HUK 668 Crimes Against the EnvironmentMEF UniversityDegree Programs Public LawGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Public Law
PhD Length of the Programme: 4 Number of Credits: 240 TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF: Level 8

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Graduate School
Course Code HUK 668
Course Title in English Crimes Against the Environment
Course Title in Turkish Çevreye Karşı Suçlar
Language of Instruction TR
Type of Course Lecture
Level of Course Seçiniz
Semester
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload 188 hours per semester
Number of Credits 7.5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge No
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Doctoral Students Only
Overall Educational Objective To teach the legal interest protected by crimes against the environment and the types of crimes related to this issue.
Course Description Crimes against the environment are regulated in the second part of the Turkish Penal Code under the title of crimes against the environment. Crimes against the environment are: "Intentional pollution of the environment", "Pollution of the environment due to recklessness", "Causing noise", "Pollution caused by construction". In this regard, legal elements and characteristics of the crimes against the environment regulated in the law, legal interest protected by the crime, punishment of the crime, statute of limitations, complaint and special appearance of the crime will be examined. In addition, judicial case law on these issues will be emphasized.
Course Description in Turkish Çevreye karşı suçlar Türk Ceza Yasası’nın ikinci bölümünde çevreye karşı suçlar başlığı ile düzenlenmiştir. Çevreye karşı suçlar; “Çevrenin kasten kirletilmesi”, “Çevrenin taksirle kirletilmesi”, “gürültüye neden olma”, “İmar kirliliğine neden olmak” olarak düzenlenmiştir. Yasada düzenlenmiş bulunan çevreye karşı suçların yasal öğeleri, nitelikleri, suçla korunan yarar, suçun cezası, zamanaşımı, şikâyet, suçun özel görünüş şekilleri incelenecektir. Ayrıca bu konulardaki yargısal içtihatlar üzerinde durulacaktır.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) To understand and internalize the legal value protected in crimes against the environment
2) To develop awareness of sensitivity towards the environment
3) Understand the scope of crimes against the environment
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3
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Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) * H HW,Presentation
2) * H HW,Presentation
3) * H HW,Presentation
4) * S HW,Presentation
5) * S HW,Presentation
6) * S HW,Presentation
7) * S HW,Presentation
8) * S HW,Presentation
9) * S HW,Presentation
10) * N
11) * S HW,Presentation
12) * S HW,Presentation
13) * S HW,Presentation
Prepared by and Date ALİ RIZA ÇINAR ,
Course Coordinator AKTS1
Semester
Name of Instructor

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Principles and features of environmental law
2) Development of environmental law
3) Definition, sources and function of environmental criminal law
4) Characteristics of environmental crimes
5) Causality in environmental crimes
6) Participation in environmental crimes
7) Offense of intentional pollution of the environment
8) Offense of intentional pollution of the environment
9) Offense of causing noise
10) The offense of causing zoning pollution
11) Review of judicial decisions
12) Review of judicial decisions
13) Homework follow-up
14) Homework follow-up
15) Presentation
16) Presentation
Required/Recommended ReadingsGülsün Ayhan AYGÖRMEZ-UĞURLUBAY, Çevre Ceza Hukuku – Çevre Ceza Genel Hükümler Cilt I Gülsün Ayhan AYGÖRMEZ-UĞURLUBAY, Çevreye Karşı Suçlar – Türk ve Alman Çevre Ceza Hukukunda Güncel Sorunlar Volkan MAVİŞ, Türk Ceza Kanunu’nda Çevreye Karşı Suçlar M. Emin ARTUK – Ahmet GÖKCEN, Ceza Hukuku Özel Hükümler Handan YOKUŞ SEVÜK, Türk Ceza Hukuku Özel Hükümler Köksal BAYRAKTAR vd., Özel Ceza Hukuku Cilt V Genel Tehlike Yaratan, Çevreye Karşı ve Kamunun Sağlığına Karşı Suçlar *The latest editions of all books are recommended.
Teaching MethodsLecture, decision review, homework and presentation
Homework and Projects
Laboratory Work
Computer Use
Other Activities
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Homework Assignments 1 % 60
Presentation 1 % 40
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration cinarr@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 4 3 2 126
Presentations / Seminar 1 24 2 2 28
Homework Assignments 1 34 34
Total Workload 188
Total Workload/25 7.5
ECTS 7.5