GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ISSUES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA IN INTERNATIONAL LAW/2710058
Course Title: ISSUES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Fatma TAŞDEMİR
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/tfatma
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  tfatma@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learns about the geopolitical status of the countries in the Middle East and Africa.
Learns about the problems of the Middle Eastern and African countries.
Comprehends the relationship between the problems of the Middle Eastern and African countries and international law.
Analyzes different examples in the Middle East and Africa with regards to international law.
Comprehends the reasons behind the security problems in the Middle East and Africa.
Comprehends the reasons of human rights problems in the Middle East and Africa.
 -- 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  Failed States
2. Week  Breaches of Humanitarian Law
3. Week  Human Rights Problems
4. Week  Human Rights Problems II
5. Week  Terrorism and Security Problems
6. Week  Terrorism and Security Problems II
7. Week  Problem of Democracy
8. Week  Mid-term Examinations Week
9. Week  Case of Palestina and International Law
10. Week  Syrian Civil War and International Law
11. Week  Syrian Civil War and International Law II
12. Week  Libya Intervention and International Law
13. Week  Iraq War and International Law
14. Week  Terrorism in Middle East and Africa and International Law
15. Week  Terrorism in Middle East and Africa and International Law II
16. Week  Final Examinations Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS: Ashraf Ghani,Clare Lockhart,Fixing Failed States:A Framework for Rebuilding of Fractured World,Oxford University Press,2008; Akif Emre Öktem, Terörizm, İnsancıl Hukuk ve İnsan Hakları,İstanbul: Derin Yayınları,2011; Robert Rotberg(ed), When States Fail: Causes and Consequences,Princeton, New Jersey, 2004; Randall D. Law, Terrorism: A History, Cambridge: Polity Press, 2009 RECOMMENDED READINGS: İhsan Bal(der.), Terörizm, Ankara: USAK Yayınları, 2006; Fatma Taşdemir, Uluslararası Terörizme Karşı Devletlerin Kuvvete Başvurma Yetkisi, Ankara: USAK Yayınları, 2006; Bruce Hoffman, Inside Terrorism, New York: Columbia University Press, 2006.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture,Articles,Assignments,Discussion
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
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
3
45
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
20
20
 Final and Studying for Final
1
35
35
 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 expertise level of knowledge on institutions and organizations that are influential on Middle Eastern and African politicsX
5Being able to comprehend the place of actors in the Middle East and Africa in the international system from theoretical, historical and factual perspectivesX
6Being able to conduct historical, economic, sociological and strategic analysis of the Middle East and AfricaX
7Having adequate skills to make international legal evaluation to the developments in the Middle East and AfricaX
8Being able to analyze international system, in general, and the Middle East and Africa, in particular, by using XIX. and XX. century diplomatic historyX
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 analysesX
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 literatureX
12Using basic computer programmes and information technologies efficiently by adhering to the principal of learningX
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