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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS INS 5025 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND REFUGEE LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Human Rights Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR IKBAL SIBEL SAFI

Offered to

Human Rights Law

Course Objective

Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the basic principles, theories and practices of international human rights law and refugee law and how these two important areas of law are intertwined. Students will learn the universal values of human rights as well as international norms and standards for the protection of refugees.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the basic principles of international human rights law. 2   Students develop an in-depth understanding of the rights of refugees and how these rights are protected under international law.I 3   Understanding the basic principles of refugee law and refugee criteria 4   Understanding the interaction of human rights law and refugee law 5   Having knowledge about the international documents for migration and refugees. 6   Understanding the legislation on migration and refugees.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 General information about the aim and content of the course; information about the method and plan of the course. 2 Explanation of the basic concepts of immigration and refugee law and its connection with various branches of law 3 Historical Development of Human Rights 4 Fundamental Human Rights Norms and Standards 5 Concepts and principles in international conventions 6 Legal Status of Refugees 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol 7 Refugee definition and criteria 8 Midterm exam 9 Examination of the concept of persecution in the context of refugee status 10 The relationship between human rights standards and refugee protection 11 International mechanisms for the protection of human rights 12 Status determination procedures 13 Review of court decisions 14 General assessment.

Recomended or Required Reading

Sibel Safi, Mülteci Hukuku, Güncellenmiş 2. Baskı, Legal Yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and practical work.

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 * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50

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)

ikbalsibel.safi@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday: 11:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30 Preparation for final exam 1 35 35 Preparing presentations 1 20 20 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 167

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.6 1 1 1 1 1 1