LAW OF ELECTION

LAWG496

Course Code: LAWG496
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 Seda Dunbay

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explain the fundamental components of election law (including electoral principles, the electorate, candidacy, electoral districts, and electoral systems) and analyze the relationships among them.
Evaluate the effects of electoral systems on political parties and political regimes, and discuss electoral practices and mechanisms of judicial review in Türkiye.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Election Law is a branch of public law that examines the fundamental principles of elections, the legal regimes governing voters and candidacy, types of elections, electoral districts, and the regulation of electoral systems, as well as the judicial review of elections and legal disputes arising from electoral processes.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Sovereignty and Democracy
2^nd Week	The Legal Framework and Principles of Elections
3^rd Week	The Legal Status of Political Parties
4^th Week	Party Systems and Democratic Functioning
5^th Week	Candidate Selection and Participation in the Electoral Process
6^th Week	Introduction to Electoral Systems: Majority and Proportional Representation Systems
7^th Week	Electoral Systems in the Context of Türkiye
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	The Relationship Between Electoral Systems, Representation, and Government Structure
10^th Week	The Legal Framework of Electoral Alliances
11^th Week	The Electoral Threshold and Its Effects on Electoral Systems
12^th Week	General Parliamentary Elections
13^th Week	Presidential Elections
14^th Week	The Legal Framework of Local Elections
15^th Week	Judicial review of elections

Recommended or Required Reading

-İBA, Şeref, Siyasi Partiler ve Seçim Hukuku, 8. Baskı.
-Hikmet Sami Türk, Siyasi Partiler ve Seçim Hukukunun Temel Sorunları ve Çözüm Önerileri, Yetkin.
-Edited by David Schultz and Jurij Toplak, Routledge Handbook of Election Law.
-Edited by Julio Juarez-Gamiz, Christina Holz-Bacha, and Alan Schroeder, Routledge International Handbook on Electoral
Debates.
-Edited by Justin Fisher, Edward Fieldhouse, Mark N. Franklin, Rachel Gibson, Marta Cantijoch and Chrıstopher Wlezıen The Routledge Handbook of Elections, Voting Behavior and Public Opinion.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

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
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	18	18
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	16	16
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		X
K2
K3	X	X
K4	X	X
K5
K6	X	X
K7	X	X
K8		X
K9
K10
K11	X	X
K12