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 207 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Public International Law I | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Milletlerarası Hukuk I | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Introductory | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
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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 | Introduction to Law, Constitutional Law, Public Law | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only 3rd semester and higher undergraduate students can register for the course. | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | This course aims to enable students to acquire knowledge of the concepts of international law, to understand the rules and principles governing relations within the international community, and to develop an understanding of the rules of international law that govern issues of concern to the international community, even when reading the daily news. The aim of the course is to develop students' legal reasoning skills and to enable them to critically evaluate the rules of international law in relation to global events. | ||||
| Course Description | Public international law refers to the international legal system that governs the rights and obligations of states in their relations with one another, and increasingly, with non-state actors. This course provides a historically and theoretically reinforced examination of the doctrine, practices and institutions of public international law. Topics in this course include historical developement of PIL, sources and subject, territory and jurisdiction. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Uluslararası hukuk, devletlerin aralarındaki ve devlet-dışı aktörlerle olan ilişkilerdeki hakları ve yükümlülükleri kapsayan hukuk sistemine işaret etmektedir. Bu ders doktrin, uygulama ve kurumların tarihsel ve kuramsal olarak pekiştirilmiş bir incelemeyi sunmaktadır. Dersin içerdiği başlıklar uluslararası hukukun tarihsel gelişimi, kaynaklar ve kişiler, ülke ve yetkidir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Applies the concepts of international law to cases in question. 2) Understands the nature of international law and develops a universal understanding of public international order. 3) Defines the persons of international law. 4) Identifies the sources to be applied to an international dispute. 5) Evaluates the effects of international law on domestic law and its place in domestic law. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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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. | 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 | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. BİLGE ERSON ASAR |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction and presentation of the course |
| 2) | Historical development, definition and conceptual framework of international law |
| 3) | The structure of international society and the international legal system |
| 4) | Sources of international law |
| 5) | Sources of international law |
| 6) | International treaty law |
| 7) | International treaty law |
| 8) | International law-domestic law relations |
| 9) | Persons of international law |
| 10) | Persons of international law |
| 11) | Recognition in international law |
| 12) | Country and sovereignty in international law |
| 13) | Jurisdiction and jurisdictional immunity in international law |
| 14) | Jurisdiction and jurisdictional immunity in international law |
| Required/Recommended Readings | - Hüseyin Pazarcı, Uluslararası Hukuk, Turhan Yay., the last edition. - Yusuf Aksar, Teoride ve Uygulamada Uluslararası Hukuk I, Seçkin Yay., the last edition. - Yusuf Aksar, Temel Metinler ve Davalarla Uluslararası Hukuk, Seçkin Yay., the last edition. - Milletlerarası Hukuk - Aslan Gündüz, Editör: Reşat Volkan Günel, Savaş Kitabevi, the last edition. Additional resources in English: - Martin Dixon, Robert McCorquodale, Sarah Williams, Cases and Materials on International Law, Oxford University Press, the last edition. - Antonio Cassese, International Law, Oxford University Press, the last edition. - Malcolm Evans, International Law, Oxford University Press, the last edition. - Malcolm Shaw, International Law, Cambridge University Press, the last edition. - James Crawford, Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law, Oxford University Press, the last edition. (The lecturer will also upload relevant international treaties and articles based on the weekly topics. These materials should be read before class and are expected to be available during class). | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture and flipped classroom. | ||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
ersonb@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 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Total Workload | 60 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 2.4 | ||||||
| ECTS | 2 | ||||||