ

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

The primary objective of the course is to teach institutional relations between the legislative and executive branches, systems of government based on separation of powers and constitutional/democratic systems of government. Furthermore, teaching the effect of institutional, functional and personal separation between the legislative and executive branches on the systems of government is also one of the objectives of the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to analyze the institutional relations between the legislative and executive branches
2   To be able to analyze the effect of institutional, functional and personal separation between the legislative and executive branches on systems of government
3   To be able to learn the systems of government based on separation of powers and constitutional/democratic systems of government within the context of comparative constitutional law
4   To be able to have a good knowledge of the systems of government adopted in the Ottoman - Turkish constitutional orders
5   To be able to analyze the alterations made regarding the Turkish system of government under the Constitution of 1982 1982 Anayasası döneminde Türk hükümet sisteminde meydana gelen değişimleri analiz edebilme

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Systems of government within the context of the institutional relations between the legislative and executive branches
2 The effect of institutional, functional and personal separation between the legislative and executive branches on systems of government
3 Parliamentary system of government - Westminster model: The British example
4 Parliamentary system of government - the Constrained model: The German example
5 Parliamentary system of government - the hybrid model: The Dutch example
6 Presidential system of government: The American example
7 Semi presidential system of government: The French example
8 Super presidential system of government: The Russian example
9 Presidential parliamentary system: The Austrian and Irish Examples
10 Directorial system: The Swiss example
11 The Turkish system of government: The pre Constitution of 1982 era
12 The Turkish system of government: The pre Constitution of 1982 era
13 The Turkish system of government: The Constitution of 1982 era
14 The Turkish system of government: The Constitution of 1982 era
15 1th Midterm Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Aalt Willem Heringa, Constitutions Compared: An Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law, Intersentia, 4th Edition, Cambridge/Antwerp/Portland, 2016.
Türker Ertaş, Kuvvetler Ayrılığı Ilkesi Bağlamında Yasama, Yürütme ve Yargı Organları Arasındaki Modern Ilişkiler, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2018.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Case study

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)

turker.ertas@deu.edu.tr

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 2 12 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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