THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT

LAWG389

Course Code: LAWG389
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)

Professor Sadi Çaycı

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Definition and Classification of Armed Conflicts
2^nd Week	Fundamental Principles of Law of Armed Conflict
3^rd Week	Relationship Between Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Law
4^th Week	Principle of Distinction
5^th Week	Protection of War Victims
6^th Week	Means and Methods of Warfare ? the Law of Targeting
7^th Week	Weapons
8^th Week	Mid ? Term Exam
9^th Week	Cyber Operations
10^th Week	Law of Neutrality
11^th Week	Law of Occupation
12^th Week	Non-International Armed Conflict
13^th Week	Enforcement of Law of Armed Conflict
14^th Week	War Crimes - Command Responsibility

Recommended or Required Reading

Nils Melzer (Coordinated by Etienne Kuster), International Humanitarian Law, A Comprehensive Introduction, ICRC.
Nicholas Tsagourias, Alasdair Morrison, International Humanitarian Law, Cambridge University Press.
William H. Boothby, Wolf Heintschel von Heinegg, The Law of War, Cambridge University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

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	1	1	1
Individual or group work	14	1	14
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	21	21
Laboratory (including preparation)	14	1	14
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)