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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS KMH 5110 HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM OF UNITED NATIONS: GUARANTEES AND MECHANISMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Public Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SERDAR NARIN

Offered to

Public Law

Course Objective

To teach the UN human rights system, universal human rights documents and the available protection mechanisms within UN.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have a grasp of the role and importance of the UN in protection of human rights. 2   To express the importance and the reform of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights 3   To have a good command of the UN's human rights treaties and additional protocols 4   To express the human rights' protection mechanisms' functions and missions within the UN's human rights treaties 5   To express the functions and missions of the other human rights' protection mechanisms except UN's treaties 6   To express the functions and missions of the human rights' protection mechanisms within the UN Act

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 An overview of the universal human rights protection before the UN 2 The importance and function of the UN about protection of human rights. 3 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights 4 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Rights and Freedoms 5 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights:Auditing Mechanisms 6 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Rights and Freedoms 7 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Auditing Mechanisms 8 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination- Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 9 Intermediate 10 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - Committee against Torture 11 Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women - Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women 12 Convention on the Rights of the Child - Committee on the Rights of the Child 13 Human rights protection mechanisms within the UN Act 14 Other human rights protection mechanisms within UN except UN Act

Recomended or Required Reading

Gülmez, Mesut, Birleşmiş Milletler Sisteminde Insan Haklarının Korunması, Ankara, 2004. Gemalmaz, Mehmet Semih, Ulusalüstü Insan Hakları Hukukunun Genel Teorisine Giriş, , Istanbul, 2007. Tarhanlı, Turgut, Birleşmiş Milletler Örgütü ve Insan Haklarının Korunmasına Ilişkin Başlıca Usuller, Istanbul, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, seminar, practical analysing

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40 *** 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)

D.E.Ü. Hukuk Fakültesi Dokuzçeşmeler Kampusü- Buca 35160 Izmir/TÜRKIYE Tel : (90) (232) 420 18 32 10302 ( Dahili ) E-Posta : serdarnarins@hotmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for midterm exam 1 36 36 Preparation for final exam 1 40 40 Preparing presentations 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 160

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 LO.1 1 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 1 LO.4 1 1 1 1 LO.5 1 1 1 1 LO.6 1 1 1 1 1