GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PRACTICES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW/1340061
Course Title: PRACTICES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Mehmet Emin ÇAĞIRAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mcagiran
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  meminca@hotmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learns the basic concepts and historical development of international law.
Learns the contributions of International Law to the creation of current international system.
Gains the ability to evaluate events and developments from the perspective of International Law.
Learns the practices of international courts with examples and case studies.
Knows and analizes the courts in international area.
Gains the ability to make comments on contemporary international law practices.
 -- 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: Presentation of course's subjects, plan and aims
2. Week  The nature and development of International Law
3. Week  Position of International Law in the post 1945 international system
4. Week  Sources of International Law
5. Week  Subjects of International Law
6. Week  Recognition in International Law
7. Week  The law of sea
8. Week  Mid-term examination week
9. Week  International Law and state responsibility
10. Week  The settlement of disputes by peaceful means
11. Week  International Court of Justice, International Court of Crime and Other Temporary Courtsentations - 1
12. Week  International Court of Justice, International Court of Crime and Other Temporary Courtsentations - 2
13. Week  International Court of Justice, International Court of Crime and Other Temporary Courtsentations - 3
14. Week  Nuremberg and Tokio Tribunals and their effects of international area - 1
15. Week  Nuremberg and Tokio Tribunals and their effects of international area - 2
16. Week  Final examination week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS: Malcolm N. Shaw, International Law, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 6. Edition, 2008; William Schabas, An Introduction to the International Criminal Court, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. RECOMMENDED READINGS: Geoffrey Robertson, Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice, London: Penguin, 2006; Hüseyin Pazarcı, Uluslararası Hukuk, Ankara: Turhan, 2008; Yusuf Aksar, Teoride ve Uygulamada Uluslararası Hukuk, İstanbul: Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2013.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Case Study
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
2
0
 Exercises
1
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
2
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
5
3
15
 Presentation
5
3
15
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
20
20
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
190
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.6
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having skills and professional expertise in the field of international relations theories, political history and international lawX
2Being able to manage the disciplines of juridical sciences, sociology, history, economics etc. with the necessity of the international relations discipline by having academic knowledge and competencesX
3Being able to produce comprehensive and detailed academic works with the advantage of interdisciplinary knowledgeX
4Having adequate information about the regional and global institutions and organizations which dominate interntional relationsX
5Being able to comprehend the status of Turkey and the other actors in international system with the help of academic, historical and factual perspectivesX
6Being able to make historical, economic, sociological and strategic analyses on the Middle East, Russia- Caucasus, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa regionsX
7Being able to make academic interpretations on the developments in international relations with respect to international lawX
8Being able to make analyses on international system by using XIX. and XX. centuries diplomatic history perpspectiveX
9Being able to apply the theories of international relations, to make analyses, to develop hypotheses and to promote solution offers in the individual, state and system levels of analyses
10Being conscious of professional, humane and scientific ethical manners and also the principals related to these mannersX
11Being able to reach the resources and to have foreign language proficiency on the level to follow the developments related to international relations discipline and the literature
12Using basic computer programmes and information technologies efficiently by adhering to the principal of learning
13Being able to find solutions and having capability of preparing documents such as projects, drafts, programmes and reports for national, regional and global problems with being coherent to group actions, open-minded, having capability to take initiatives and analytical thinkingX