GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW/5340050
Course Title: INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Mehmet Emin Çağıran
 -- 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 of Human Rights.
Knows the hisrorical development of Human Rights.
Learns and analyzes the regional and universal regulations and covenants related to Human Rights.
Analyzes facts through the framework of Human Rights.
Makes legal analysis (international law based) on issues related to Human Rights.
Learns the reflections of international political developments on the covenants related to Human Rights.
 -- 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; Historical Development of Human Rights: From Magna Carta to 20. century developments
2. Week  Analysis of the concept of Human Rights and its content
3. Week  Basic features of International Law and Human Rights: International Human Rights Law
4. Week  Universal regulations about Human Rights United Nations Human Rights System International Human Rights Documents
5. Week  Universal Declaration of Human Rights
6. Week  Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
7. Week  Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
8. Week  Mid-term Examinations Week
9. Week  Other International Institutions and Regulations + Presentations
10. Week  Introduction to European Covenant on Human Rights + Presentations
11. Week  Content of the European Covenant on Human Rights + Presentations
12. Week  Judiciary system of European Court of Human Rights + Presentations
13. Week  Human Rights in American Continent + Presentations
14. Week  Human Rights in African Continent + Presentations
15. Week  General overview on Human Rights + Presentations
16. Week  Final Examinations Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS: Mehmet Emin Çağıran, Uluslararası Alanda İnsan Hakları, Ankara: Barış Kitap, 2011; Jack Donnelly, International Human Rights, Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1998 RECOMMENDED READINGS:Mehmet Emin Çağıran, "14 No.lu Protokol Çerçevesinde Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Denetim Sisteminde İyileştirme Çalışmaları", SÜ İİBF Sosyal ve Ekonomik Araştırmalar Dergisi, No. 1, 2007;İnsan Hakları,Ankara: Türkiye İnsan Hakları Kurumu, 2006. Mehmet Semih Gemalmaz, Temel Belgelerde İnsan Haklari,İstanbul: BDS, 1991; Mehmet Semih Gemalmaz, Ulusalüstü İnsan Haklari Hukukunda Olağanüstü Rejim Standartlar, İstanbul: BDS, 1991; Henry J. Steiner, Philip Alston, Ryan Goodman,International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics, Morals : Text and Materials, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
   Lecturing, Question- Answer, Discussion, Case Study, Presentations
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
2
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
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
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9
10X
11
12
13X