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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
HUK 1035	HUMAN RIGHTS LAW	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR TIJEN DÜNDAR SEZER

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

It is aimed to convey the development of human rights, the situation of the human rights in Turkey and Turkish Constitution and the basic developments of human rights area in international law.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to have a comprehensive knowledge of the basic concepts of human rights.
2	To be able to achieve an awareness of human rights
3	To be able to interpret the provisions relating to fundamental rights and freedoms in 1982 Constitution
4	To be able to examine the developments in human rights
5	To be able to explain the elements of international human rights law

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	The basic concepts of human rights
2	The historical development of human rights (Until 19th century)
3	The historical development of human rights (19th century and after)
4	The types of human rights
5	Protection of human rights within the Ottoman-Turkish Constitutional developments and fundamental rights and freedoms in Constitution of 1982
6	Restrictions and suspension of the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms in 1982 Constitution
7	Current developments of human rights in Turkey
8	Current developments about human rights in Turkey and right of individual communication to Constitutional Court
9	Protection of human rights in international law
10	Protection of human rights in UN system
11	Protection of human rights within Council Europe and European Convention of Human Rights
12	Litigation in European Court of Human Rights within European Convention of Human Rights
13	The rights in European Convention of Human Rights and Rulings of European Court of Human Rights
14	Midterm Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Mustafa Erdoğan, Insan Hakları Teorisi ve Hukuku, Orion Kitabevi, 2007;
Ibrahim Kaboğlu, Özgürlükler Hukuku, Imge Kitabevi; Semih Gemalmaz, Ulusalüstü Insan Hakları Hukukunun Genel Teorisine Giriş, Legal, 2010; Feyyaz Gölcüklü-Şeref Gözübüyük, Avrupa Insan Hakları Sözleşmesi ve Uygulaması, Turhan, 2002.
Durmuş Tezcan-Mustafa R. Erdem- Oğuz Sancakdar-Murat Önok, Avrupa Insan Hakları Sözleşmesi Işığında Türkiye' nin Insan Hakları Sorunu, Seçkin-2010

Supplementary Book(s):
Articles, Decisions of Constitutional Court and European Court of Human Rights.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, analyzing the examples of actual human rights situations, court decisions, and the active participation of the students.

Assessment Methods

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

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)

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	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	20	20
Preparation for final exam	1	25	25
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			100

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	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1	1	1	1				1	1	1
LO.2	1	1	1	1				1	1		1		1	1
LO.3	1	1			1	1	1	1				1		1
LO.4	1	1		1	1	1	1	1		1		1		1
LO.5	1	1			1	1	1	1				1		1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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