CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW

LAWG281

Course Code: LAWG281
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 1
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Ceren Doğru

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn the role of Constitutional court in judicial system.
Informed about the importance of the judgement of the Constitutional Court.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Models of the constitutional jurisdiction, judicial review of the constitutionality of laws; forms and the ways of the judicial review and its consequences will be evaluated. The decisions of the Turkish Constitutional Court will be compared with the decisions of the other Constitutional Courts.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The Status of Turkish Constitutional Court
2^nd Week	The Function and Importance of Turkish Constitutional Court on the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
3^rd Week	The Evolution of Judicial Review Abroad
4^th Week	The Models of Judicial Review
5^th Week	The Establishment of the Constitutional Court and Establishment and Judgment Procedures of the Constitutional Court
6^th Week	Abstract Review
7^th Week	Concrete Review
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Application for the Trial of Statesman before the High Court of Justice, Application for the Dissolution of Political Parties and Other Competencies of the Constitutional Court
10^th Week	Application for the Trial of Statesman before the High Court of Justice, Application for the Dissolution of Political Parties and Other Competencies of the Constitutional Court
11^th Week	Decisions of the Constitutional Court (Annulment Decisions, the Power to suspend the operation of the norm etc.)
12^th Week	The Effects of the Decisions
13^th Week	Nature and Features of Decisions
14^th Week	Constitutional Complaint and general Evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Mauro Cappelletti, Judicial Review in the Contemporary World (New York: The Bobbs-Merill Company).
Tom Ginsburg, Judicial Review in New Democracies (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
Yilmaz Aliefendioğlu, Anayasa Yargısı (Ankara: Yetkin Yayınları).
İbrahim O. Kaboğlu, Anayasa Yargısı (Ankara: İmge Kitapevi).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	19	19
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	15	15
Laboratory (including preparation)	14	1	14
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1
K2
K3	X	X
K4	X	X
K5
K6	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X	X
K12