Human Rights Law (Thesis) | |||||
Master | Length of the Programme: 2 | Number of Credits: 120 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF: Level 7 |
School/Faculty/Institute | Graduate School | ||||
Course Code | HUK 554 | ||||
Course Title in English | International Criminal Law | ||||
Course Title in Turkish | Uluslararası Ceza 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 | 150 hours per semester | ||||
Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | ||||
Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
Pre-requisites | None | ||||
Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
Co-requisites | None | ||||
Registration Restrictions | Only Master's Students | ||||
Overall Educational Objective | To teach the development and application of criminal law in the international arena through international courts | ||||
Course Description | International crimes, international criminal tribunals, ECHR | ||||
Course Description in Turkish | Uluslararası suçlar, uluslararası ceza mahkemeleri, AİHM |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Students learn why international crimes are created 2) Students learn why international courts were established 3) Students learn the founding philosophy of the ECHR, although it is not a criminal court 4) Students learn ECtHR practices and their impact on domestic law |
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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1) Build on the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of human rights law. | ||||
2) Keep updated concerning developments in jurisprudence and legislation. | ||||
3) Diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of human rights law, and applying rules and regulations for solving these disputes. | ||||
4) Critically analyze existing regulations and theory and proposing new insights to old and new problems occurred in the domain of human rights law. | ||||
5) Ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of human rights law. | ||||
6) Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding human rights law field all related professional activities. | ||||
7) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2. | ||||
8) Understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories. |
N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
1) | Build on the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of human rights law. | H | HW,Presentation |
2) | Keep updated concerning developments in jurisprudence and legislation. | S | HW,Presentation |
3) | Diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of human rights law, and applying rules and regulations for solving these disputes. | S | HW,Presentation |
4) | Critically analyze existing regulations and theory and proposing new insights to old and new problems occurred in the domain of human rights law. | H | HW,Presentation |
5) | Ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of human rights law. | H | HW,Presentation |
6) | Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding human rights law field all related professional activities. | H | HW,Presentation |
7) | Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2. | H | HW,Presentation |
8) | Understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories. | H | HW,Presentation |
Prepared by and Date | GÜÇLÜ AKYÜREK , January 2024 |
Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
Semester | Fall |
Name of Instructor | Prof. Dr. GÜÇLÜ AKYÜREK |
Week | Subject |
1) | Introduction, presentation of course content |
2) | Foundations of the concept of international criminal law |
3) | International criminal tribunals in history |
4) | International Criminal Court |
5) | How the ECHR works? |
6) | ECHR's practice and its effects |
7) | The relationship between international criminal law and domestic law |
8) | Determination of assignment topics |
9) | Discussion of assignment plans |
10) | Assignment follow-up |
11) | Assignment follow-up |
12) | Assignment follow-up |
13) | Presentation |
14) | Presentation |
15) | Presentation |
16) | Presentation |
Required/Recommended Readings | Durmuş TEZCAN - Mustafa Ruhan ERDEM - R. Murat ÖNOK, International Criminal Law R. Murat ÖNOK, The International Criminal Court in Historical Perspective | |||||||||||||||
Teaching Methods | The topics are explained with examples from world countries, historical experiences and current practices. | |||||||||||||||
Homework and Projects | ||||||||||||||||
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Assessment Methods |
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Course Administration |
akyurekg@mef.edu.tr MEF University Office (5th Floor) By appointment |
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 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 126 | ||
Homework Assignments | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 24 | ||
Total Workload | 150 | ||||||
Total Workload/25 | 6.0 | ||||||
ECTS | 6 |