| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Rights Law | HUK205 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 1 | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant Prof. Dr. Mürvet Ece BÜYÜKÇALIK BÜYÜKÇAĞLAR
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Concepts of "right", "human rights", "obligation"
2) Explanations of “animal rights” , “rights of nature"
3) Developments in the human right area before 20th century.
4) Mechanisms for the protection of human rights in the international arena
5) Human rights in the League of Nations process; establishment of the United Nations and its relationship with human rights
6) Protection of human rights at the regional level: systems of human rights protection in Europe, America and Africa
7) Segregation of human rights into generations/species; criteria for limiting human rights
8) General human rights conventions in the United Nations system
9) Mechanisms for the protection of human rights of disadvantaged groups before the United Nations and the Council of Europe
10) Prohibition of discrimination in international human rights law and related mechanisms
11) Rights protected under the European Convention on Human Rights; Scrutiny of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
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| 1 | No relation | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 2 | High | High | Middle | Middle | Low | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | High | Middle | |
| 3 | No relation | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 4 | No relation | High | High | No relation | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | High | |
| 5 | Middle | Low | High | Low | Low | High | High | Middle | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | |
| 6 | Middle | Low | High | Low | Low | High | High | Middle | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | |
| 7 | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | High | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
| 8 | High | High | High | High | Low | High | High | High | High | High | Low | Low | |
| 9 | High | High | High | High | Low | High | High | High | High | High | Low | Low | |
| 10 | High | High | High | High | Low | High | High | High | High | High | Low | Low | |
| 11 | Middle | High | High | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
Concepts releating to human rights, developments in the human right area before 20th century, mechanisms for the protection of human rights in the international arena
Weekly Schedule
1) Concepts of "right", "human rights", "obligation"2) Explanations of “animal rights” , “rights of nature"
3) Developments in the human right area before 20th century.
4) Human rights in the League of Nations process
5) Establishment of the United Nations and its relationship with human rights
6) Protection of human rights at the regional level: systems of human rights protection in Europe, America and Africa
7) Segregation of human rights into generations/species
8) Human rights for limiting criteria
9) General human rights conventions in the United Nations system I: UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
10) General human rights conventions in the United Nations system II: UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
11) Rights of Women: Conventions at the United Nations and Council of Europe level
12) Rights of Refugees, Rights of Minorities: Conventions at the United Nations and Council of Europe level
13) Rights of Children, Rights of Disabled: Conventions at the United Nations and Council of Europe level
14) Rights of Disabled: Conventions at the United Nations and Council of Europe level
15) Midterm exam
16) Overview of the human rights protection system in Europe: Council of Europe and EU comparatively
17) Overview of the human rights institutions and conventions of the Council of Europe – Identifying the importance of the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights in this context
18) European Convention on Human Rights and its Additional Protocols: Content review, obligations under ECHR, field of application of the European Convention on Human Rights,AİHS’in öngördüğü denetim sisteminin niteliği, 11. Protokol öncesi ve sonrası denetim sistemi, AİHM’in güncel durumdaki yapısı, çalışma düzeni, yargılama usulü
19) Application procedure to the European Court of Human Rights, The ECtHR's application review system, Admissibility conditions and exceptions, The nature of the ECtHR’s judgment
20) Right to Life (Art. 2): General Explanations, Inadequate and ineffective investigation, Planning and implementation of operations be at fault, Disproportionate use of power
21) Right to Life (Art. 2): Deaths in custody and disappearances, Positive obligations, State violations of the right to health, Practical review 1
22) Prohibition of torture (Art. 3), Prohibition of slavery and forced labour (Art. 4)
23) Right to liberty and security (Art. 5)
24) Right to a fair trial (Art. 6), No punishment without law (Art. 7)
25) Right to respect for private and family life (Art. 8), Right to marry (Art. 12)
26) Freedom of thought, conscience and religion (Art. 9)
27) Freedom of expression (Art. 10)
28) Freedom of assembly and association (Art. 11)
29) Prohibition of discrimination (Art. 14), Protocol No. 12 Practical review 2
30) Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- İnsan Hakları Hukuku, Rona Aybay ve Demirhan Burak Çelik, Der Kitabevi, 2021.
2- İHAS Açıklama ve Önemli Kararlar, Osman Doğru ve Atilla Nalbant, Legal Kitabevi, 2012.
3- İnsan Hakları Hukuku, Rona Aybay ve Demirhan Burak Çelik, Der Kitabevi, 2021.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Brain Storming
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required