COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMANITARIAN LAW

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HUK 2071 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMANITARIAN LAW ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EGEMEN KARACA

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

This course aims to enable students to understand the impact of artificial intelligence technologies on human rights and humanitarian law. It also seeks to equip them with the ability to discuss the legal and ethical issues that autonomous systems may generate in war, peace, and social life. The course further aims to develop students ability to assess the applications of artificial intelligence within the framework of international legal principles.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain when International Humanitarian Law is applicable
2   To be able to explain the basic principles of International Humanitarian Law
3   To be able to apply the rules of International Humanitarian Law to concrete situations
4   To be able to evaluate the use of artificial intelligence tools within the scope of International Humanitarian Law rules
5   The ability to assess the use of autonomous weapon systems within the framework of International Humanitarian Law.

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; giving information about the method and plan of the lesson; Suggesting resources related to the teaching of the course to students
2 Development of International Humanitarian Law
3 Sources of International Humanitarian Law
4 War or armed conflict
5 Basic principles of the law of war
6 Protected persons
7 Ensuring compliance with humanitarian law rules
8 Concept of Artificial Intelligence
9 The relationship between artificial intelligence technologies and international humanitarian law.
10 The use of artificial intelligence in armed conflicts
11 Artificial intelligence tools and principles to be followed in armed conflicts
12 Autonomous weapon systems and humanitarian law
13 Midterm exam
14 Impacts of the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technology on International Humanitarian Law
15 Hypothethical case analysis

Recomended or Required Reading

Ayşe Nur Tütüncü, Insancıl Hukuka Giriş, Beta Yayınevi.

Lena Trabucco, International Humanitarian Law and Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: Legal Considerations for Acquisition and Procurement, Djøf Publishing, Denmark, 2023.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundKPU + FN,0
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) roundKPU + BUT,0


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

https://hukuk.deu.edu.tr/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/HUKUK_FAKULTESI_OGRETIM_VE_SINAV_UYGULAMA_ESASLARI-2025.pdf

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be Announced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ikbalsibel.safi@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be Announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 29 29
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

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