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Program of Political Science and International Relations (English 30%)

PSIR447

HUMAN RIGHTS

Course Code
PSIR447
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Human rights awareness will be strengthened and conditions will be created to spread the responsibility to respect human rights.
  2. It will strengthen the obligation of every person to respect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of others.
  3. It will strengthen the thought and practice of non-discrimination due to gender, race, religion and language differences.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsThere is no recommended optional programme component for this course
Course DescriptionIn the course of human rights, information will be given about the history of human rights and the development of thought, some basic concepts of human rights and problems related to human rights, and discussion topics will be emphasized. In the context of human rights, the concepts of human, humanity heritage of thought, literature and science heritage will be emphasized; The formation and universality of the common heritage, the importance of contributing to and benefiting from the common heritage will be evaluated. Within the scope of the development process of the idea of human rights, in the process of developments in the thought of Human Rights in the 20th century, Returning from the Individual Human Rights Concept to the Social Human Rights Thought; General information will be given about the Development of the Idea of Going from the Individual and Social Dimension to the Universal and International Dimension, the Conventions on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Common Heritage of Humanity: Concepts
2nd Week History and Concept of Human Rights
3rd Week Human Rights as Universal Principles
4th Week Ethics and Human Rights
5th Week Basic Rights and Liberties
6th Week The Role of the State in the Functionalization of Human Rights
7th Week Midterm Exam
8th Week State, Democracy, Constitution, Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
9th Week Citizenship Rights
10th Week The Responsibility of Being a Citizen
11th Week Protection of Human Rights
12th Week Problems Encountered in the Protection of Human Rights
13th Week The Role of Human Rights Education in the Functionalization of Human Rights Protection
14th Week International Human Rights Law
Recommended or Required ReadingRequired Reading
A. Kadir Çüçen İnsan Hakları, 2.B., Sentez Yayıncılık, Ankara 2013.
Yücel Acer, İbrahim Kaya, Uluslararası Hukuk Temel Ders Kitabı, USAK Yayınları:48, 1.B., Ankara, Ekim 2010.
Cemal Bali Akal, Ozan Erözden, Olgun Akbulut, Emre Zeybekoğlu, İnsan Haklarının Tarihsel Gelişimi, 1.B., Mısırlı-ATRA Matbaacılık A.Ş., Nisan 2003
Adem Çelik, Adil Yargılama Hakkı, Adalet Yayınevi, Ankara, Eylül 2007
Münci Kapani, İnsan Haklarının Uluslararası Boyutları, B.4., Bilgi Yayınevi, Mayıs 2015.
Zafer Gören, Temel Hak Genel Teorisi, Gözden Geçirilmiş B. 2, Cumhuriyet Mabaası, (s. 5-36).

Additional Resources
Nuri Yavuz, Tayyip Duman, Necmettin Karakaya, İnsan Hakları ve Demokrasi-Vatandaşlık Bilgisi, 3.B., Pegem Akademi.
Ahmet Çiftçi, Vatandaşlık Bilgisi Demokrasi ve İnsan Hakları, 4. B., Gündüz Eğitim ve Yayıncılık, Ankara, Şubat 2015.
Funda Keskin Ata, Avrupa Birliği ve İnsan Hakları, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, Ocak 2013.
Rona Aybay, İnsan Hakları Hukuku, 3. B., İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul, Eylül 2017.
Mustafa Erdoğan, İnsan Hakları Teorisi ve Hukuku, 2.B., Orion Kitabevi,nAnkara, Mart 2011.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Toplum Sözleşmesi
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Assignment 1 15
Total(%) 55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 35 35
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 1 15 15
Total Work Load152
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.06
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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