COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CURRENT TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRL 5031 CURRENT TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

International Relations (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DENIZ KIZILSÜMER ÖZER

Offered to

International Relations (English)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide students with the advanced level of knowledge of the current problems of international law

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Acquire advanced knowledge in the international law discipline
2   Evaluate critically the acquired knowledge on basic concepts, theories and applications.
3   Define and analyze conflicts which require specialization, offer a solution by referring to related theoretical approaches, reach a conclusion and report it both verbally and in writing.
4   Achieve self-disipline and take responsibility for their own actions and decision.
5   Develop skills of critical analysis in relations to the political, socio-cultural, economic and and legal developments in national and international agenda.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Sources of International Law
2 Law of Treaties
3 The Law of the Sea
4 Aegean sea, International straits
5 International Protection of Human Rights
6 International Criminal Law
7 Midterm
8 International Environmental Law
9 International Organizations
10 Peaceful Settlements of International Disputes
11 Cases/Presentations
12 Cases/Presentations
13 Cases/Presentations
14 Cases/Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Ian BROWLIE: BASIC DOCUMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW, OXFORD, 1995
SEVIN TOLUNER, MILLETLERARASI HUKUK AÇISINDAN TÜRKIYE'NIN DIŞ POLITIKA SORUNLARI, BETA, ISTANBUL, 2000.
MELDA SUR: ULUSLARARASI HUKUKUN ESASLARI, BETA, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussions, examples of practice

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 * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + 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

English

Course Policies and Rules

1.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Deniz Kızılsümer Özer
deniz.kizilsumer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

monday 12-13

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparing assignments 2 35 70
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 182

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55