| 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) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Are introduced to legal dimensions of current issues in the field of international law.
2) Explain Turkey?s position in international law subjects that relate to Turkey.
3) Define important legal issues concerning global subjects such as Ukraine crisis, Syrian crisis and climate change.
4) Explain the impact of state of emergency and conditions of withdrawal from agreements concerning international human rights law.
5) Explains international legal measures taken against violence against women and crime of human trafficking.
6) Make deeper legal analysis and description concerning classical international law subjects that concern Turkey.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course will enable the students to focus on issues concerning international law in connection with major global current incidents. Accordingly, legal dimensions of international matters such as Russia-Ukraine conflict, Syrian crisis, climate change, COVID-19 pandemic and significant issues concerning Turkey will be addressed. It is aimed that by this way, the students will acquire the skill of following international agenda from an international law perspective. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Russia?s intervention to Ukraine ? prohibition of use of force. | | 2nd Week | Russia?s intervention to Ukraine ? refugees. | | 3rd Week | Climate change? international law framework. | | 4th Week | Climate change ? displaced persons. | | 5th Week | Syrian crisis ? international criminal responsibility. | | 6th Week | Syrian crisis ? temporary protection. | | 7th Week | MIDTERM | | 8th Week | Covid-19 pandemic ? international responsibility and cooperation. | | 9th Week | Human rights at the time of state of emergency. | | 10th Week | Withdrawal from international human rights agreements. | | 11th Week | International human rights law framework regarding violence against women. | | 12th Week | Crime of human trafficking in international law. | | 13th Week | Student Presentations. | | 14th Week | Student Presentations. |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | International Law, Malcolm Shaw, Oxford University Press, 2021. (For Turkish translation of 2017 edition by TÜBA:
https://www.tuba.gov.tr/files/yayinlar/ders-kitaplari/Uluslararas%C4%B1Hukuk.pdf)
Uluslararası Hukuk, Hüseyin Pazarcı, Turhan Kitabevi, 2021.
Toluner Milletlerarası Hukuk (Giriş, Kaynaklar), Ayşe Nur Tütüncü/Enver Arıkoğlu/Verda Neslihan Akün/Elif Başkaracaoğlu, 2019.
Presentations and articles to be provided during the course.
Relevant international agreements and Turkish Constitution. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Presentation,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 50 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 1 | 65 | 65 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 50 | 50 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 50 | 50 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | | | | | Total Workload | | | 210 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 7 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 7 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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