COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 1010 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖKHAN TENIKLER

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
Public Finance (Evening)
Economics
Labour Economics and Industrial Relations (Evening)
Economics (Evening)
Public Finance

Course Objective

To put forward the general theory of constitutional law in the context of the state, democracy, fundamental rights and freedoms and to classify duties and powers of the organs of the state

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to identify subject of constitutional law.
2   Being able to clarify the concept of the supremacy of Constitution,
3   Being able to identify the elements of the state,
4   Being able to classify governmental systems
5   Being able to describe the main features of the 1982 Constitution,
6   Being able to explain the structure and functions of the organs of the state
7   Being able to summarize the structure and powers of the Turkish Constitutional Court

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concepts of the Constitution and constitutional law, the historical development of constitutional law.Power to make and change the Constitution.
2 The concept of state, origin and elements of the state. Monarchy and republic
3 Unitary state and federal government
4 Government systems
5 Ottoman - Turkish constitutional developments, 1921-1924 - 1961 Constitutions
6 Main characteristics of the 1982 Constitution and the 1982 Constitution.
7 1982 Constitution : The Legislature; status, elections, main duties and powers of the legislative branch
8 Seperation of Powers
9 Electoral systems
10 Working order and internal structure of the legislative branch. 1982 Constitution : The executive: The President of the Republic (election, duties, responsibilities)
11 The Council of Ministers (the formation of the duties and responsibilities of the prime minister and ministers)
12 1982 Constitution; The judiciary; Constitutional principles
13 Constitutional Court : the structure and the powers of the Turkish Constitutional Court
14 Constitutional review procedures.

Recomended or Required Reading

GÖZLER, K., Türk Anayasa Hukuku Dersleri, Ekin yay., 2010
ÖZBUDUN, E., Türk Anayasa Hukuku, Yetkin yay., 2010
TEZIÇ, E., Anayasa Hukuku, Beta yay., 2009
TANÖR, B., - YÜZBAŞIOĞLU, N., 1982 Anayasasına Göre Türk Anayasa Hukuku, Beta, 2011
www.anayasa.gen.tr, www.anayasa.gov.tr

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical lectures. Discussion of current issues. It is done practical excercises to strengthen the theoretical knowledge.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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)

metin.ozdemir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.211111
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LO.41111
LO.51111
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