PUBLIC LAW (TURKISH, THESIS)
Master	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
KHK5247	Humanitarian Law	Fall Spring	3	0	3	8

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. CEREN ZEYNEP PİRİM
Course Lecturer(s):	Instructor ABDÜLKADİR KAYA
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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

Introduction to the International Humanitarian Law; International &
non-international armed conflict, Persons protected under international
humanitarian law, Humanitarian Law in practice.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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Subject

Related Preparation

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	İnsancıl Hukuka Giriş, Doç.Dr.Ayşe Nur Tütüncü, Mart-2006 İstanbul. Beta Basım Yayım Dağıtım A.Ş. On the Laws of War, Adam Roberts, Richard Guelff, Oxford University Press, 2002
References:	Yok- None

Evaluation System

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	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	1) Develop and deepen knowledge in the same or in a different field to the proficiency level based on Bachelor level qualifications. 2) Conceive the interdisciplinary interaction which the field is related with.
2)	1) Use of theoretical and practical knowledge within the field at a proficiency level. 2) Interpret the knowledge about the field by integrating the information gathered from different disciplines and formulate new knowledge. 3) Solve the problem faced related to the field by using research methods.
3)	1) Communicate current developments and studies within the field to both professional and non-professional groups systematically using written, oral and visual techniques by supporting with quantitative and qualitative data. 2) Investigate, improve social connections and their conducting norms with a critical view and act to change them when necessary.
4)	1) To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of expertise and to direct their learning.
5)	1) To be able to supervise and teach these values by observing social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to the field. 2) To be able to develop strategy, policy and implementation plans in the fields related to the field and to evaluate the obtained results within the framework of quality processes. 3) To be able to use the knowledge, problem solving and/or application skills they have internalized in their field in interdisciplinary studies.
6)	1) Being able to independently carry out a work that requires expertise in the field. 2) To be able to develop new strategic approaches for the solution of complex and unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to the field and to produce solutions by taking responsibility. 3) Being able to lead in environments that require the resolution of problems related to the field.