INT687 - INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE and HUMAN RIGHTS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE and HUMAN RIGHTS | INT687 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Other: oral presentation, essay writing | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Asst. Prof. Dr. Pınar Gözen Ercan | |||||
| Course objective | This course builds on the basics of issues of human rights and international public law with a focus on specialized areas and matters in the implementation of international law and international protection of human rights. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Evolution of Human rights; Human Security; Collective Protection of Human Rights: Humanitarian Intervention; Collective Protection of Human Rights: Responsibility to Protect; International Humanitarian Law; Nuremberg Trials; ICTY and ICTR; International Criminal Court; Human Rights Consequences of post-9/11 measures; Universal Jurisdiction; Rawls?s Law of Peoples | |||||
| References | Alston, Philip and MacDonald, Euan. Human Rights, Intervention, and Use of Force. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008). Goodhart, Michael. Human Rights: Politics and Practice. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009). O?Byrne, Darren. Human Rights: an introduction. (Essex: Pearson Education Ltd., 2003). Scott Davidson. Law and Political Change: Human Rights, (Philadelphia: Open University Press, 1995). Brownlie, Ian. Principles of Public International Law, 6th ed. USA: Oxford University Press, 2003. Cassese, Antonio. International Law, 2nd ed. USA: Oxford University Press, 2005. Wallace, Rebecca M.M. International Law, 4th ed. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2002. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Evolution of Human rights |
| Week 3 | Human Security |
| Week 4 | Collective Protection of Human Rights: Humanitarian Intervention |
| Week 5 | Collective Protection of Human Rights: Responsibility to Protect |
| Week 6 | International Humanitarian Law |
| Week 7 | Nuremberg Trials |
| Week 8 | ICTY and ICTR |
| Week 9 | International Criminal Court |
| Week 10 | Case analysis 1 |
| Week 11 | Case analysis 2 |
| Week 12 | Human Rights Consequences of post-9/11 measures |
| Week 13 | Universal Jurisdiction |
| Week 14 | Rawls?s Law of Peoples |
| Week 15 | General Overview and Conclusion |
| 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 | 1 | 15 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 35 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| 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) | 20 | 4 | 80 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Total Workload | 37 | 65 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Defines international security, political, social and economic issues in their historical and legal aspects, with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 2. Tells theoretical and applied knowledge of International Relations discipline in depth. | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets main international issues and developments with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 4. Uses the most suitable research methods in defining and analyzing international issues, and develops independent analyses. | X | ||||
| 5. Follows scientific literature and sources in the field of International Relations. | X | ||||
| 6. Develops strategy and policy proposals regarding international issues by relying on theoretical approaches and research. | X | ||||
| 7. Develops new approaches regarding global and regional issues from a perspective of International Relations theories. | X | ||||
| 8. In order to address issues of international relations can take responsibility as an individual or as a team member. | X | ||||
| 9. Can assess critically with an interdisciplinary approach information gathered regarding international relations. | X | ||||
| 10. Behaves in accordance with ethic values during processes of gathering information, conducting and publishing a research. | X | ||||
| 11. Effectively channels his/her views on international relations and research and analyses with public and authorities in written, oral and visually. | X | ||||
| 12. Supports social and cultural rights, acquires insight of social justice. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest