Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Law | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Law | ||||
| Course Code | HUK 106 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Constitutional Law II | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Anayasa Hukuku II | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 110 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 4 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | None | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Students will learn the general principles of Turkish constitutional law, constitutional institutions and the system of fundamental rights and freedoms. | ||||
| Course Description | This course aims to provide students with extended knowledge on Ottoman-Turkish Constitutional developments, secularism, social state, rule of law, equality, rights and freedom system, legislative power, executive power, judicial power and constitutional jurisdiction. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Dersin amacı öğrencilere Osmanlı-Türk anayasal gelişmeleri, laiklik, sosyal devlet, hukuk devleti, eşitlik, hak ve özgürlükler sistemi, yasama erki, yürütme erki, yargı erki ve anayasa yargısı konularında kapsamlı bilgi sunmaktır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Compares the process of making Turkish constitutions. 2) Comprehends the essential qualities of the state in detail. 3) Gives a comparative interpretation of the system of fundamental rights and freedoms and of the problems related to this area. 4) Evaluates the functions and operation of the legislative, the executive, and the constitutional judiciary. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| 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 | |
| 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 | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. EMİNE KARACAOĞLU |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Ottoman-Turkish constitutional developments: Main Features of the Constitutions of 1976, 1921, 1924, 1961 and 1982 |
| 2) | Establishment, functions and powers of the Constitutional Court |
| 3) | Ways of appealing to the Constitutional Court, scope and results of review |
| 4) | Origins and value of the Constitution, equality, judicial function, basic judicial principles, High Council of Judges and Prosecutors |
| 5) | Principle of the rule of law |
| 6) | The social state, the democratic state and the secular state |
| 7) | The regime of fundamental rights and freedoms |
| 8) | Establishment of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, by-elections, early elections, postponement of elections |
| 9) | Legislative unaccountability, legislative immunity, termination of parliamentary membership |
| 10) | Parliamentary presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, party groups, parliamentary commissions, discussion and voting procedures |
| 11) | Laws, decisions |
| 12) | Turkish Grand National Assembly's means of information and supervision |
| 13) | Formation and powers of the executive, function of the executive, operation of the executive |
| 14) | Finals |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Ergun Özbudun, Türk Anayasa Hukuku, Yetkin Yay. Ankara, (son baskı) Bülent Tanör/Necmi Yüzbaşıoğlu, 1982 Anayasasına Göre Anayasa Hukuku, Beta Yay. İstanbul, Kasım (son baskı) Kemal Gözler, Türk Anayasa Hukuku Dersleri, Ekin Yay., Bursa, (son baskı) | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Watching lecture videos, discussions, lectures, decision readings and practical work | ||||||||||||
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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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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 | 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 | ||||||