CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

HUKK511

Course Code: HUKK511
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 7

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;

Are introduced to legal dimensions of current issues in the field of international law.
Explain Turkey?s position in international law subjects that relate to Turkey.
Define important legal issues concerning global subjects such as Ukraine crisis, Syrian crisis and climate change.
Explain the impact of state of emergency and conditions of withdrawal from agreements concerning international human rights law.
Explains international legal measures taken against violence against women and crime of human trafficking.
Make deeper legal analysis and description concerning classical international law subjects that concern Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course will enable the students to focus on issues concerning international law in connection with major global current incidents. Accordingly, legal dimensions of international matters such as Russia-Ukraine conflict, Syrian crisis, climate change, COVID-19 pandemic and significant issues concerning Turkey will be addressed. It is aimed that by this way, the students will acquire the skill of following international agenda from an international law perspective.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Russia?s intervention to Ukraine ? prohibition of use of force.
2^nd Week	Russia?s intervention to Ukraine ? refugees.
3^rd Week	Climate change? international law framework.
4^th Week	Climate change ? displaced persons.
5^th Week	Syrian crisis ? international criminal responsibility.
6^th Week	Syrian crisis ? temporary protection.
7^th Week	MIDTERM
8^th Week	Covid-19 pandemic ? international responsibility and cooperation.
9^th Week	Human rights at the time of state of emergency.
10^th Week	Withdrawal from international human rights agreements.
11^th Week	International human rights law framework regarding violence against women.
12^th Week	Crime of human trafficking in international law.
13^th Week	Student Presentations.
14^th Week	Student Presentations.

Recommended or Required Reading

International Law, Malcolm Shaw, Oxford University Press, 2021. (For Turkish translation of 2017 edition by TÜBA:
https://www.tuba.gov.tr/files/yayinlar/ders-kitaplari/Uluslararas%C4%B1Hukuk.pdf)
Uluslararası Hukuk, Hüseyin Pazarcı, Turhan Kitabevi, 2021.
Toluner Milletlerarası Hukuk (Giriş, Kaynaklar), Ayşe Nur Tütüncü/Enver Arıkoğlu/Verda Neslihan Akün/Elif Başkaracaoğlu, 2019.
Presentations and articles to be provided during the course.
Relevant international agreements and Turkish Constitution.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	50
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
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	1	65	65
Preparation for Final exam	1	50	50
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	50	50
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			210
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			7
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1	X	X	X	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X	X	X	X
K4						X
K5						X
K6						X
K7						X
K8						X