POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
LAW2082 | Theory of Rights | Spring | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF KÜZECİ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None. |
Course Objectives: | This course's main objective is to define the contemporary laws basic principles such as ¨right¨, ¨human rights¨ and ¨public liberty¨. In the manner of this the birth and the evolution to the concepts ¨rights¨ and ¨human rights¨ will be narrated to the students. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The outcomes will be; - Gets basic knowledges about the relation between law and politics. - Apprehends the basic value in the soul of the concepts ¨rights¨, ¨human rights¨ and ¨public liberties¨. - Learns the meanings of the concepts ¨right¨, ¨human rights¨ and ¨public liberties¨. - Learns the historical roots of the concepts ¨human rights¨ and ¨public liberties¨. - Apprehends the modern structure of ¨human rights¨ and ¨public liberties¨. - Gets basic knowledges about the evolution and the approaches to the subject in Turkish history. - Attains enough information to be able to discuss current discussions about the subject. |
I. Explanation of the relation between the concepts ¨right¨ and ¨human rights¨. II. Exposurement of the expression public liberties. III. Ideation source of human rights. IV. Historical evolution of human rights. V. Starting the practices of human rights doctrine. VI. Valuation of modern-democratic understanding of liberty. VII.Human rights and political systems. VIII. Human rights and economic facts. IX. Limitation of human rights. X. Protection of human rights. XI. Limitation of the government and the theory of rights. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Explanation of the relation between the concepts ¨right¨ and ¨human rights¨. | |
2) | Explanation of the relation between the concepts ¨right¨ and ¨human rights¨. - II | |
3) | Exposurement of the expression public liberties. | |
4) | Ideation source of human rights. | |
5) | Ideation the source of human rights- II | |
6) | Historical evolution of human rights. | |
7) | Historical evolution of the human rights- II | |
8) | Starting the practices of human rights doctrine. | |
9) | Valuation of modern-democratic understanding of liberty. | |
10) | Human rights and political systems. | |
11) | Human rights and economic facts. | |
12) | Limitation of human rights. | |
13) | Protection of human rights. | |
14) | Limitation of the government and the theory of rights. |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Münci Kapani, Kamu Hürriyetleri, Yetkin, Ankara 1993. Ahmet Mumcu, Elif Küzeci, İnsan Hakları ve Kamu Özgürlükleri, Ankara 2011. Jack Donelly, Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice,2003. |
References: | Donald G. Tannenbaum, David Schultz, Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi, Adres, 2011. Gökçen Alpkaya ve diğ., İnsan Hakları, YKY, 2000. İbrahim Ö. Kaboğlu, Özgürlükler Hukuku, İmge, 2002. Leslie Lipson, Uygarlığın Ahlaki Bunalımları, İş Bankası Yayınları, 2000. Mehmet Semih Gemalmaz, Devlet, Birey ve Özgürlük, Legal, 2012. İoanna Kuçuradi, İnsan Hakları: Kavramları ve Sorunları, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu, 2011. Siyasal Düşünce, der. Michael Rosen, Jonathan Wolff, Dost, 2006. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 70 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 30 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 70 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 1 | 16 |
Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Total Workload | 89 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |