Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Private Law (YL) (Non-Thesis) | |||||
| Master | Length of the Programme: 1.5 | Number of Credits: 90 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF: Level 7 |
ECTS Course Information Package
| School/Faculty/Institute | Graduate School | ||||
| Course Code | HUK 549 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Human Rights Law in Light of National and International Court Decisions | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Ulusal ve Uluslararası Yargı Kararları Işığında İnsan Hakları Hukuku | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Advanced | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 148 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | Yok | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only master students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To reveal and comprehend the dynamic dimension of the concept of human rights through the jurisprudence of national and international judicial bodies. | ||||
| Course Description | The course is designed with the aim to teach the diynamic dimention of human rights. Human rights cover an area which exceeds the limits set by domestic and supranational legal documents. Human rights law is a dynamic discipline which extends its limits via judicial activities of national and international judicial instances. Establishing new dimensions for human rights and instauring new rights’ categories by judicial activity is the dynamic face of human rights law. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to 1. Understand that human rights have a content beyond the dimension defined in legal documents. 2) Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to 2. To understand the process by which judicial bodies create new categories of rights through jurisprudence and to be able to operate it when necessary. 3) Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to 3. To be able to consider allegations of human rights violations in a multi approached manner. 4) Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to 4. Seeing and practicing human rights as a dynamic concept. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) An advanced and integrated understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of private law in general. | ||||
| 2) An advanced and integrated understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of private law specifically on the rules and principles governing contractual dealings, equitable doctrines, civil wrongs and private law remedies. | ||||
| 3) An advanced and integrated understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of private law specifically on current debates on the nature, basis and potential reform of private law doctrines | ||||
| 4) Expert, specialised cognitive and technical skills to independently analyse, critically reflect on and synthesise complex information, concepts and theories in the field of private law. | ||||
| 5) Expert, specialised cognitive and technical skills to independently research and apply such information, concepts and theories to the relevant body of knowledge and practice. | ||||
| 6) Expert, specialised cognitive and technical to independently interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences. | ||||
| 7) Knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, expert judgment, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner and learner in the field of private law. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | An advanced and integrated understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of private law in general. | N | |
| 2) | An advanced and integrated understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of private law specifically on the rules and principles governing contractual dealings, equitable doctrines, civil wrongs and private law remedies. | N | |
| 3) | An advanced and integrated understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of private law specifically on current debates on the nature, basis and potential reform of private law doctrines | N | |
| 4) | Expert, specialised cognitive and technical skills to independently analyse, critically reflect on and synthesise complex information, concepts and theories in the field of private law. | N | |
| 5) | Expert, specialised cognitive and technical skills to independently research and apply such information, concepts and theories to the relevant body of knowledge and practice. | N | |
| 6) | Expert, specialised cognitive and technical to independently interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences. | N | |
| 7) | Knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, expert judgment, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner and learner in the field of private law. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | BAŞAK ERDOĞAN , February 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Prof. Dr. OZAN ERÖZDEN |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction and course content |
| 2) | Dynamic human rights law |
| 3) | National judicial bodies and human rights law |
| 4) | International judicial bodies and human rights law |
| 5) | Introducing the list of rights developed through case law 1 |
| 6) | Introducing the list of rights developed through case law 2 |
| 7) | Introducing the list of rights developed through case law 3 |
| 8) | Introducing the list of rights developed through case law 4 |
| 9) | Determination of homework topics |
| 10) | Homework follow-up |
| 11) | Homework follow-up |
| 12) | Homework follow-up |
| 13) | Presentations |
| 14) | Presentations |
| 15) | Presentations |
| 16) | Presentations |
| Required/Recommended Readings | A reading list will be provided during the beginning of the semester. | |||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lectures, assignment preparation and presentations | |||||||||
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| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
erozdeno@mef.edu.tr +902123953600 Ofis saatleri: Randevu üzerine Office Hours: Upon appointment |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 98 | ||
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 20 | ||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Total Workload | 148 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.9 | ||||||
| ECTS | 6 | ||||||