Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
HUMAN RIGHTS ADS205 3. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate's Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery theoretical
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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 Defining the terms of right, freedom, human rights, fundamental rights and freedoms which are related to basic concepts and institutions of Public Law.
Learning Outcomes 1) Defining the terms of right, freedom, human rights, fundamental rights and freedoms which are related to basic concepts and institutions of Public Law.
2) Categorising human rights, applying the interpretation techniques and comparing all of these subjects.
3) Following the national and international developments, new amendments on the legal statue, and the scientific issues about Human Rights.
4) Defining the problems on application, and solving them in light of scientific sources and court decisions about the mechanisms for protection against human rights violations.
5) Remembering the basic concepts of Public Law and Human Rights Law, researching about the issues which personally has lack of knowledge, developing an positive attitude on life long learning.
6) Comparing "de lege lata" and "natural law" within the scope of the texts about fundamental rights and freedoms, universal values and principles.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week The concept of Human Rights, features of human rights, the concept of right and freedom, differences and relationships between these basic concepts. Lecture

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2. Week Categorisation of human rights and basic approach about the issue. Lecture

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3. Week Categories of fundamental rights and freedoms Lecture

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4. Week The concept of human dignity, basic approaches, origins and development of this concept. Lecture

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5. Week The debate on Universalism and cultural relativism of human rigts. Lecture; Question Answer

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6. Week The debate on Universalism and cultural relativism of human rigts. Lecture; Question Answer

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7. Week The historical development process of human rights in Turkey and in the world. Lecture

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8. Week The concept of Modern State, development of modern state, features and the structure. Lecture

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9. Week The internationalisation of the human rights and the scope of international protection of human rights. Lecture

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10. Week The basic texts about protection of human rights prepared by U.N( Universal declaration of human rights, International covenant on civil and political rights, International covenant on economic, social and cultural rights) Lecture; Question Answer

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11. Week European convention on human rights: historical information and basic features. Lecture

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12. Week European court of human rights, its structure and competency of the court. Lecture

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13. Week Accessing to European court of human rights, its conditions, types and criterias of assessment. Lecture

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14. Week Categories of rights and court decisions which are held by European convention on human rights and the individual communication. Lecture

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Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Ahmet Mumcu-Elif Küzeci, İnsan Hakları ve Kamu Özgürlükleri, Turhan Yayınevi, Ankara 2011.
Bülent Algan, Ekonomik, Sosyal ve Kültürel Hakların Korunması, Seçkin Yayınları, Ankara, 2005.
İbrahim Özden Kaboğlu, Özgürlükler Hukuku – İnsan Haklarının Hukuksal Yapısı, İmge, Ankara 2002.
Mehmet Semih Gemalmaz, Ulusalüstü İnsan Hakları Hukukunun Genel Teorisine Giriş,Vedat Kitapçılık, İstanbul 2005.

Assessment
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 4 1
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 6 2
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