GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
THE LAW OF DOMESTIC ARMED CONFLICT/5340060
Course Title: THE LAW OF DOMESTIC ARMED CONFLICT
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 the fundamental concepts of humanitarian law.
Learns the reasons of internal war.
Comprehends the legal order of internal wars.
Analyzes the rules of international law applicable to internal wars.
Comprehends the relationship between internal war and terrorism.
Comprehends the characteristics of war crimes.



 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Lecturing and Discussion
 -- 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 to Nature of Internal Armed Conflicts
2. Week  The Distinction of International Armed Conflict- Non-International Armed Conflict
3. Week  The Characteristic of Internal Armed Conflicts
4. Week  1949 Geneva Conventions and Internal Armed Conflicts
5. Week  Common Article 3
6. Week  Additional Protocol II of 1977 and Non-International Armed Conflicts
7. Week  Additional Protocol II of 1977 and Non-International Armed Conflicts
8. Week  Mid-Term Examinations Week
9. Week  Customary International Law and Internal Armed Conflicts
10. Week  The Statute of the International Criminal Court and Internal Armed Conflicts
11. Week  War Crimes and Internal Armed Conflicts
12. Week  Human Rights and Internal Armed Conflicts
13. Week  Enforcement of the Law of Internal Armed Conflicts
14. Week  Enforcement of the Law of Internal Armed Conflicts
15. Week  Review
16. Week  Final Examinations Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS:Fatma Taşdemir, Uluslararası Nitelikte Olmayan Silahlı Çatışma Hukuku, Ankara: Adalet Yayınevi, 2009; Gerhard von Glahn ve James Larry Taulbee, Law Among Nations: An Introduction to Public International Law, New York: Longman, 2009 RECOMMENDED READINGS: Hüseyin Pazarcı,Uluslararası Hukuk, Ankara: Turhan Kitabevi,2013; Fatma Taşdemir, Uluslararası Terörizme Karşı Devletlerin Kuvvete Başvurma Yetkisi, Ankara, USAK Yayınları, 2006; Malcolm N. Shaw, International Law, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture,Articles,Assignment,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
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X