COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROTECTION OF THE CHILD IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖZH 6088 PROTECTION OF THE CHILD IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Private Law

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALI GÜMRAH TOKER

Offered to

Private Law

Course Objective

Law No. 5718 on International Private and Procedural Law (IPPL) and international conventions to which Türkiye is a party contain provisions on the protection of the child. In disputes arising from family disputes with foreign elements, the child is protected through these regulations. The aim of the course is to examine these regulations on the protection of the child, to determine the problems arising from the practice and to form an idea about their elimination.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Determining the importance of child protection in private international law
2   Determination of the concept of best interest of the child
3   Examination of the provisions on the protection of the child in the Law on International Private and Procedural Law
4   Examination of international conventions to which Türkiye is a party on the protection of children
5   Determining the international effect of measures for the protection of the child
6   Determining the importance of the immediate return of the abducted child to his/her habitual residence

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Determining the scope of international family law
2 International disputes concerning the child
3 The concept of best interest of the child
4 Evaluation of the provisions of "International Private Law and Procedural law" on the protection of the child
5 Evaluation of the provisions of "International Private Law and Procedural law" on the protection of the child
6 Determination of international conventions that provide protection of the child under international private law
7 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
8 European Convention for the Protection of the Rights of the Child
9 Protection of the child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
10 Evaluation of the scope of the child abduction convention and its provisions protecting the child
11 Evaluation of case studies on the abduction of a child from the country of habitual residence
12 Protection of the child under the Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children
13 Evaluation of the scope of the child protection convention and its provisions protecting the child
14 Evaluation of the problems arising from the recognition and enforcement of measures for the protection of children

Recomended or Required Reading

AKINCI, Ziya/DEMIR-GÖKYAYLA, Cemile: Milletlerarası Aile Hukuku, Istanbul 2010.
ÇELIKEL, Aysel/ERDEM, Bahadır B.: Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk, Yenilenmiş 16. Bası, Beta, Istanbul 2020.
DOĞAN, Vahit: Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk, Güncellenmiş 9. Baskı, Savaş Yayınevi, Ankara 2023.
EKŞI, Nuray: Yabancı Mahkeme Kararlarının Tanınması ve Tenfizi, 2. Baskı, Beta, Istanbul 2020.
GIRAY, Faruk K.: Milletlerarası Özel Hukukta Kaçırılan veya Alıkonulan Çocukların Iadesi, Beta, Istanbul 2010.
GÜNGÖR, Gülin: Türk Milletlerarası Özel Hukuku, 3. Bası, Ankara 2022.
HUYSAL, Burak: Devletler Özel Hukukunda Velâyet, Legal, Istanbul 2005.
NOMER, Ergin: Devletler Hususî Hukuku, Yenilenmiş 22. Bası, Beta, Istanbul 2017.
ÖZEL, Sibel/ERKAN, Mustafa/PÜRSELIM, Hatice S./KARACA, Hüseyin A.: Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk, On Iki Levha Yayıncılık, 2. bası Istanbul 2023.
ŞANLI, Cemal/ESEN, Emre/ATAMAN-FIGANMEŞE, Inci: Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk, 10. Bası, Beta, Istanbul 2023.
TOKER, Gümrah A.: Uluslararası Çocuk Kaçırmanın Hukukî Yönlerine Dair Lahey Sözleşmesi Kapsamında Çocuğun Mutad Meskeni Kavramı, Adalet Yayınevi, Ankara 2020.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, case studies, seminar or homework.

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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)

gumrah.toker@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 18 18
Preparation for final exam 1 26 26
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

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