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 | LAW 224 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Law of International Organizations | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Uluslararası Örgütler Hukuku | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 92 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 4 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | Milletlerarası Hukuk I (HUK 207) (Public International Law I) | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Enabling students to understand how the worldwide system of international organizations works. | ||||
| Course Description | This course deals with an area of public international law labelled international organizations. It aims to provide an introduction to the law of international organizations and to develop an understanding regarding the personality, structure, functions, authority and powers of the international organizations. The purpose is to gain a deeper understanding of the role of international organizations and their laws in the globalized world. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Bu ders, Milletlerarası hukukun uluslararası örgütler olarak adlandırılan bir alanını ele almaktadır. Uluslararası örgütler hukukuna bir giriş sağlamayı ve uluslararası örgütlerin kişiliği, yapısı, işlevleri ve yetkileri hakkında bir anlayış geliştirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Amaç, küreselleşen dünyada uluslararası örgütlerin ve hukuklarının rolü hakkında daha derin bir anlayış kazanmaktır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Identifies and solves typical legal problems that arise within international organizations. 2) Understands the interplay between the law of international organizations and international and domestic laws. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 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 | Exam,Project |
| 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. | H | Exam,Project |
| 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. | S | Exam,Project |
| 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. | S | Exam,Project |
| 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,Project |
| Prepared by and Date | BİLGE ERSON ASAR , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | BİLGE ERSON ASAR |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. BİLGE ERSON ASAR |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction to the course |
| 2) | History, definition and classification of International Organizations |
| 3) | Legal Personality of IGOs |
| 4) | Powers of IGOs |
| 5) | Membership |
| 6) | Decision-making |
| 7) | Privileges and immunities of IGOs |
| 8) | Responsibility of IGOs |
| 9) | Dispute Settlement |
| 10) | Dissolution and succession |
| 11) | The United Nations - General Overview and Principal Organs of the UN |
| 12) | Semester Project Presentations (global and regional organisations) |
| 13) | Semester Project Presentations (global and regional organisations) |
| 14) | Semester Project Presentations (global and regional organisations) |
| Required/Recommended Readings | - Nigel White, The Law of International Organisations, Manchester University Press Third Ed. 2017 - William Worster, Cases and Materials on the Law of International Organizations, Routledge Pub. 2021 - Jan Klabbers, An introduction to International Institutional Law, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, 2009 - Henry G. Schermers/ Niels Blokker, International Institutional Law, 6th ed., Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2018 - Ian Hurd, International Organizations: Politics, Law, Practice, 4th ed., Cambridge University Press, 2020. - Alexandra Harrington, International Organizations and the Law, Routledge Pub. 2018 **Weekly readings will be uploaded to Blackboard. | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Flipped classroom, Tutoring, case-law dicussions. | ||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | The final grade is determined by combining the marks of one semester project and final examination. The distribution of the final course grade is as follows: - Semester project - 40p. (Assignment and in-class presentation-The assignment will only be graded if the student makes her/his semester project presentation.) -Final examination - 60p. (Students must obtain at least %50 of the total points in the final exam (i.e. at least 30 points out of 60), in order the semester project to be taken into account in the course grade. Otherwise, the grade obtained in the semester project will not be considered in the overall assessment. The same also applies to the re-sit exam. *Academic dishonesty, cheating, and plagiarism can lead to serious repercussions and will not be tolerated. Students that plagiarise, or cheat will fail the course. * Using AI-based tools or websites like ChatGPT to complete your projects for the International Organizations Law course is strictly prohibited. Any such submissions will result in a grade of zero. Please ensure the authenticity of your work, and if you have questions or need assistance, reach out to your instructor. | ||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
ersonb@mef.edu.tr Office: 5th Floor No.505 Office hours: Tuesday/Wednesday 09.30-11.00 or by appointment. (Please send an email to schedule an appointment.) * Mobile phones must be switched off during classes. * Required readings and cases uploaded weekly to the BB should be read thoroughly before each class. Students will be asked questions about the readings. |
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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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 70 | ||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Total Workload | 92 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 3.7 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4 | ||||||