Graduate Education Institute · Public Law · Master
Course Objective
Understanding the concept of human rights; understanding the methods for the protection of human rights; The United Nations Human Rights Instruments and International Criminal Court
Course Content
Human rights, historical development and classification of human rights issues ; protection of human rights in national and local level. Review of the United Nations Human Rights Instruments and International Criminal Court within the context of protection of human rights in global perspective
Required Resources
Prof. Dr. Enver Bozkurt, Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Selim Kanat, Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Sezercan Bektaş, Uluslararası İnsan Hakları Hukuku, 3. Baskı, Legem Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2018
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Semih Gemalmaz, Ulusalüstü İnsan Hakları Hukukunun Genel Teorisine Giriş Cilt:1, 8. Baskı, Legal Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2012.
Recommended Resources
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mahmut Göçer, Uluslararası Hukuk ve İnsan Haklarının Uluslararası Korunması, 1. Baskı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2002.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students must gain knowledge on the most problematic issues of international criminal law in particular concerning the international criminal justice and the individual criminal responsibility for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes
- Students must gain knowledge on fundamentals of international criminal law;
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 6 | 96 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 6 | 96 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Contents, Method of Operation, Resources and Information on Evaluation. | Read the relevant parts of the source books |
| 2 | Basic Concepts of Human Rights: Rule of Law, Equality, Freedom, Justice, Human Dignity | Read the relevant parts of the source books. |
| 3 | Historical Development of Human Rights: Enlightenment Thought and Human Rights | Read the relevant parts of the source books. |
| 4 | Legalization of human rights: Regulation methods: Freedom, permission and notification systems | Kaynak kitapların ilgili kısımları okunacak. |
| 5 | Basic principles of human rights law-I (Principles of limiting fundamental rights) Basic principles of human rights law-II (fundamental rights in extraordinary regimes / non-abuse of fundamental rights / fundamental rights and foreigners / relationship between rights and duties) | Read the relevant parts of the source books. |
| 6 | Classification of human rights and social rights | Read the relevant parts of the source books. |
| 7 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 8 | International protection of human rights-I (UN level protection) | Read the relevant parts of the source books. |
| 9 | Human Rights Protection Mechanisms in the United Nations System: Intra-Convention Methods | Read the relevant parts of the source books. |
| 10 | Human Rights Protection Mechanisms in the United Nations System: Non-Convention Methods | Read the relevant parts of the source books. |
| 11 | European Convention on Human Rights | Read the relevant parts of the source books. |
| 12 | European Court of Human Rights | Read the relevant parts of the source books. |
| 13 | Protection of Human Rights in Turkey: Historical Background | Read the relevant parts of the source books. |
| 14 | Protection of Human Rights in Terms of Legislation, Execution and Judiciary | Read the relevant parts of the source books. |
| 15 | General Evaluation | General Evaluation |
| 16 | Final | Final |