TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	7
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Derya Doğru
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learns the judicial mechanism of the European Court of Human Rights. 2) Learns the interpretation methods and adjudicatory principles of the European Court of Human Rights. 3) Learns the basic rights theory.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, students are informed about the European Human Rights Law and the interpretation methods and principles of the European Court of Human Rights.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Scope and Features of the ECHR 2nd Week Theory of Fundamental Rights and Its Importance in the Interpretation of 3rd Week Rights 4th Week Theory of Fundamental Rights and Its Importance in the Interpretation of 5th Week Rights 6th Week Integrity of Fundamental Rights and Value Approach in the Interpretation of Rights 7th Week Interpretation Methods Based on the Interpretation of the ECHR 8th Week Interpretation Methods Based on the Interpretation of the ECHR 9th Week The Use of Classical Interpretation Methods in the Interpretation of 10th Week Fundamental Rights (Literary, Historical, Systematic, Purposeful 11th Week Interpretation, Comparative Interpretation) 12th Week Autonomous Interpretation Method 13th Week Autonomous Interpretation Method 14th Week Midterm exam 15th Week Autonomous Interpretation Method 16th Week Dynamic Interpretation of fundamental rights 17th Week Dynamic Interpretation of fundamental rights 18th Week The Subsidiarity Principle and the Margin of Appreciation Doctrine 19th Week Principle of Proportionality and Burden of Proof 20th Week Principle of Proportionality and Burden of Proof 21th Week Final Exam 22th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Pieter Van Dijk, Pieter Dijk, Godefridus J. H. Hoof, Arjen B. Rijn, Arjen van Rijn, Leo Zwaak, Theory and Practice of the European Convention on Human Rights Intersentia, 2018. D.J. Harris, m. O?Boyle, E.P. Bates, C.M. Buckley, Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku, çev. Mehveş Bingöllü Kılcı, Ulaş Karan, Şen Maatbaa, Ankara, 2013; A. Şeref GÖZÜBÜYÜK, Feyyaz GÖLCÜKLÜ, Abdurrahman SAYGILI Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi ve Uygulaması, Turhan Yayınevi, Ankara, 2019.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 60 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 4 5 20 Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 7 7 Laboratory (including preparation) 14 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 4 18 72 Total Workload 210 Total Workload / 30 7 ECTS Credits of the Course 7
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No