GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
THE INTERNATIONAL LAW OF THE SEA/UDH-342
Course Title: THE INTERNATIONAL LAW OF THE SEA
Credits 2 ECTS 2
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assist. Prof. Dr. Berat Lale Akkutay
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/berat.lale
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  berat.lale@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students who get this course will
have the capacity to identify coastal states and third states rights and obligations in internal and territorial waters and in the exclusive economic
understand the rules governing the high seas,
be able to place the legal regime governing the international sea bed: the area,
be familiar with the dispute settlement mechanism created by the UN COnvention on the law of the sea,
have the capacity to understand the delimitation problem of the territorial waters and continental shelf in the Aegean Sea,
be able to interpret the articles of 1958 Geneva and 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction
2. Week  Subjects and Objects of the Law of Sea
3. Week  Internal Waters - Territorial Sea
4. Week  Straits
5. Week  The Contiguous Zone
6. Week  The Continental Shelf
7. Week  The Exclusive Economic Zone
8. Week  The Legal Status of High Seas
9. Week  Jurisdiction on the High Seas
10. Week  International Sea Bed Authority
11. Week  Settlement of Disputes in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: Conciliation
12. Week  Settlement of Disputes in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: ITLOS
13. Week  Settlement of Disputes in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: ICJ
14. Week  Settlement of Disputes in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: Arbitration
15. Week  -
16. Week  -
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Yoshifumi Tanaka, “The International Law of the Sea” Cambridge University Press, 2012; Churchill and Lowe, “The Law of the Sea” Manchester University Press, 1999; Freestone, Barnes and Ong, “The Law of the Sea: Progress and Prospects” Oxford University Press, 2006
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, question and answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
30
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
70
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
46
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
1.84
 ECTS: 
2
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To have advanced knowledge in the field of law.X
2To have knowledge about laws and the other legislations.X
3To solve disputes in accordance with fundamental principles of law and related legislation.X
4To have the ability to access the necessary resources related to the settlement of disputes.X
5To have knowledge about judicial decisions.X
6To have knowledge about data-bases used in the field of law and to have skills using required software.X
7To have information concerning the methods of theoretical analysis, legal systems and rules.X
8To have knowledge about honesty and goodwill.X
9To have leadership qualities and ability to communicate with experts in other fieldsX
10To be aware of social, scientific and professional ethicsX