School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Law | |||||
Course Code | HUK 442 | |||||
Course Title in English | Juvenile Criminal Law | |||||
Course Title in Turkish | Çocuk Ceza Hukuku | |||||
Language of Instruction | TR | |||||
Type of Course | Lecture | |||||
Level of Course | Intermediate | |||||
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Estimated Student Workload | 58 hours per semester | |||||
Number of Credits | 2 ECTS | |||||
Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | |||||
Pre-requisites | None | |||||
Expected Prior Knowledge | None | |||||
Co-requisites | None | |||||
Registration Restrictions | Undergraduate Students Only | |||||
Overall Educational Objective | To learn the regulations regarding children in need of protection and children who are dragged into crime within the framework of the Child Protection Law and the characteristics of the application of the provisions of the Turkish Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Law regarding children in the Criminal Trial. | |||||
Course Description | Juvenile Criminal Law course covers measures that are applicable to juvenile delinquents, how these measures are implemented, investigation and prosecution procedures specific to juvenile delinquents and other issues differing from procedures concerning adult delinquents. The aim of this course is to explain to students the difference of juvenile law at least in the sense of criminal law. The status of juveniles as separate legal subjects is emphasized with this course. | |||||
Course Description in Turkish | Çocuk Ceza Hukuku, suça sürüklenen çocuklar hakkında uygulanacak tedbirleri, tedbirlerin uygulanma usullerini, çocukların soruşturma ve kovuşturma sırasında tabi oldukları düzenlemeleri ve diğer yönlerden yetişkinlerden farklı oldukları hükümlerin ele alındığı bir derstir. Bu dersin amacı, öğrencilerin çocuklarla ilgili hükümlerin en azından ceza hukukuyla ilgili olanlarını derinlemesine öğrenmelerini sağlamaktır. Böyle bir dersin okutulmasıyla çocukların yetişkinlerden ayrı bir hukuk süjesi oldukları tekrar vurgulanmış olmaktadır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Çocuk kavramı ve çocuk gelişimini bilir. 2) Knows children's rights and history. 3) Understands the crimes that children can commit in the Turkish penal system and the concept of children dragged into crime in this context. 4) Examines the crimes in which children are victims. 5) Evaluates the principles of investigation and prosecution in crimes in which children are victims and perpetrators, the role of lawyers; evaluates juvenile courts and trial procedure. 6) Analyzes sample cases and understands the process. |
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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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. | H | Exam |
2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | H | Exam |
3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | H | Exam |
4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | S | 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. | S | Exam |
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). | S | Exam |
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 | , |
Course Coordinator | ALİ RIZA ÇINAR |
Semester | |
Name of Instructor | Prof. Dr. ALİ RIZA ÇINAR |
Week | Subject |
1) | Introduction to juvenile criminal law |
2) | The importance of children and their rights today, international conventions and declarations for the legal protection of children, Legal regulations on children in Turkish law |
3) | Basic information about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Child Protection Act |
4) | Child-specific security measures |
5) | The concepts of child, criminal responsibility and culpability |
6) | Periods related to minors (children) |
7) | Sanctions against children |
8) | Midterms |
9) | Juvenile Police, Juvenile Public Prosecutor's Office and Juvenile Courts; training of officers and auxiliary staff |
10) | Investigation on children dragged into crime |
11) | Child-specific provisions in the implementation of protection measures in the Criminal Procedure Code |
12) | Conclusion of the investigation/end of the investigation |
13) | General information on the prosecution phase for children dragged into crime |
14) | Method (procedure) of prosecution of children dragged into crime |
15) | Finals |
16) | Finals |
Required/Recommended Readings | Sorumluluğu ve Yargılanmaları, Yetkin Yayınları, Ankara YURTCAN, Erdener., TCK – CMK – ÇKK Kapsamında Çocuk, Aristo, İstanbul DÖNMEZ, Burcu., Çocuk Yargılaması – Ceza Muhakemesi Hukukundan Çocuklara Özgü Soruşturma ve Kovuşturma Kuralları, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara ÖZTÜRK, Bahri/TEZCAN, Durmuş/ERDEM, Mustafa Ruhan/GEZER SIRMA, Özge/ KIRIT SAYGILAR, Yasemin F./ÖZAYDIN, Özdem/AKCAN ALAN, Esra/TÜTÜNCÜ ERDEN, Efser/VILLEMIN ALTINOK, Derya/TOK, Mehmet Can.; Ceza Muhakemesi Hukuku CENTEL, Nur/ZAFER, Hamide., Ceza Muhakemesi Hukuku, Beta Yayınevi, İstanbul YENİSEY, Feridun/NUHOĞLU, Ayşe., Ceza Muhakemesi Hukuku, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara *Tüm kitapların son baskıları önerilmektedir. ÖZBEK, Veli Özer//DOĞAN, Koray/BACAKSIZ, Pınar/TEPE, İlker., Ceza Muhakemesi Hukuku, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara ÜNVER, Yener/HAKERİ, Hakan., Ceza Muhakemesi Hukuku, Adalet Yayınevi, Ankara | ||||||||||||
Teaching Methods | Theoretical | ||||||||||||
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Course Administration |
cinarr@mef.edu.tr |
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 | |||
Midterm(s) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | |||
Total Workload | 58 | ||||||
Total Workload/25 | 2.3 | ||||||
ECTS | 2 |