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 337 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Animal Rights Law | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Hayvan Hukuku | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 50 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 | To learn animal rights, law, protection and current debates | ||||
| Course Description | The students will learn to examine the main issues regarding animals, animal protection and legal framework and its deficiencies related to, to discuss dimension of violence against animals and its prevention. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Havyanlara ilişkin temel sorunları, hayvan korunması ile hayvanlara ilişkin yasal çerçeveyi, eksikliklerini incelemek, hayvanlara yönelik şiddetin boyutlarını ve nasıl önlenebileceğini tartışmak. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Understands the basic concepts and problems related to animals, 2) Perceives that the animal problem is multidimensional, extends to different areas and has a wide-ranging legal scope. 3) Recognize that animal protection requires a multidimensional and multilateral effort. 4) Identifies problems and deficiencies related to animal law. |
| 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. | H | Exam |
| 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. | H | 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. | H | 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. | S | 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. | S | Exam |
| 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 | AHMET KEMAL ŞENPOLAT , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | AHMET KEMAL ŞENPOLAT |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. AHMET KEMAL ŞENPOLAT |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction course: Scope of the course and definition and classification of animal. |
| 2) | Within the framework of the historical development of the concept of goods, human beings, those who are controversial whether they are human or not, and non-humans |
| 3) | Petshop Reality |
| 4) | The Reality of Zoos |
| 5) | Dolphin Parks and Circus Reality |
| 6) | The Problem of Experimentation on Animals |
| 7) | The Reality of Beasts of Burden - Sport and recreational animal hunting |
| 8) | History of Animal Rights |
| 9) | The dilemma between Animal Welfare and Animal Rights |
| 10) | Vegetarianism and Vegan Nutrition |
| 11) | Provisions of criminal law for animals and their shortcomings |
| 12) | Animal law in terms of the Code of Obligations and Civil and Enforcement Law |
| 13) | What is a Civil Society Organization? Branding, project production, awareness raising activities, associations law legislation |
| 14) | Current Supreme Court and court decision debates |
| 15) | Animal Protection Law and other legislative regulations and criticisms |
| 16) | Animal Protection Law and other legislative regulations and criticisms |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Course resources will be provided by the course instructor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture, group work, case study, discussion | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
senpolatk@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 | ||||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Total Workload | 50 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 2.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 2 | ||||||