| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Law | ||||
| Course Code | HUK 105 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Constitutional Law I | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Anayasa Hukuku I | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 110 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 4 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | None | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To learn the general principles and institutions of Constitutional Law comparatively. | ||||
| Course Description | This course aims to provide students basic knowledge on general principles and basic concepts and institutions of Constitutional Law. In the context of the course, primary and derived constituent powers, types of states, elections, political parties and governmental systems are comparatively examined and discussed. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Understands the hierarchy and meaning of basic norms and rules. 2) Compares and evaluates state forms. 3) Establishes the necessary relationship between political power, democracy, elections and political parties and interprets their effects on the political system. 4) Critically compares the differences and consequences between different systems of government. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | ||||
| 2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | ||||
| 3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | ||||
| 4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | ||||
| 5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | ||||
| 6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | ||||
| 7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | ||||
| 8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | ||||
| 9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | ||||
| 10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | ||||
| 11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | ||||
| 12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | S | Exam |
| 2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | S | Exam |
| 3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | S | Exam |
| 4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | N | |
| 5) | The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | S | Exam |
| 6) | The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | H | Exam |
| 7) | The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | N | Exam |
| 8) | The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | N | |
| 9) | The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | N | |
| 10) | Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | N | |
| 11) | The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | H | Exam |
| 12) | The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. | H | Exam |
| Prepared by and Date | EMİNE KARACAOĞLU , December 2023 |
| Course Coordinator | EMİNE KARACAOĞLU |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. EMİNE KARACAOĞLU |
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | The emergence of constitutionalism, constitution, constitutional meanings, types and other constitutional concepts |
| 2) | The primary constitutional power: Making constitutions |
| 3) | Secondary constituent power: Amending the constitution |
| 4) | Norms: International treaties, ordinary and extraordinary decrees |
| 5) | Norms: Laws, parliamentary resolutions, rules of procedure |
| 6) | Norms: Constitutional precedents, statutes, regulations, hierarchy of norms |
| 7) | Forms of government: unitary state, regional state, federal state |
| 8) | Representative, semi-representative, semi-direct and direct democracy |
| 9) | Voting, voting rights, legal nature of voting |
| 10) | Electoral systems |
| 11) | Political parties |
| 12) | Regimes of separation of powers and unity of powers |
| 13) | Regimes of government: Parliamentary regimes |
| 14) | Presidential regimes - Semi-presidential regimes |
| 15) | Finals |
| 16) | Finals |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Erdoğan Teziç, Anayasa Hukuku, Beta Yay, (son baskı) Süheyl Batum, Didem Yilmaz, Serkan Köybaşi, Anayasa Hukuku - Temel Kavramlar Ve Genel Esaslar, Oniki Levha yay., (son baskı) İbrahim Özden Kaboğlu, Anayasa Hukuku Dersleri (Genel Esaslar) Legal Yayınevi, (son baskı) Ömer Anayurt, Anayasa Hukuku Genel Kısım, Seçkin yay, (son baskı) Kemal Gözler, Anayasa Hukukunun Genel Esasları: Ders Kitabı, Ekin Yay., (son baskı) Blackboard’a yüklenecek makaleler… | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Participation in the course by watching videos in advance, lecturing, discussions on the subjects in class and then decision readings and practical works on the subject | ||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | None | ||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | ||||||||||||
| Computer Use | None | ||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | ||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
karacaoglue@mef.edu.tr 0 212 395 36 24 Görüşme Saatleri: Salı 11-13 Tel.0 212 395 36 24 karacaoglue@mef.edu.tr |
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| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 84 | ||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 16 | 1 | 17 | |||
| Total Workload | 110 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 4.4 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4 | ||||||