Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
IMMIGRATION LAW 59015006 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Neva Övünç ÖZTÜRK
Assistants
Goals This course aims to evaluate the legal terminology on migration, legal classification of migratory movements, regulation of migratory movements within legal systems, interaction between human rights law and migratory movements on a basic level.
Course Content Within the context of the objective of the course, the course will mainly cover the following issues: universal and regional international conventions regarding migration, readmission agreements, relevant and significant EU legislation and practice, selected relevant topics under human rights law (e.g. non-refoulement principle, family Reunion, prohibition on mass deportation…), relevant case law of European Court of Human Rights, relevant constitutional principles of Turkish law, relevant case law of Constitutional Court of Turkey, trafficking in human beings and migrant smuggling.
Learning Outcomes 1) Lists the concepts and sources of Immigration Law
2) Researches and evaluates the literature regarding Immigration Law
3) Evaluates the theoretical basis of Immigration Law and demonstrates its interactions with other disciplines
4) Lists and discuses the problems faced during the practice of immigration law
5) Evaluates the legal tools of Immigration Law (including case law)
6) Initiates the fundamental sources and concepts and research findings of Immigration Law with relevant contemporary problems and makes predictions about the future.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week General information regarding the course Lecture
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Definition and categorization of migration from a legal perspective Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Seminar
3. Week Subjects of migration (from a legal perspective) Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Seminar
4. Week Theoretical foundations of immigration law Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Seminar
5. Week Theoretical foundations of immigration law Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Seminar
6. Week Interaction between migration and human rights Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Seminar
7. Week Interaction between migration and human rights Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Seminar
8. Week Sources of international law in regard to migration Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Seminar
9. Week Sources of international law in regard to migration Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Seminar
10. Week International organizations and their effects on the formulation of immigration law Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Seminar
11. Week Fundamental principles of Turkish law on migration Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Seminar
12. Week Fundamental principles of Turkish law on migration Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Seminar
13. Week Evaluation of selected contemporary matters within the framework of immigration law Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
14. Week Evaluation of selected contemporary matters within the framework of immigration law Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Aybay, R./Dardağan Kibar, E. (2010). Yabancılar Hukuku, B.3, İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Boeles, P., den Heijer, M., Lodder, G., Wouters, K. (2009). European Migration Law. Antwerp, Oxford, Portland: Intersentia.
Çelikel, A./Öztekin Gelgel, G. (2018). Yabancılar Hukuku, B.15, İstanbul: Beta.
Dardağan Kibar, E. (2013). “An Owerview and Discussion of the New Turkish Law on Foreigners and International Protection”, Perceptions, Autumn, Vol: 18, No. 3, 109 vd.
Doğan, V. (2018). Türk Yabancılar Hukuku. B.3., Ankara: Savaş Yayınevi
Erten, R. (2015). “Yabancılar ve Uluslararası Koruma Kanunu Hakkında Genel Bir Değerlendirme”, Gazi Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, C. XIX, S. 1, Ankara, 1 vd.
Göçmen, İ. (2015). Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Işığında Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye Göç Hukuku, Ankara: Seçkin.
İçişleri Bakanlığı Göç İdaresi Genel Müdürlüğü 2016 Türkiye Göç Raporu.
Opeskin, et.al. (2012). International Migration Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Özkan, I. (2013). Göç, İltica ve Sığınma Hukuku, Ankara: Seçkin.
Teksoy, B. (2013). 6458 Sayılı Yabancılar ve Uluslararası Koruma Kanununa Göre Yabancıların Vize Alma Zorunluluğu, AÜHFD, 62(3), 855-906.
Uluslararası Göç Hukuku, Göç Terimleri Sözlüğü, B. 2, eds. Perruchoud, R./repath Cros, J., IOM.
White, R.C.A. & Ovey, C. (2010). The European Convention on Human Rights. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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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) 18 4
Homework 6 6
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 3 8
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 3 3
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 1 1
Seminar 3 3
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 5 8
Total Workload
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