Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
GENERAL PUBLIC LAW HUMAN RIGHTS HKZ4001 7 4 + 0 4.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Bülent ALGAN
Assistants
Goals The fundamental aim of this lesson is to indroduce the basic concepts of human rights and its origins and terms of protection in light of international conventions on human rights, make the students gain the ability of interpreting and assessing legal texts by using these basic concepts, make the students gain the ability of follow the new issues and examine the legal statue.
Course Content Theory of Human Rights and Protection of Human Rights on International Field
Learning Outcomes 1) Cognition of Basic Human Rights Concepts
2) Knowledge About Various Human Rights Conceptions
3) Comparative Analysis Between Regional Human Rights Protection Regimes

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week The conception of human rights and other basic concepts Lecture; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Classification of Human Rights Lecture; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Homework Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
3. Week Classification of Human Rights (Generations of Human Rights) Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week .Classification of Human Rights (Generations of Human Rights - New Generations) Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Classification of Human Rights (Other Classifications) Discussion
Colloquium
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Historical Development of Human Rights (Middle Age and Enlightment) Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Storyline; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
7. Week Historical Development of Human Rights (Natural Law) Lecture; Discussion
Panel
Storyline; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Seminar
8. Week Historical Development of Human Rights (Theories of Social Contract) Question Answer; Problem Solving
Speech Loop
Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Historical Development of Human Rights (Positive Law) Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
10. Week Historical Development of Human Rights (The Ottoman Era) Lecture; Case Study
Debate
Storyline 		Homework Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
11. Week Historical Development of Human Rights (The Republic of Turkey Era) Lecture
Symposium
Storyline; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Historical Development of Human Rights (The 1982 Constitution) Discussion
Speech Loop
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Midterm Exam Problem Solving
Station
Problem Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week International Protection of Human Rights: United Natios Lecture
Speech Loop
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
15. Week International Protection of Human Rights: Regional Organizations Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
16. Week International Protection of Human Rights: The Council of Europe Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
17. Week International Protection of Human Rights: Universality vs. Cultural Relativism Discussion; Case Study
Speech Loop; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
18. Week The ECHR: Content and Features Question Answer
Station
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
19. Week ECtHR: Structure, Decisions and Effectiveness Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
20. Week Rights and Freedoms Protected by the ECHR Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
21. Week Rights and Freedoms Protected by the ECHR II Lecture; Question Answer
Speech Loop
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
22. Week Rights and Freedoms Protected by the ECHR III Lecture
Speech Loop
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
23. Week Rights and Freedoms Protected by the ECHR IV Lecture
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
24. Week Rights and Freedoms Protected by the ECHR V Question Answer
Speech Loop
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
25. Week Rights and Freedoms Protected by the ECHR VI Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Seminar
26. Week Rights and Freedoms Protected by the ECHR VII Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
27. Week Rights and Freedoms Protected by the ECHR VIII Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Six Hats Thinking; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
28. Week Final Exam Problem Solving
Station
Problem Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Bülent Algan, Ekonomik, Sosyal ve Kültürel Hakların Korunması, Seçkin Yayınları, Ankara, 2007
İbrahim Özden Kaboğlu, Özgürlükler Hukuku – İnsan Haklarının Hukuksal Yapısı, İmge, Ankara 2002.
Münci Kapani, Kamu Hürriyetleri, Bilgi Yayınevi, Ankara, 1993.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15425
PY25000
PY35452
PY45000
PY55000
PY65000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 28 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 28 1
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 13
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 10 1
Final Exam 1 3
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 10
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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