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 323 | ||||
| Course Title in English | International Criminal Courts | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemeleri | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Seçiniz | ||||
| Semester | Spring,Fall | ||||
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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 | International Law I and II; Criminal Law I | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Undergraduate students only | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To teach development and implementation of internationally competent criminal courts | ||||
| Course Description | The course is to get to know international criminal courts, their jurisdiction and jurisdiction. It is designed to closely examine the structure of the processes. At lesson international criminal law will be discussed in general; In this context, international sources of criminal law, principles governing this field and historical development. After the introduction with historical development, post-World War II established international criminal courts will be examined. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Ders, uluslararası ceza mahkemelerini tanımak, yargı yetkilerinin ve yargılama süreçlerinin yapısını yakından incelemek üzere üzere tasarlanmıştır. Derste uluslararası ceza hukuku genel olarak ele alınacak; bu çerçevede uluslararası ceza hukukunun kaynakları, bu alana hakim ilkeler ve tarihsel gelişim üzerinde durulacaktır. Tarihsel gelişim ile yapılan girişin ardından 2. Dünya Savaşı sonrası kurulan uluslararası ceza mahkemeleri irdelenecektir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Knows international criminal courts from past to present. 2) Understands the international crimes tried by these courts. 3) Understand the effects of international crimes all over the world and the needs they create. 4) Interprets important cases heard in international criminal courts. |
| 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. | S | Exam |
| 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. | 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. | 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 |
| 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. | S | 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 | BİLGE ERSON ASAR , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | BİLGE ERSON ASAR |
| Semester | Spring,Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. BİLGE ERSON ASAR |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction, explanation of the content and scope of the course |
| 2) | The concept of international criminal law, international criminal courts basics of need |
| 3) | Principles governing international criminal proceedings, International criminal proceedings Overview of the historical development of the courts |
| 4) | Nuremberg and Tokyo Military Criminal Tribunals |
| 5) | Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia |
| 6) | Criminal Court for Rwanda |
| 7) | Midterms |
| 8) | Establishment and structure of the International Criminal Court (ICC) |
| 9) | Scope and exercise of the jurisdiction of the ICC - Trials at the ICC procedure and results |
| 10) | Other criminal courts-1 |
| 11) | Other criminal courts-2 |
| 12) | Crimes falling within the jurisdiction of international criminal courts |
| 13) | presentations |
| 14) | presentations |
| Required/Recommended Readings | --Durmuş TEZCAN – Mustafa Ruhan ERDEM – R. Murat ÖNOK, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin Yay., (son baskı) --R. Murat ÖNOK, Tarihi Perspektifiyle Uluslararası Ceza Divanı, Turhan Yay. 2003 --Gökçen Alpkaya, Yugoslavya İçin Ceza Mahkemesi, Turhan Yay. 2002 --Antonio Cassese, International Criminal Law, Oxford University Press, 2nd Ed. International agreements according to weekly topics and articles will be uploaded to the system weekly. These materials should be read before class and It is expected to be present in class.) | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Topics are explained by giving examples from the world and history. Case analyzes are made. Students are also expected to prepare an assignment and make a presentation. | ||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
ersonb@mef.edu.tr Meeting Hours: Tuesday 10:00-12:00/ 13:30-14:30 |
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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 | |||
| Project | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Total Workload | 62 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 2.5 | ||||||
| ECTS | 2 | ||||||