| PUBLIC LAW (TURKISH, THESIS) | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| KHK5247 | Humanitarian Law | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | Turkish |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Assist. Prof. İSMAİL PAMUK |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Assist. Prof. İSMAİL PAMUK |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is to provide students with a legal and critical understanding of the major concepts and issues of International Humanitarian Law and to give all students an opportunity to develop their own analytic work. As for analytic work, students are given opportunity to discuss in-depth some humanitarian crises such as, the wars in Bosnia and Croatia, The Rwandan genocide, operations in Afghanistan, and Iraq and the implications of the war on terrorism on the humanitarian agenda. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Recognize the major concepts and issues of International Humanitarian Law. II. Experiment and develope analytic work on the implimentation of Four Geneva Conventions and its additional Protocols. III. Analyze and given opportunity to extrapolate on the humanitarian crises such as, the wars in Bosnia and Croatia, The Rwandan genocide and discuss in-depth the probable preventive measures. IV. Evaluate the challenges to humanitarian principles in time of armed conflict and peace operations and recognize the implications of the war on terrorism on the basis of the humanitarian agenda. |
| Introduction to the International Humanitarian Law; International & non-international armed conflict, Persons protected under international humanitarian law, Humanitarian Law in practice. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Course Introduction and Discussion of the Syllabus Determination of the Student’s Preliminary Knowledge Level | |
| 2) | -Distinction Between Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello -Conditions for States' Right to Self-Defense -Application of the Geneva Conventions in Terms of Time, Place, Persons, and Subject Matter | |
| 3) | -Application of the Geneva Conventions in Terms of Time, Place, Persons, and Subject Matter (cont'd) -Types of Armed Conflicts and Their Legal Implications: | |
| 4) | -Combatants and Civilians Disticntion -Examination of the Third Geneva Convention on the Protection of Combatants -Prisoners of War | |
| 5) | -What constitutes beligerent occupation -Protection of civilian under occupation regime | |
| 6) | -Protection of civilians under occupation regime | |
| 7) | General Principles of Humanitarian Law | |
| 8) | Midterm Exam | |
| 9) | -Means and Methods of Warfare (Within the Framework of the First Additional Protocol) -Rules of Non-International Armed Conflicts | |
| 10) | Means and Methods of Warfare (Within the Framework of the First Additional Protocol) Rules of Non-International Armed Conflicts | |
| 11) | Distinction Between Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law Within the Framework of ECtHR Case Law | |
| 12) | Crime of Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes | |
| 13) | Crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes | |
| 14) | Statutes of International Criminal Court |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | 1. Tütüncü Ayşe Nur, İnsancıl hukuka Giriş, Beta Basım, 2016 (211sayfa) Kütüphane katalog numarası: K2 6471 T88 2006 2. ÖZDEN SAV, Uluslararası İnsancıl Hukuk Açısından Savaş ve Barış Hukuku, 2015, Ankara,TBB yayımı, katalog numarası, K2 2093 A3 S28 2015 (Bu kitabı Türkiye Barolar Birliği sitesinden indirebilirsiniz. Ödeme yapmanız gerekmemektedir. 3. Uluslararası Hukuk, Hüseyin Pazarcı, Ankara, Turhan Kitabevi, 2016. Bau kütüphane yer no: JX 1245 P 39 2016. (Kitabın son bölümü “Silahlı Çatışmalar Uluslararası Hukukuna Giriş” başlığı altında insancıl hukukla ilgilidir.) 4. The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law, Edited Dieter Fleck. 3. baskı, Oxford University Press, 2013 (İngilizce) (Hukuk fakültesi Max-Planck kütüphanesinde mevcuttur) Öğrenciler tüm kitabı Üniversite kütüphanesi web sitesinden dijital olarak indirip okuyabilirler. 21.50) 5. On the Laws of War, Adam Roberts, Richard Guelff, Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| References: | Yok- None |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 2 | % 40 |
| Final | 2 | % 60 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 11 | 154 |
| Preliminary Jury | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 197 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Has the knowledge on the different areas of the public law. | |
| 2) | Has the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them. | |
| 3) | Develops her fundamental public law knowledge. | |
| 4) | Has the knowledge on the protection measures in the criminal procedure law. | |
| 5) | Has the knowledge on the adminstrative law issues. | |
| 6) | Has the knowledge on the European Union criminal law. | |
| 7) | Has the knowledge on the European Union's legislation and institutions. | |
| 8) | Has the knowledge on the international and comparative public law. | |
| 9) | Has the knowledge on the tax law. | |
| 10) | Has the knowledge on the political and juridical basis of the State. | |
| 11) | Has the knowledge on the Human Rights law. | |
| 12) | Establishes the relation between the public law and the other social sciences. |