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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS INS 7222 HUMAN RIGHTS BOARDS AND INSTITUTIONS IN TüRKIYE THEIR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Human Rights Law (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MUHLIS ÖĞÜTÇÜ

Offered to

Human Rights Law (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

To teach and explain Structure and Function of the Field of Human Rights Organizations and Committees in Türkiye

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the area of human rights 2   To distinguish between the basic concepts and approaches in the field of human rights. 3   To compare Structure and Function of the Field of Human Rights Organizations and Committees in Türkiye by the right to petition, the right to information and the exercise of the right way to contact the ombudsman 4   To examine in comparison with the similar organs, agencies, and committees in the UN, the Council of Europe and the EU Law formation and duties; the existence and application of the principles of Paris on the establishment and functioning of institutions and committees in Türkiye 5   To reveal contribution of organizations and committees to the protection and promotion of human rights and judicial control of administration

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Definition of the area of human rights 2 Approaches in the field of human rights 3 Basic concepts in the field of human rights 4 Application to the competent authorities and the Commission on Parliamentary Petition within the framework of the use of the right to petition 5 The use of the right to information 6 Information and Review Board 7 The State Audit Board 8 Mid-term exam 9 Exercise of the right to contact the ombudsman 10 Prime Ministry Human Rights Presidency 11 Human Rights Advisory Board 12 Human Rights Council and the Paris Principles, Provincial and district human rights committees. 13 Comparison with the similar organs, agencies, and committees in the UN, the Council of Europe and the EU Law formation and duties 14 Examinating contribution of the protection and promotion of human rights and judicial review of organizations and committees in the field of human rights in Türkiye

Recomended or Required Reading

Durmuş Tezcan/Mustafa Ruhan Erdem/Oğuz Sancakdar / Rıfat Murat Önok, Insan Hakları EL Kitabı

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, lesson preparation of students before the lecture topics, to repeat the described topics by students after the course, preparation of students' homework, involvement of students with the way vision statement and ask questions

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 * 0.25 + STT * 0.25 + FIN* 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.25 + STT * 0.25 + 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)

muhlis.ogutcu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 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 2 26 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Preparing assignments 1 20 20 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

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 LO.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.4 1 1 1 1 1 LO.5 1 1 1 1 1 1