COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL AIR LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HUK 3054 INTERNATIONAL AIR LAW ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR MÜNEVVER AKTAŞ

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

Objective: Introduction to the legal regime of the airspace and international rules on relationships and issues related to aviation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain the basic concepts and principles of international air law,
2   To be able to specify the historical development of aviation and the air law,
3   To be able to explain the main sources of air law and normative activities of international institutions on aviation
4   To be able to explain the legal status of airspace, its boundaries and distinction from the outer space,
5   To be able to specify the international legal order on international navigation and transportation in the airspace
6   To be able to evaluate the issue of liability in air carriage
7   To be able to explain the international legal order on criminal matters in the airspace

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The scope of the air law and historical development of aviation
2 Sources of the Air Law and the general order of the Chicago Conventions
3 ICAO
4 Introduction to other international institutions on aviation
5 The concept of airspace and its legal status
6 Horizontal and vertical boundaries of the airspace
7 Aerial Intrusions
8 Legal regime of the aircraft
9 Phases of the rules of international law relating air freedoms and the liberalization process
10 Air transport scheme in the European Union
11 The development of aviation industry and air law in Turkey, and airspace issues related to Turkey
12 Liability for carriage by air
13 International legal order on criminal matters in the airspace
14 Mid-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): GÜNEL Reşat Volkan, Uluslararası Havacılık Hukuku, 2010/ KANER Inci, Hava Hukuku (Hususi Kısım), 2004
Supplementary Book(s): GÜNDÜZ Aslan, Milletlerarası Hukuk Temel Belgeler Örnek Kararlar, Istanbul 2009
References:
Materials: Internet

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions, evaluation of current events

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)

munevver.acabey@deu.edu.tr

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

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