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 232 | ||||||||
| Course Title in English | Environmental Law | ||||||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Çevre Hukuku | ||||||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 60 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 | Only undergraduate students | ||||||||
| Overall Educational Objective | The overall objective of the course is to enable students to develop a new perspective on environmental problems by comprehending the unique characteristics and principles of environmental law. | ||||||||
| Course Description | The course offers an overwiew of the environmental law focusing on the principles of the environmental law, environmental impact assessment, sectorial and integrated environmental protection, environmental damage and liability. | ||||||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Derste çevre hukukunun temel ilkeleri, çevresel etki değerlendirmesi, çevresel kirliligin önlenmesi ile sektörel ve entegre çevre koruma yöntemleri ve çevresel zararlardan doğan sorumluluk konuları işlenecektir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Evaluates environmental problems within the framework of the basic principles of environmental law. 2) To determine the scope of environmental law in general terms 3) To interpret the legislation with the perspective of environmental law 4) To know environmental impact assessment 5) To evaluate and analyze judicial decisions on environmental law 6) To explain the principles regarding the protection of natural and cultural assets 7) To define the administration's law enforcement activities in the environmental field 8) To outline the principles of risk management in general terms 9) Evaluate issues related to liability for environmental damage |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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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. |
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. | N | |
| 3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | N | |
| 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. | 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. | H | 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). | H | 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. | 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. | S | Exam |
| Prepared by and Date | , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
| Semester | Spring |
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Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Environmental Problems and the Importance of Law in Environmental Protection |
| 2) | Basic Concepts of Environmental Law |
| 3) | Environmental Movements and Development of Environmental Law |
| 4) | Basic Principles Dominating Environmental Law: Sustainable Development Principle |
| 5) | Basic Principles Dominating Environmental Law: Prevention, Cooperation, Coordination and Integration Principles and Polluter Pays Principle |
| 6) | Basic Principles Dominating Environmental Law: Participation Principle and Precautionary Principle The Concept of Environmental Right as a Human Right |
| 7) | Prevention of Environmental Degradation and Pollution Control Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) |
| 8) | Civil Liability (Tort Liability) |
| 9) | Civil Liability (Tort Liability) |
| 10) | Civil Liability (Neighborhood Law) |
| 11) | Environmental Crimes and Problems Related to Criminal Liability |
| 12) | Environmental Crimes and Problems Related to Criminal Liability |
| 13) | International Aspects of Environmental Law |
| 14) | International Aspects of Environmental Law |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Erişgin, Nuri: Çevre Kirletenin Hukuksal Sorumluluğunda İlliyet Bağı, İmaj Yayınları, Ankara, 2005. Güneş, Yusuf / Aydın Coşkun, Aynur: Çevre Hukuku, Kazancı Hukuk Yay. No. 181, İstanbul, 2004. Kaboğlu, İbrahim: Çevre Hakkı, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara, 1996. Keleş, Ruşen / Ertan, Birol: Çevre Hukukuna Giriş, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara, 2002. Kışlalıoğlu, Mine / Berkes: Fikret Ekoloji ve Çevre Bilimleri, Remzi Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2003. Saygılı, Abdurrahman: Çevre Hukuku Açısından Çevresel Etki Değerlendirmesi, İmaj Yayınları, Ankara, 2007. Turgut, Nükhet: Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, İmaj Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009. | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Theoretical lectures, evaluation of court decisions on the subject. | ||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | None | ||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | ||||||||||||
| Computer Use | None | ||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | ||||||||||||
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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 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Total Workload | 60 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 2.4 | ||||||
| ECTS | 2 | ||||||