Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Prof. Dr. Itır ALADAĞ GÖRENTAŞ
Lecturer Dr. Şükrü ÇILDIR

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Evaluate the principal features of international law and the international legal system.
2) Evaluate relations between international law and municipal law.
3) Evaluate basic subjects of international law.
4) Evaluate basic terms of air and space and sea law.
5) Evaluate basic knowledge about treaties law.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Learning Outcomes
	1	High	High	High	High	High	High
	2	High	High	High	High	High	High
	3	High	High	High	High	High	High
	4	High	High	High	High	High	High
	5	High	High	High	High	High	High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

This course covers the topics of history and theory of international law, sources of international law, law of treaties, international personality, recognition of states and governments, dispositions of territory, jurisdiction and immunity from jurisdiction, state responsibility, peaceful dispute settlement, use of force.

Weekly Schedule

1) Preliminary Topics: Sources of International Law The Relationship of Municipal and International law
2) The Law of Treaties II
3) The Law of Treaties II
4) The Legal Status of the Actors in the International Arena: States, International Organizations, Non- State Groups, Individuals and Multinational Corporations I
5) The Legal Status of the Actors in the International Arena: States, International Organizations, Non- State Groups, Individuals and Multinational Corporations II
6) International Dispute Settlement
7) Territorial Sovereignty
8) Midterm Examination
9) State Jurisdiction I
10) State Jurisdiction II
11) Law of the Sea
12) The Protection of Individuals and Individual Groups- Human Rights Law I
13) The Protection of Individuals and Individual Groups- Human Rights Law II
14) Use of Force (Including War)
15) International Criminal Law
16) Final Examination

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	40%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	60%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)