| 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) | Professor Hasan Tahsin Fendoğlu
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) At the end of the course the students are expected to be well informed about the topic of the course and will have the capacity to apply abstract legal rules to actual cases.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In this course freedom of expression and its importance in democracies will be explained. The right of freedom of expression is recognized as a human right under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The European Convention on Human Rights recognizes the right of freedom of expression as this right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. The freedom of expression will be examined considering Turkey. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | The right to freedom of expression and Relationship to other rights | | 2nd Week | The right to freedom of expression and Relationship to other rights | | 3rd Week | The right to freedom of expression and Relationship to other rights | | 4th Week | The right of freedom of expression and democracy | | 5th Week | The right of freedom of expression and democracy | | 6th Week | Limitations of freedom of Expression | | 7th Week | Limitation of freedom of Expression | | 8th Week | Midterm exam | | 9th Week | Freedom of Expression and the Constitutional Court | | 10th Week | Freedom of Expression and the Constitutional Court | | 11th Week | The Internet and the freedom of Expression | | 12th Week | The Internet and the freedom of Expression | | 13th Week | Academic freedom and freedom of Expression | | 14th Week | Academic freedom and freedom of Expression |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | 1) Öğrencilerin öncelikle kaynakları ders notları ve öğretim elemanı tarafından öğrencilere dağıtılan dokümanlardır.
2) Akademik dönem boyunca takip edilecek temel kaynaklar:
- Mill, J.S., 1978, On Liberty. Indianapolis:Hackett Publishing Press.
- Council of Europe. 2007. Freedom of Expression in Europe: Case-Law Concerning Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights. Council of Europe.
- Sunstein, C., 1994, Democracy and the Problem of Free Speech. New York: Free Press..
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Practice |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Other | 1 | 60 | | Total(%) | | 100 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 100 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 0 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| 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 |
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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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