LAW
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
LAW3014	Legal Aspects of Food, Agriculture and Migration	Fall	0	2	1	4

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	E-Learning
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi MEHMET SİNAN ALTUNÇ
Course Objectives:	The course aims to discuss the right to food, which is recognized particularly under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, various international human rights treaties and soft-law instruments by taking into consideration of the evolution of international law vis-a-vis human rights and transnational business activities. It will focus on agricultural supply chains and how food insecurity, rural poverty and climate change stand as key drivers of migration.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) will have intensive knowledge on the right to food
2) will learn to identify the human rights risks arising from business activities in global supply chains
3) will learn to link migration with food insecurity, rural poverty and climate change

Course Content

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to business and human rights Part I: The evalution of business and human rights in the United Nations
2)	Introduction to business and human rights Part II: The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework; State Duty to Protect
3)	The Right to Food Part I: Global Hunger Crisis & Definition of Right to Food
4)	The Right to Food Part II: Right to Food under International Law
5)	The Right to Food Part III: State Duty to Protect & Right to Food
6)	The Right to Food Part IV: Case Law
7)	Definition of Business Responsibility to Respect Human Rights & Sustainable Development Goals
8)	Midterm
9)	Place of Turkey in Global Agriculture Supply Chains & Human Rights Risks I (General)
10)	Place of Turkey in Global Agriculture Supply Chains & Human Rights Risks II (Seasonal Migrant Work - Child Labour)
11)	Place of Turkey in Global Agriculture Supply Chains & Human Rights Risks III (Global Warming and Migration)
12)	Comparative analysis of State Duty to Protect & Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights in agriculture supply chains and its link to fundamental rights (particularly the right to food)
13)	Victims' Right to Remedies: State-based remedies & non-judicial remedial processes
14)	General Review

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

"Anita Ramasastry, ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Versus Business and Human Rights: Bridging the Gap Between Responsibility and Accountability’ (2015) 14:2 Journal of Human Rights, 237-259.
Nolan, J. ‘Business and human rights: The challenge of putting principles into practice and regulating global supply chains’ (2017) 42(1) Alternative Law Journal 42-46 [accessible at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1037969X17694783]
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/17/31 (2011),
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2011 Edition
UN Global Compact, available at: http://www.unglobalcompact.org/AboutTheGC/TheTenPrinciples/index.html
ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, available at: http://www.ilo.org/empent/units/multinational-enterprises/lang--en/index.htm
Revised Draft Treaty text on Business and Human Rights, available at https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/WGTransCorp/OEIGWG_RevisedDraft _LBI.pdf
UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 Section 54, available at,
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/30/section/54/enacted
EU Directive on Non-Financial Reporting Articles 19a and 29a, available at, https://eur- lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0095
Bernaz, N., Business and Human Rights: History, Law and Policy – Bridging the Accountability Gap (2016), particularly chapters 5-7.
Sustainable Development Goals, Knowledge Platform, End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg2#targets.
Gıda, Tarım ve Hayvancılık Bakanlığı, Stratejik Plan 2013-2017, Ankara 2013, http://www.sp.gov.tr/upload/xSPStratejikPlan/files/3wMDY+Stratejik_Plan_2013 -2017.pdf.
Global Report on Food Crisis 2019, FSIN, 2019, https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-
İnsan Hakları Evrensel Beyannamesi, Resmi Gazete, Tarih: 27 Mayıs 1947, Sayı: 7217.
Committee on the Rights of the Child, General Comment No. 15 (2013) on the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health (art. 24), 17 April 2013, CRC/C/GC/15.
Committee on the Rights of Child, General Comment No.16 (2013) on State obligations regarding the impact of business sector on children’s rights, 17 April 2017, CRC/C/GC/16.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights"

References:

İlgili ulusal ve uluslararası mevzuat, içtihat ve raporlar.
All relevant national and international legislations, court cases and related reports

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 50
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	13	2	26
Study Hours Out of Class	13	6	78
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			108

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions.
2)	Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment.
3)	Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge.
4)	Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules.
5)	Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them.
6)	Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine.
7)	Use at least one foreign language as scientific language.
8)	Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state.
9)	Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development.
10)	Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level.
11)	Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals.
12)	Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems.
13)	Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations.
14)	Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written.
15)	Have the professional and ethical responsibility.
16)	Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions.
17)	Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms.
18)	Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies.