| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 4 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn the role of Constitutional court in judicial system.
2) Informed about the importance of the judgement of the Constitutional Court.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Models of the constitutional jurisdiction, judicial review of the constitutionality of laws; forms and the ways of the judicial review and its consequences will be evaluated. The decisions of the Turkish Constitutional Court will be compared with the decisions of the other Constitutional Courts. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | The Status of Turkish Constitutional Court | | 2nd Week | The Function and Importance of Turkish Constitutional Court on the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms | | 3rd Week | The Evolution of Judicial Review Abroad | | 4th Week | The Models of Judicial Review | | 5th Week | The Establishment of the Constitutional Court and Establishment and Judgment Procedures of the Constitutional Court | | 6th Week | Abstract Review | | 7th Week | Concrete Review | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Application for the Trial of Statesman before the High Court of Justice, Application for the Dissolution of Political Parties and Other Competencies of the Constitutional Court | | 10th Week | Application for the Trial of Statesman before the High Court of Justice, Application for the Dissolution of Political Parties and Other Competencies of the Constitutional Court | | 11th Week | Decisions of the Constitutional Court (Annulment Decisions, the Power to suspend the operation of the norm etc.) | | 12th Week | The Effects of the Decisions | | 13th Week | Nature and Features of Decisions | | 14th Week | Constitutional Complaint and general Evaluation |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Mauro Cappelletti, Judicial Review in the Contemporary World (New York: The Bobbs-Merill Company, 1971).
Tom Ginsburg, Judicial Review in New Democracies (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003).
Yilmaz Aliefendioğlu, Anayasa Yargısı (Ankara: Yetkin Yayınları, 1997).
İbrahim O. Kaboğlu, Anayasa Yargısı (Ankara: İmge Kitapevi, 1994). |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Total(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 19 | 19 | | Course hours | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 14 | 1 | 14 | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | | | | | Total Workload | | | 120 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 4 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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