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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
LAW4073 | Current Issues in International Law | Fall | 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 : | Instructor MEHMET CENGİZ UZUN |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor MEHMET CENGİZ UZUN |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The main aim of the Course is to provide in depth knowledge on specific legal issues which arise from international relations in today’s contemporary world. The Course aims not only to introduce but also to delve in to the major problems that arise from such issues in order to provide the students with the necessary legal tools for a better comprehension of the stakes and the possibility to foresee future legal problems. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Distinguishes the Major Sources of International Law and Determine the Institutional Framework of International Relations II. Recognizes the Major Instruments of International Law regulating inter-State relations III. Names the Contemporary issues and challenges dealt in the international sphere IV. Recognizes the legal framework applicable to the specific international problems V. Recognizes international mechanisms which implement international law VI. Recognizes regional mechanisms which implement international law VII. Differentiates international issues from domestic law issues VIII. Analyzes State practice with regards contemporary global challenges and determine emerging custom IX. Evaluates the points of friction between international law, human rights law and humanitarian law in order to distinguish possible solutions X. Determines developments in international law and possible future issues |
1. Week: International Law and Terrorism: The Definition Issue 2.Week: Main elements of Terrorism in International Law 3.Week : Terrorism and Humanitarian Law: Cross lines 4.Week : International Armed Conflicts and Terrorism 5.Week : Non-International Armed Conflicts and Terrorism 6.Week : Wars of National Liberation and Terrorism 7.Week : Self-Determination and Terrorism 8.Week : Paper Presentations 9.Week : Human Rights Law and Terrorism, State terrorism? 10.Week : Terrorism and Human Rights issues 11.Week : The Derogations from Rights Regime 12.Week : Fight against Terrorism under IHL 13.Week : Fight against Terrorism under IHRL 14. Week : Final Review 15. Week: Final Exam |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | 1. Week: International Law and Terrorism: The Definition Issue | |
2) | 2.Week: Main elements of Terrorism in International Law | |
3) | 3.Week : Terrorism and Humanitarian Law: Cross lines | |
4) | 4.Week : International Armed Conflicts and Terrorism | |
5) | 5.Week : Non-International Armed Conflicts and Terrorism | |
6) | 6.Week : Wars of National Liberation and Terrorism | |
7) | 7.Week : Self-Determination and Terrorism | |
8) | 8.Week : Paper Presentations | |
9) | 9.Week : Human Rights Law and Terrorism, State terrorism? | |
10) | 10.Week : Terrorism and Human Rights issues | |
11) | 11.Week : The Derogations from Rights Regime | |
12) | 12.Week : Fight against Terrorism under IHL | |
13) | 13.Week : Fight against Terrorism under IHRL | |
14) | 14. Week : Final Review |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | İşlenen konu doğrultusunda her hafta materyal sağlanacaktır/ Material will be provided on a weekly basis according to the subject dealt with. |
References: | None |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
Final | 1 | % 65 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 35 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 65 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 88 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
2) | To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level. | |
3) | To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them. | |
4) | To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends. | |
5) | To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner. | |
6) | To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents. | |
7) | To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. | |
8) | To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit. | |
9) | To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
10) | To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels. |