COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN RIGHTS BOARDS AND INSTITUTIONS IN TURKEY: THEIR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INS 5009 HUMAN RIGHTS BOARDS AND INSTITUTIONS IN TURKEY: THEIR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Human Rights Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR MUHLIS ÖĞÜTÇÜ

Offered to

Human Rights Law

Course Objective

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

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 Turkey 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 Turkey
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 Midterm exam
9 Exercise of the right to contact the ombudsman
10 Ombudsman
11 Human Rights Advisory Board
12 Provincial and district human rights committees
13 Human Rights Council and the Paris Principles
14 Comparison with the similar organs, agencies, and committees in the UN, the Council of Europe and the EU Law formation and duties

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Resource:(Textbook)
Durmuş Tezcan/Mustafa Ruhan Erdem/Oğuz Sancakdar / Rıfat Murat Önok, Insan Hakları EL Kitabı, 4.B., Ankara 2011
Supportive Resources:
1-Tekin Akıllıoğlu, Insan Hakları, 2.B., Ankara 2010
2- Tekin Akıllıoğlu,Yönetim Hukukunda Insan Hakları, AÜSBFD IHMD, C.III, S.4 (Kasım 1995), s.9-14
3-Tekin Akıllıoğlu, Insan Hakları ve Yönetim Hukuku (Avrupa Yönetim Hukukunun Oluşumunda Avrupa Insan Hakları Mahkemesi Kararlarının Rolü), 2000 Yılında Idari Yargı Sempozyumu: Ankara 11-12 Mayıs 2000, Danıştay yay., s.117-138
4- Ibrahim Ö. Kaboğlu., Özgürlükler Hukuku, 6.B., Ankara 2002
5-Muhlis Öğütçü, Doğal Hukuk Ve Pozitif Hukuk Işığında Insan Hakları Alanındaki Bazı Kavramlar, Prof. Dr. Irfan Baştuğ Anısına Armağan, DEÜHFD, C.7, Özel Sayı 2005, s.555-615
6- Muhlis Öğütçü,Dayanışma Hakkı Olarak Yurttaşların Sağlıklı Ve Dengeli Bir Çevrede Yaşama Hakkı Insan Hakları Yıllığı, Cilt 27, Yıl 2009, s.35-48

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

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

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 60 60
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 25 25
Preparation for midterm exam 1 40 40
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 168

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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