DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKEY

LAWS518

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explain the meaning of human rights.
Learn how human rights have developed in the Turkish legal system.
Evaluate the basic legal and practical problems relating to human rights in Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Concepts of Public Freedoms and Human Rights
2^nd Week	Modern Structure of Human Rights
3^rd Week	The Understanding of Human Rights Before the Acceptance of Islam
4^th Week	Understanding of Human Rights in the Period of Islam (Until the End of the Ottoman State)
5^th Week	Development of Human Rights in Tanzimat and Post-Tanzimat Period
6^th Week	Development of Human Rights in the Constitutions of the Republic of Turkey
7^th Week	Human Rights in the 1924 Constitution
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Human Rights in the 1961 Constitution
10^th Week	Human Rights in the 1982 Constitution
11^th Week	Comparison of the 1961 Constitution and the Human Rights Regulations of the 1982 Constitution
12^th Week	Restriction of Human Rights in the 1982 Constitution
13^th Week	Amendments on Human Rights in the 1982 Constitution
14^th Week	The Main Problems Related to Human Rights in Turkey
15^th Week	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Ahmet Mumcu-Elif Küzeci İnsan Hakları ve Kamu Özgürlükleri, Turhan Yayınevi, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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	4	5	20
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	7	7
Laboratory (including preparation)	14	0	0
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	4	18	72
Total Work Load			210
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			7
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)