COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HUK 4115 HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR NAZMIYE GÜVEYI

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

As it is known, human rights are protected within the scope of various mechanisms at different scales, including at the universal, regional and national levels. Within the course, it is aimed that students will have knowledge about the aforementioned mechanisms that protect human rights on a universal, regional and national scale in the light of positive law.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about the concepts of human rights, the historical process of human rights
2   To have knowledge about Universal and Regional Human Rights Organizations
3   To have knowledge about the structure and functioning of Human Rights Protection Mechanisms
4   To be able to analyze the effectiveness of Human Rights Protection Mechanisms
5   To be able to decipher the interaction between Human Rights Protection Mechanisms

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of human rights, comparison with similar concepts, historical development and transition to positive law
2 Recognition of human rights by positive law, Human rights protection systems: Internal protection and international protection (at the universal and regional level)
3 United Nations and Human Rights Bodies
4 Contractual and Non-Contractual Protection Mechanisms in the United Nations System
5 Protection Mechanisms within the Scope of Specialized Organizations (ILO, UNESCO, International Criminal Court)
6 Protection Mechanisms in European Human Rights Law I: ECHR
7 Protection Mechanisms in European Human Rights Law II: Non-judicial protection procedures
8 Human Rights in European Union Law
9 Protection Mechanisms in American Human Rights Law
10 Protection Mechanisms in African Human Rights Law
11 Protection of rights and freedoms at the national level (in the Turkish Legal system) against the legislative body
12 Protection of rights and freedoms at the national level (in the Turkish Legal system) against the executive branch
13 Protection of rights and freedoms at the national level (in the Turkish Legal system) against the judicial organ
14 General assessment
15 Midterm Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Halil Kalabalık, Insan Hakları Hukuku, Seçkin Yayınları.
Kemal Gözler, Insan Hakları Hukuku, Ekin Yayınları.
Mehmet Semih Gemalmaz, Ulusalüstü Insan Hakları Hukukunun Genel Teorisine Giriş, Cilt: 1, Legal Yayınları.
Mehmet Semih Gemalmaz, Ulusalüstü Insan Hakları Hukukunun Genel Teorisine Giriş, Cilt: 2, Legal Yayınları.
Feyyaz Gölcüklü/Şeref Gözübüyük, Avrupa Insan Hakları Sözleşmesi ve Uygulaması, Turhan Kitabevi.
Tezcan/Erdem/Sancakdar/Önok, Insan Hakları El Kitabı, Seçkin Yayınları.
Ibrahim Kaboğlu, Özgürlükler Hukuku, Imge Kitabevi.
Münci Kapani, Insan Haklarının Uluslararası Boyutları, Bilgi Yayınevi.
Mustafa Erdoğan, Insan Hakları Teorisi ve Hukuku, Orion Kitabevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, seminar representation

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

Midterm Exam, Final Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nazmiye.guveyi@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13.30- 14.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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