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Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Law | ||||
Course Code | HUK 330 | ||||
Course Title in English | Freedom of Expression | ||||
Course Title in Turkish | İfade Özgürlüğü | ||||
Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
Level of Course | Seçiniz | ||||
Semester | Fall | ||||
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Estimated Student Workload | 62 hours per semester | ||||
Number of Credits | 2 ECTS | ||||
Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
Pre-requisites | None | ||||
Expected Prior Knowledge | Introduction to Law | ||||
Co-requisites | None | ||||
Registration Restrictions | Undergraduate Students Only | ||||
Overall Educational Objective | The course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts of international law and to provide a global understanding of the rules governing the relations in international society. The aim of the course is to improve their practical skills in legal reasoning and arguing the public international law issues around the world. | ||||
Course Description | Public international law refers to the international legal system that governs the rights and obligations of states in their relations with one another, and increasingly, with non-state actors. This course provides a historically and theoretically reinforced examination of the doctrine, practices and institutions of public international law. Topics in this course include historical developement of PIL, sources and subject, territory and jurisdiction. | ||||
Course Description in Turkish | Uluslararası hukuk, devletlerin aralarındaki ve devlet-dışı aktörlerle olan ilişkilerdeki hakları ve yükümlülükleri kapsayan hukuk sistemine işaret etmektedir. Bu ders doktrin, uygulama ve kurumların tarihsel ve kuramsal olarak pekiştirilmiş bir incelemeyi sunmaktadır. Dersin içerdiği başlıklar uluslararası hukukun tarihsel gelişimi, kaynaklar ve kişiler, ülke ve yetkidir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Understands the value of freedom of expression in social life. 2) Evaluates and interprets the limits of freedom of expression and unprotected expressions. 3) Recognizes international and national organizations operating in the field of freedom of expression. 4) It explains the balance between freedom of expression and the rights and freedoms that freedom is associated with. 5) Distinguishes the legal regime that governs the expressions of thought encountered in daily life and determines whether sanctions are appropriate. |
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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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 | |
2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | S | |
3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | H | |
4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | H | Exam |
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. | H | 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 | |
7) | The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | S | 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. | S | |
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. | S | 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. | S | Exam |
Prepared by and Date | BİLGE ERSON ASAR , January 2024 |
Course Coordinator | BİLGE ERSON ASAR |
Semester | Fall |
Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. BİLGE ERSON ASAR |
Week | Subject |
1) | Introduction and introduction of course content |
2) | Application criteria to the ECHR and the Constitutional Court and the evaluation principles of the courts |
3) | Conceptual framework: What is expression? What types of expressions are protected? Which are the outside of the scope of protection? |
4) | Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Freedom of Expression |
5) | Resources and Institutions Related to Freedom of Expression |
6) | Scope and Reasons for Limitation |
7) | The Relation of Freedom of Expression to Other Rights and Freedoms |
8) | Midterms |
9) | Freedom of press |
10) | Freedom of Political Expression |
11) | Freedom of Artistic Expression |
12) | Freedom of Academic Expression |
13) | Project presentations |
14) | Project presentations |
Required/Recommended Readings | Required Readings: -İbrahim Kaya, Uluslararası Hukukta Temel Belgeler, Seçkin Yay., 3. Baskı 2016 --Articles and documents provided by the lecturer Recommended Books: - Martin Dixon, Robert McCorquodale, Sarah Williams, Cases and Materials on International Law, Oxford University Press, 6 th Ed. 2016 - Antonio Cassese, International Law, Oxford University Press, 2 nd Ed. 2005 - Malcolm Evans, International Law, Oxford University Press, 5 th Ed. 2018, - Malcolm Shaw, International Law, Cambridge University Press, 8 th Ed. 2017 - James Crawford, Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law, Oxford Universirty Press, 8 th Ed. 2012 -Yücel Acer-İbrahim Kaya, Uluslararası Hukuk Temel Ders Kitabı, Seçkin Yay., 8. Baskı 2018 -Hüseyin Pazarcı, Uluslararası Hukuk, Turhan Yay., 16. Baskı 2017 - Milletlerarası Hukuk - Aslan Gündüz, Editör: Reşat Volkan Günel, Savaş Kitabevi 9. Baskı 2018 | ||||||||||||
Teaching Methods | Tutoring, case-law dicussions, Flipped Classroom | ||||||||||||
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Assessment Methods |
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Course Administration |
ersonb@mef.edu.tr Office hours: Monday 11.00-12.00 / Wednesday 14.00-15.00 |
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 | 2 | 42 | |||
Project | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||||
Midterm(s) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
Final Examination | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
Total Workload | 62 | ||||||
Total Workload/25 | 2.5 | ||||||
ECTS | 2 |