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COURSE DESCRIPTION

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW/5340078

Course Title:	CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	2	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof. Dr. Canan ATEŞ EKŞİ

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/atesc

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

atesc@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Teaches basis structure of International Law.
Teaches the practices of international courts with examples.
Introduces the courts in international area.
Makes students gain the ability of making comments on contemporary international law practices.
Teaches the contributions of International Law to the creation of current international system.

-- 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 to Definition and Theories of International Law
2. Week	Sources of International Law
3. Week	1966 Pacts
4. Week	Other specific Regulations about human rights
5. Week	Persons of International Law; State (Founding Components, Sovereignty)
6. Week	State (Authority)
7. Week	Examination Week
8. Week	Examination Week
9. Week	Recognition of States
10. Week	Succesion of States
11. Week	Presentations
12. Week	Presentations
13. Week	Presentations
14. Week	Presentations
15. Week	Final Examination
16. Week	Final Examination

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

REQUIRED READINGS:Hüseyin Pazarcı,Uluslararası Hukuk, Ankara: Turhan Kitabevi,2013; Gerhard von Glahn and James Larry Taulbee, Law Among Nations: An Introduction to Public International Law, New York: Longman, 2009 RECOMMENDED READINGS:Fatma Taşdemir, Uluslararası Nitelikte Olmayan Silahlı Çatışma Hukuku, Ankara: Adalet Yayınevi, 2009; 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, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- 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	16	3	48
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	16	5	80
Searching in Internet and Library	16	2	32
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation	2	4	8
Presentation	2	4	8
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	8	8
Final and Studying for Final	1	8	8
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			192
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.68
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1			X
2			X
3				X
4					X
5						X
6					X
7				X
8			X
9			X
10				X
11					X
12					X
13						X

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