Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF THE LAW OF THE SEA, MARITIME AREAS UNDER-BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION AND THE DELIMITATION OF MARITIME AREAS 55017037 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors ALİ İBRAHİM AKKUTAY
Assistants
Goals The goals include to comprehension of the law of the sea concept, its past, current and the expected progress, to ensurance that students gain knowledge about United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea(1982),territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone, continental shelf, high seas, straits, legal status Turkish straits, Aegean dispute, Levant dispute, current issues in the law of the sea.
Course Content Basics,Principles and the Historical Developments of the Law of the Sea; • Law of the Sea. Key legal concepts, doctrines and principles in the law of the sea. • International legal regime of different maritime jurisdiction zones. • The principles and procedures for the delimitation of maritime zones. • The principles of dispute settlement. • State practice including that of Turkey in the delimitation of maritime zones. • The outstanding maritime delimitation issues in the Aegean and the Meditrerrenean Seas. • The regime of Straits used for international navigation. • The regime for maritime scientific research. • Underwater Cultural Heritage • Turkish perspective on certain subjects of the Law of the Sea.
Learning Outcomes 1) Studies the emergence of the law of the sea as a discipline in the international law and evolving it into contemporary mechanisms examining and resolving the disputes
2) Acquires the familiarization to the tenets of the law of the sea and its geographical significance
3) Deniz hukukunun pratik ve teorik karakterini tanımlar ve analiz eder.
4) Be able to identify and analyse questions of theoretical and practical character in the Law of the Sea

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction - Materials - Method Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week The significance and value of maritime zones. The history of the Law of the Sea. UNCLOS and Turkey Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Defining and regulating maritime areas: Baselines and internal waters The territorial sea The contigious zone Exclusive Economic Zone Continental Shelf Fisheries Zone State Practice concerning the enforcement of maritime zones – Turkey’s practice and policies. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Defining and regulating maritime areas: Baselines and internal waters The territorial sea The contigious zone Exclusive Economic Zone Continental Shelf Fisheries Zone State Practice concerning the enforcement of maritime zones – Turkey’s practice and policies. Lecture; Question Answer
Debate
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Delimitation of maritime zones. Identifying an equitable solution. The role of islands in the delimitation of maritime zones. Case law and State Practice. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Scenario Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Dispute resolution mechanisms under international law and UNCLOS. Advantages and disadvantages of different third-party dispute resolution mechanisms. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Maritime delimitation in the context of territorial disputes. The Kardak/Imia Case in the Aegean Sea. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Negotiating maritime boundaries Building and preparing a negotiating team Negotiation strategy and tactics Drafting a maritime boundary agreement Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week In class practical exercise; Working in teams, participants will seek to delimit an equitable and technically robust maritime boundary between two neighbouring states. Evaluation of the results. Problem Solving; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week The outstanding martime delimitation and sovereignty issues in the Aegean Sea and the Turkish perpective Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week The outstanding maritime delimitation issues in the the Eastern Mediterrenean. The Turkish perpective Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Regime of Straits open to International Navigation – Turkish Straits Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week The international legal regime of Underwater Cultural Heritage and Marine Scientific Research – Turkey’s practice. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Paper Presentation Lecture; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Collection Of Essays By Legal Advisers Of States, Organizations Et Al, United Nations, New York, 1999
The International Law Of The Sea, Volume I, By D.P. O Connell, Clerendon Press, Oxford, 1982
The Law Of The Sea (In A Nut Shell), By Louis B. Sohn And Kristen Gustafson, J.D., West Publishing Company, 1984
The Law Of The Sea-Official Text Of The United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea With Annexes And Index, New York, 1983.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Homework 1 28
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 42
Final Exam 14 3
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 42
Total Workload
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