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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
HUK 1043	POLITICAL PARTIES LAW	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ŞAFAK EVRAN TOPUZKANAMIŞ

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

Mainly the purposes of the lesson are to provide students to have a good grasp of the types of political parties, the national and international regulations and judicial decisions about political parties; also to have them realize the vital importance and necessity of political parties in democratic political regimes; lastly to provide them to have knowledge of current problems of the legal system of the political parties.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to evaluate the emergency of political parties in historical context
2	To be able to explain the concept of political parties and their meanings in different political regimes.
3	To be able to explain the types and the specifications of political parties in general.
4	To be able to compare political party systems in national and comparative law systems.
5	To be able to show the historical development of political parties and also their functions in democratic political life and their legal status in Turkish Constitutional system.
6	To be able to explain the establishment, internal organization, and termination of their legal personality.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	The development of political party idea in Western thought
2	First examples of political parties in Turkey
3	The concept of political party and political parties in the sense of different political regimes
4	Typology of political parties
5	Political party systems
6	Political parties, pressure groups and election.
7	Constitutional principles relating to political parties in Constitution of 1982
8	The establishment and acquisition of legal entity
9	Internal order of political parties
10	Termination of legal entity
11	The prohibitions on political parties and closure of political parties
12	The political party prohibitions in Constitutional Court and European Court of Human Rights
13	Midterm Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Koçak Mustafa, Siyasi Partiler ve Türkiye'de Parti Yasakları, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 2002.
3. Gözler Kemal, Anayasa Hukukunun Genel Esasları, 1. Baskı, Ekin Kitabevi Yayınları, Bursa, 2010.
5. Özbudun Ergun, Türk Anayasa Hukuku, 12. Baskı, Yetkin Yayınevi, Ankara, 2011.
6. Tanör Bülent / Yüzbaşıoğlu Necmi, Türk Anayasa Hukuku, 8. Baskı, Beta Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2010.
8. Teziç Erdoğan, Anayasa Hukuku, 13. Bası, Beta Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2009.
Referanslar: European Court of Human Rights decisions.
1.Constitutional Court Official Website, www.anayasa.gov.tr
2. Council of State Official Website, www.danistay.gov.tr
3. Court of Appeal Official Website, www.yargitay.gov.tr

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, practical work, analyzing the decisions of Constitutional Court relating to political parties.

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)

safakevran@yahoo.com

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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