PERSONAL RIGHTS AND THE RIGHT TO LIFE

LAWS504

Course Code: LAWS504
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

In this course, students will be able to define the concepts of human rights and personal rights; they will have information about the meaning and scope of the right to life.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

In this course, current discussions and basic concepts about these rights will be examined by studying human rights and the right to life in international and national law.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The topic of personality rights
2^nd Week	Elements of the Right to Personality
3^rd Week	Protection of Personal Rights and Ways of Protection
4^th Week	The Nature of the Concept of the Right to Life
5^th Week	The Absolute Right to Life
6^th Week	The Scope of the Right to Life Determined by the ECHR
7^th Week	The Positive Obligation of the State about Right to Life
8^th Week	The Negative Obligation of the State about Right to Life
9^th Week	Concepts of Power and the Use of Force in the Context of the Right to Life
10^th Week	Violations of the Right to Life
11^th Week	Exceptions to Violations of the Right to Life
12^th Week	Responsibility of the State for Violations of Third Parties in the Context of the Right to Life
13^th Week	The Obligation of Effective Investigation in the Context of the Right to Life
14^th Week	Current Discussions on the Right to Life: Euthanasia, the Death Penalty, the Corridor of Death, Hunger Strikes and Death Fasts

Recommended or Required Reading

Güven, Kudret - Kişilik Hakları ve Ötanazi, Ankara, 2000.
Akıntürk, Turgut -Medeni Hukuk, Ankara, 2004.
Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku-Harris, O?Boyle & Warbrick, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, Güncelleştirilmiş 4. Baskı, İstanbul, 2021.
Yaşama Hakkı (Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru El Kitapları Serisi-5)-Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, MRK Baskı, Ankara, 2018.
İnsan Hakları Hukuku-İlyas Doğan (Editör), Astana Yayınları, Ankara, 2022.
İnsan Hakları Avrupa Sözleşmesi ve Anayasa (Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru Kapsamında Bir İnceleme)-Sibel İnceoğlu (Editör), Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, Ankara, 2013.
Yaşam Hakkı ve İşkence Yasağı-Semih Gemalmaz, Kavram Yayınları.
İnsan Haklarının Yatay Etkisi ve Avrupa İnsan Hakları Hukukundaki İz Düşümü: Pozitif Yükümlülük Doktrini, Derya Doğru,Anayasa Yargısı, 41(1), 2024.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Case Study

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	3	3
Preparation for Quiz	14	3	42
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	7	5	35
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	7	3	21
Laboratory (including preparation)	14	3	42
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	2	28	56
Mid-Pre Jury (including preparation)
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1
K1	X
K2	X
K3
K4
K5	X
K6	X