COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAV 5064 THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

European Union Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR UĞUR SAMANCI

Offered to

European Union Law

Course Objective

Explanation of the historical development of the European security and defense policy and theoretical foundations, examination of the main organizations and institutions that shape the policy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the European security and defense policy
2   To explain characteristics of the European security and defense policy
3   To apply the rules relating the European security and defense policy disputes
4   To apply the guiding principles of European security and defense policy
5   To show the implementation of the European security and defense policy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of European security and defense policy
2 The general nature of the European security and defense policy
3 OSCE-up
4 The OSCE's role in European security and defense policy
5 NATO-up
6 NATO's role in European security and defense policy
7 Common foreign and security policy of the European Union
8 Mid-term exam
9 The role of the European security and defense policy of the European Union
10 The formation process of the Western European Union
11 The functioning of the Western European Union
12 Relationship with NATO- the Western European Union
13 Relationship between the OSCE Western European Union
14 European security and defense policy after the Lisbon Treaty

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks:
TANGÖR Burak, Avrupa Birliğinin Dış Güvenlik ve Savunma Politikaları: OGSP, Seçkin, Ankara 2010.
GENÇ Mehmet/ ÖZDAL Barış, Avrupa Güvenlik ve Savunma Politikasının Türkiye- AB Ilişkilerine Etkileri, Aktüel Yayınları, 2005.
TÜRKER Haşim, Avrupa Güvenlik ve Savunma Politikası, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, 2007.
Supplementary Books:
Hermann-Josef Blanke/ Stelio Mangiameli, The Treaty on European Union (TEU): A Commentary, Springer, Heidelberg 2013.
ZHUSSIPBEK Galym, Avrupa Güvenlik ve Savunma Politikası nın Tanımı ve Düşünsel Arka Planı , Uluslararası Hukuk ve Politika, 2009, C.5, S.19.
Internet, especially official webpages of related institutions


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions, presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Will be announced during the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced during the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ugur.samanci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, 13:00 -14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 40 40
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.111111
LO.2111
LO.3111
LO.4111
LO.511