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 238 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Human Rights of Women | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Kadının İnsan Hakları | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Seçiniz | ||||
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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 | - | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Undergraduate Students Only | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | With this course, students will learn the basic principles of women's human rights, gender equality and discrimination against women, national and international legislation, practices and current developments on these issues, and the connection between women's human rights and general human rights. | ||||
| Course Description | This course covers basic principles of human rights of women, gender equality, discrimination against woman; national and international legislation, practice and developments thereof; the relationship between human rights of women and general human rights | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Kadının insan hakları, cinsiyet eşitliği ve kadınlara karşı ayrımcılık konularına hakim temel ilkeler, bu konulardaki ulusal ve uluslararası mevzuatı, uygulamaları ve güncel gelişmeler, kadının insan hakları ile genel insan hakları arasındaki bağlantı |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Learns the basic concepts of women's human rights. 2) To be able to reveal and discuss the content of national and international legal rules on women's human rights and to be able to answer text questions in this regard. 3) To be able to identify and apply the legal problems related to women's human rights at national and international level and the rules of law to be applied to them. 4) Evaluate and criticize the results of the application of the rules on women's human rights. |
| 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. | N | |
| 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. | 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. | H | |
| 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. | N | |
| 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. | H | |
| 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. | N | |
| 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 |
| Prepared by and Date | , February 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | NAZAN MOROĞLU |
| Semester | |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. NAZAN MOROĞLU |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction and historical development of women's human rights |
| 2) | Basic concepts in women's human rights, their connection with fundamental human rights and gender |
| 3) | Women's human rights in international law I In General |
| 4) | Women's human rights in international law II United Nations Documents, CEDAW, Final Declarations of World Women's Conferences, GBV Declaration, Beijing +25 |
| 5) | Women's human rights in international law III ILO Conventions |
| 6) | Women's human rights in international law IV Council of Europe, ECHR, Istanbul Convention and European Union documents |
| 7) | Women's human rights in Turkey |
| 8) | Midterms |
| 9) | Women's human rights in Turkey I Evaluation of relevant legislation, Constitutional dimension |
| 10) | Women's human rights in Turkey II Civil law, Labor law |
| 11) | Women's human rights in Turkey III Criminal Code |
| 12) | Women's human rights in Turkey IV 6284 p. Law on the Protection of the Family and Prevention of Violence against Women |
| 13) | Women's human rights in Turkey V Appropriateness assessment of judicial decisions |
| 14) | Finals |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Lecture notes and resources provided by the instructor | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Theoretical lecture with student presentations, evaluation of court decisions on the subject | ||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
moroglun@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 | 2 | 42 | |||
| Laboratory | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Project | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Midterm(s) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Total Workload | 62 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 2.5 | ||||||
| ECTS | 2 | ||||||