KHK616 - INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS | KHK616 | 2nd 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 Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Other: research | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Erdem Ä°lker MUTLU | |||||
| Course objective | The objective of this course is to give the student a general understanding of institutional structure of international human rights protection and the governing rules of public international law wit special emphasis to international courts and tribunals | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | International Treaty Law on Human Rights Institutional infrastructure in protection of human rights General principles and other sources of international law as applied in human rights protection on international plane State liability and international law UN, CEDAW, HRC, COE, ECHR, ECJ, ICJ Governing Rules of international courts and tribunals in human rights adjudications | |||||
| References | Macklem, T (2003)Beyond Comparison Sex and Discrimination, Cambridge University Press Alexander, L (2005) Is there a right of freedom of expression, Cambridge University Press Taylor, P (2005) Freedom of Religion, UN and European Human Rights Law and Practice, Cambridge University Press Likosky, M B (2006) Law Infrastructure and Human Rights , Cambridge University Press Goodale,M /Merry E S(eds)(2007) The Practice of Human Rights: Tracking the Law between the Global and Local, Cambridge University Press Dembour M-B (2006) Who believes in Human Rights: Reflections on the European Convention , Cambridge University Press Chalmers D/Tomkins A (2007)European Union Public Law, Cambridge University Press Paulsson J (2005) Denial of Justice in Public International Law, Cambridge University Press Farral J M (2007) United Nations Sanctions and the Rule of Law, Cambridge University Press | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction: Sources of International Human Rights Law |
| Week 2 | State responsibility and UN International Law Commission |
| Week 3 | State responsibility and ius cogens/erga omnes positions |
| Week 4 | Treaty Law- UN Treaties |
| Week 5 | Treaty Law- Euopean Convention |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Constitutionalist Treaty Law- The European Union |
| Week 8 | Human Rights Protection of European Court of Justice |
| Week 9 | Human Rights Protection of International Court of Justice |
| Week 10 | Remedies from CEDAW |
| Week 11 | Remedies from UN HR Commision |
| Week 12 | Remedies from Venice Commission of COE |
| Week 13 | Remedies from European Court of Human Rights |
| Week 14 | The procedurals restrain in international applications, Enforcement of international remedies |
| Week 15 | Final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
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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 | 44 | 44 |
| 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 | 158 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest