Information Package

Master's of Public Law with Thesis

HUKK508

RIGHT TO INFORMATION

Course Code
HUKK508
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
7
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS7
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. The historical development, content and limits of the right to information, The current status of the right to information in constitutional law they have knowledge about.
  2. The functioning of the Information Evaluation Board and the current structure of the organization they have knowledge about.
  3. In which cases and how the application to the Information and Evaluation Board is made, Forms and processes of application to the board, board decisions they have knowledge about.
  4. They have information about the place of the Right to Obtain Information in the international dimension.
  5. In all these cases, the Freedom of Information Law have knowledge of the provisions.
  6. They have information about the place of the Right to Obtain Information in Turkish Law.
  7. They have information about the usage of the Right to Obtain Information.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThey have information about the usage of the Right to Obtain Information.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week History of the Right to Information
2nd Week Content of the Right to Obtain Information.
3rd Week The Place of the Right to Information in Constitutional Law
4th Week Right to Information Relationship with Constitutionalism
5th Week Limits of the Right to Obtain Information
6th Week Structure of Information Evaluation Board
7th Week Application to Information Evaluation Board
8th Week MIDTERM EXAM.
9th Week Information Evaluation Committee functioning
10th Week The place of the right to information in the international arena
11th Week Examining the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights
12th Week Information Evaluation Board Decisions
13th Week Objection to Information Evaluation Board Decisions
14th Week Final Exam
15th Week
Recommended or Required Reading- BEDK Kararları Işığında bilgi Edinme Hakkı Kanunu
- Bilgi Edinme Hakkı Mevzuatı
- Bilgi Edinme Değerlendirme Kurul Kararları (www.bedk.gov.tr)
- Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku (Avrupa Konseyi, 2013
- Anayasa Hukuku (Hasan Tahsin Fendoğlu, Yetkin Yayınları, 2022)
- Avurpa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi Kararları (www.hudoc.echr.coe.int)
- 4892 sayılı Bilgi Edinme Hakkı Kanunu
- Anayasalcılık ve Demokrasi (Ergun Özbudun, Yetkin Yayınları, 2021)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Assignment 1 60
Total(%) 100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 4 56
Preparation for Final exam 14 4 56
Course hours 14 4 56
Preparation for Midterm exam 7 3 21
Laboratory (including preparation) 14 1 14
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 2 2
Total Work Load209
Total Work Load / 30 (h)6.96
ECTS Credit of the Course7
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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