KHK605 - NEW LATIN AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONALISM
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW LATIN AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONALISM | KHK605 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | none | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Other: Socratic Method | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Department Members | |||||
| Course objective | Students who take this course will learn the basic features of new Latin American constitutionalism in comparison to the historical US-American fundamentals of modern constitutionalism. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Constitutional Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, US-and Latin American Constitutionalism | |||||
| References | Öykü Didem Aydın, Biz, Halk: ?Egemenliğin Sahibi? Halkın ? Kurucu ? Meclisi (Anayasa Konvansiyonu) ve Anayasa Yapımı: ABD ve Latin Amerika?nın Genel Çizgilerinden Türkiye İçin Bir Modele Doğru? | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the framework of the upcoming lectures and main topics |
| Week 2 | Fundamentals of comparative constitutional law |
| Week 3 | Historical origines of modern constitutional law (USA and Latin America) |
| Week 4 | Liberal constitutionalism, libertarian constitutionalism, social constitutionalism and socialist constitutionalism |
| Week 5 | Cold war and post-cold war constitutionalism in Europe and Latin America: Contrasts |
| Week 6 | Liberal constitutionalism in Latin America and presidentialist systems |
| Week 7 | Rise of new democratic constitutional conventions in Latin America |
| Week 8 | Columbia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Equador and other selected countries |
| Week 9 | Actual US-American experiences with democratic state-constitutionalism |
| Week 10 | New socialist constitutionalism in Latin America and tranformative presidents: Life stories and narratives |
| Week 11 | Direct and semi-direct democracy in Latin Amerika |
| Week 12 | New generations of rights in the USA |
| Week 13 | New generations of rights in Latin America |
| Week 14 | General review |
| Week 15 | Final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 45 | 45 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 159 | 211 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Has the ability to access to sources of information, use, compare, interpret, infer and apply scientific data. | X | ||||
| 2. Has the knowledge on science of law and legal systems and the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and the basic texts adopted in that process, and has the historical knowledge to interpret the achievements of modern law. | X | ||||
| 3. Masters the provisions regulating the relationships between persons and the state and has the ability to interpret those provisions. | X | ||||
| 4. Has the ability to use information technologies and course materials in the process of teaching and learning. | X | ||||
| 5. Has the ability to solve current legal problems in the framework of modern legal approaches. | X | ||||
| 6. Has a level of understanding and knowledge of the profession in order to reflect all of the features required by the profession in the best possible way at national and international levels. | X | ||||
| 7. Masters the legal regulations and practices on economic and financial mechanisms. | X | ||||
| 8. Has the ability to be able to express herself/himself as an individual and in front of a community. | X | ||||
| 9. Has the ability to use, compare and apply the knowledge of universal law. | X | ||||
| 10. Has the ability to understand and process national and international dimensions of law by following the case law and legal practices. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest