COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN RIGHTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IHD 1002 HUMAN RIGHTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Required Course Office

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖMÜR NECZAN ÖZMEN

Offered to

International Trade and Business (English)
Political Science and International Relations (English)
Aerospace Engineering
Textile Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (English)
American Culture and Literature (English)
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (English)
International Relations (English)
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Economics (English)
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
Computer Engineering (English)
Marine Engineering (English)
Logistics Management (English)
Marine Transportation Engineering (English)
Tourism Management (English)
English Translation and Interpreting
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
International Business and Trade (English)
Maritime Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

Human rights are rights that people have just because they are human. It is an interdisciplinary concept and is becoming increasingly important.
This course aims to introduce basic human rights philosophy, nature, historical development, function, legal structure, human rights standards, mechanisms, and fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual.
In this context, the philosophical foundations and principles of human rights, the development of classical and universal human rights thought, controversial aspects of human rights theory, universal, national, regional and local dynamics, constitutional order, human rights standards, mechanisms and institutions established for the protection of human rights, current issue and discussions will be discussed.
The course also aims to analyze the ways in which allegations of human rights violations are handled.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to identify key historical, political, legal and moral factors related to human rights,
2   Able to understand the concept of human rights, the important differences between the types of rights, the relationships between rights and other moral concepts,
3   Able to understand the similarities and differences in the essence and scope of human rights in the local, regional, national and international context
4   Able to use the discourses of the mechanisms developed for the monitoring and implementation of human rights standards by grasping the main international declarations and treaties regulating human rights,
5   Able to develop analytical skills to question and evaluate human rights policies and practices at the international and national level
6   Able to identify their possible roles in the promotion of human rights

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts of human rights; first, second, third and fourth generation rights, Importance of human rights
2 Historical development of human rights (period up to 19th century)
3 Protection of human rights in the United Nations system United Nations Documents: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Convention on Civil and Political Rights, Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) and Control Mechanisms
4 Protection of human rights within the Council of Europe Documents of the Council of Europe European Convention on Human Rights, European Social Charter
5 The protection/supervision mechanism established by the European Convention on Human Rights, application to the European Court of Human Rights, the status and function of the Convention in the Turkish constitutional order
6 Regional human rights instruments (Protection of Human Rights in the Americas, Asia and Africa)
7 Midterm Exam
8 The development of human rights in the Ottoman Empire (Islahat Fermanı, Tanzimat Fermanı, Kanun-u Esasi)
9 Fundamental rights and freedoms in the Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye, the regime of human rights within the scope of Ottoman-Turkish Constitutional Developments
10 Limitation and protection of fundamental rights and freedoms
11 Political, Economic and social rights and duties
12 The place of international conventions on fundamental rights and freedoms in domestic law
13 Principles and procedures regarding individual application to the Constitutional Court
14 Human rights and equality body
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Akıllıoğlu, Tekin. 2019. Insan Hakları Kavram Kaynaklar ve Koruma Sistemleri. 3. Baskı. Ankara. Yetkin Yayınları
Doğan, Ilyas. 2015. Insan Hakları Hukuku. 2. Baskıç. Ankara. Astana Yayınları
Doğan, I. 2007 Modern Toplumda Vatandaşlık, Demokrasi ve Insan Hakları Insan Haklarının Kültürel Temelleri. Ankara. Pegem Yayıncılık
Falk, Richard. 2000. Human Rights Horizons: The Pursuit of Justice in a Globalizing World. New York: Routledge,.
Fendoğlu, Hasan Tahsin. 2020. Insan Hakları Hukuku. 2. Baskı. Ankara. Yetkin Yayıncılık
Gemalmaz, Mehmet Semih, Ulusalüstü Insan Hakları Hukukunun Genel Teorisine Giriş, Cilt I. 8. Baskı. Legal Yayıncılık
Güneş, Ahmet M.. 2020. Insan Hakları Hukukuna Giriş. Izmir. Adalet Yayınevi
Gözler, Kemal. 2018. Insan Hakları Hukuku. Bursa. Ekin Basım Yayın
Hayden, Patrick. 2001. The Philosophy of Human Rights. St. Paul MN: Paragon
Kalabalık, Halil, Insan Hakları Hukukuna Giriş. 2. Baskı. Ankara. Seçkin Yayınları
Kapani, Münci. 2013.Kamu Hürriyetleri. 7. Baskı. Ankara. Yetkin Yayıncılık.
Kepenekçi, Yasemin Karaman. 2008. Eğitimciler için Insan Hakları ve Vatandaşlık, Ankara, Ekinoks Yayınevi,
Kıncal, R. 2004. Vatandaşlık Bilgisi. 4. Basım. Ankara. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım
Kuçuradi, Ioanna.1996. Insan Haklarının Felsefi Temelleri. 2. Baskı, Ankara: Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları.
Lauren, Paul Gordon. 1998. The Evolution of International Human Rights: Visions Seen. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press,
Mumcu, Ahmet ve Elif Küzeci. 2019. Insan Hakları ve Kamu Özgürlükleri. 8. Baskı.Ankara. Turhan Kitapevi
Orend, Brian. 2002. Human Rights: Concept and Context. Peterborough ONT: Broadview,
Tezcan, Durmuş, Mustafa Ruhan Erdem, Oğuz Sancakdar, Rıfat Murat Önok. 2019. Insan Hakları El Kitabı. 8. Baskı. Ankara. Seçkin Yayıncılık
Uygun, Oktay. 2014. Demokrasi: Tarihsel, Siyasal ve Felsefi Boyutlar. (2. Baskı) Istanbul, On Iki Levha Yayıncılık
Yeşil, Rüştü.2002. Okul ve Ailede Insan Hakları ve Demokrasi Eğitimi, Nobel Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture,
Case studies related, to human rights
Active participation of the students in the lesson,
Assignments,
Presentations,
Applications

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ODV HOMEWORK
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 BUT RESIT
6 BBN RESIT COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + BUT * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The student will explain the philosophical, legal and political basis of human rights.
2. The student will describe local, regional, national and international mechanisms established for the protection of human rights norms.
3. The student will explain the links between human rights, economic development and democracy.
4. The student will participate in in-class studies.
5. The student will prepare a presentation using appropriate tools.
6. Students will be able to express their views in a clear and understandable way.
7. The student will be able to put forward critical and causal arguments.
8. The student will use the necessary literature resources for the lesson.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% of class attendance required
2. Plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary penalty
3. Student must participate in class discussons

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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