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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
LAW3065	Humanitarian Law	Spring	0	2	1	4

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	E-Learning
Course Coordinator :	Assist. Prof. İSMAİL PAMUK
Course Lecturer(s):	Assist. Prof. İSMAİL PAMUK
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course aims to provide students with a foundational legal and critical understanding of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), focusing on its key principles, challenges, and application in armed conflicts. Through case studies, including those in Bosnia, Croatia, and Syria, students will develop analytical skills in assessing IHL's real-world impact. The course will emphasize the role of international courts in enforcing IHL and will also examine relevant rulings of the Israeli Supreme Court on occupation-related issues. By engaging with legal precedents and practical scenarios, students will gain a deeper understanding of how IHL is applied in practice.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
-Understand the sources of IHL
-Classify Armed Conflicts
-Assess Protections Under IHL
-Examine the Legal Framework for Occupation
-Evaluate Means and Methods of Warfare
-Analyze Enforcement Mechanisms
-Understand International Accountability for violation of IHL
-Explore the Role of the UN and Humanitarian Interventions
-Apply IHL to Contemporary Conflicts

Course Content

-Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
-Types of Armed Conflicts and Their Legal Implications:
-Protection of prisoners of war (POW)
-Protection of civilian in armed conflict
-Special rules for belligerent occupation
-Means and methods in armed conflict and core principles:
-Military objective and civilian objects. Combatant status
-Implementation and enforcement of IHL. Grave breaches
of IHL (Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes)
-International Criminal Court and its procedures.
-Humanitarian intervention by UN and international peace
operations.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Presentation of the course and discussion on course syllabus	--
2)	Introduction to International Humanitarian Law -The sources of IHL -Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello (IHL and the UN Charter); -Scope of application of IHL. (Personal and material scope of application) -Who are protected by IHL? -Where does IHL apply?	--
3)	Types of Armed Conflicts and Their Legal Implications: -International armed conflict (IAC), -Non-international armed conflict (NIAC), -Internal disturbances, tensions etc. -Parties to the conflict -Termination of conflict	--
4)	Protection of prisoners of war (POW)	--
5)	Protection of civilian in armed conflict	--
6)	Special rules for belligerent occupation	--
7)	Means and methods in armed conflict and core principles: Distinction, military necessity, unnecessary suffering, Proportionality	--
8)	Midterm week (no class)	--
9)	Means and methods in armed conflict and core principles: Distinction, military necessity, unnecessary suffering, Proportionality	--
10)	Military objective and civilian objects. Combatant status	--
11)	Implementation and enforcement of IHL. Grave breaches of IHL (Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes)	--
12)	Implementation and enforcement of IHL. Grave breaches of IHL (Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes)	--
13)	Humanitarian intervention by UN. International peace operations.	--
14)	Review for final exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

İ1. The Law of Armed Conflict, Gary D. Solis, Cambridge University Press, 2010 Barbaros Library catalogue number: KZ 6385.S65 2010

2. The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law, Edited Dieter Fleck. Third edition, Oxford University Press, 2013 (Available in Law Faculty Library). (Catalogue number is MB04919) The 4th Edition of the same book (e-book) is available for digital download from the Bahçeşehir University Library website. Log in to your library account using your user name and 2. password from the "out of campus access" option, then use the "BAU academic search page" and type in the name of the author or book.

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Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	13	2	26
Study Hours Out of Class	14	5	70
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
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