| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feminist Law | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Fall | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Zehra Gönül BALKIR
Assistant Prof. Dr. Emek BAYRAK
Assistant Prof. Dr. Mürvet Ece BÜYÜKÇALIK BÜYÜKÇAĞLAR
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) learning the history of women's movement
2) understanding the international legal standarts related to the women's rights
3) gaining the ability to criticise and analyse the patriarchal laws and legal practice
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||
| 1 | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Gender and Women's Rights
Course Contents
History of women's rights movement in the 19th and 20th centuries; theoretical perspectives about gender inequality, state and law relations; discussion on traditional human rights framework from the point of gender based inequality; feminization process of human rights; women's civil and political rights; women's socio-economic rights; women's rights in international law documents (UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, UN Convention on the Political Rights of Women, UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violance against Women, etc.); recent changes in Turkish law and the case-law of Turkish courts about women's rights; presentations of major problems concerning women's human rights (discrimination and violance against women, exploitation of women's labour etc.); examination of typical violations of women's rights in the world and in our country.
Weekly Schedule
1) The aim of lecture2) concept of lesson
3) Protection of Women's Rights
4) International Sources of Women's Rights
5) National Resources of Women's Rights and It's Legislation
6) Women's participation in social life and political freedoms
7) Women's participation in working life and their rights
8) Midterm examination
9) violence against women and the protection of women
10) The protection of women's shelters
11) positive discrimination in women's rights
12) Gender discrimination
13) The protection of women in working life
14) Women's right to education and the prevention of discrimination
15) Current issues of women's rights
16) final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Kadına Yönelik Şiddet ve Aile İçi Şiddet, Av. Müge Demirkır Ünlü, Legal Kitabevi, Aralık 2012.
2- Kadın İşçilerin Korunması, Ayşe Gül Kökkılınç, Legal Kitabevi, Ekim 2012.
3- Birleşmiş Milletler tarafından Kadınlara Karşı Her Türlü Ayrımcılığın Önlenmesi Sözleşmesi (CEDAW) ve İhtiyari Protokolü
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Not Required