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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
EUR2061	International Law	Fall	3	0	3	6

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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:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU
Course Lecturer(s):	Instructor MEHMET CENGİZ UZUN Instructor İSMAİL PAMUK
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The purpose of the course is to introduce political science and international relations students to the main topics, sources, subjects and issues of the international law. The course covers a variety of topics in international law from sources, actors, subjects, areas and institutions of international law to the use of force and human rights. After explaining the main concepts, definitions, sources and development of international law, it discusses how the international law differs from domestic law, analyzes the founding elements and institutions of the international law. The state, as the main actor in international relations and law, and the related topics of international law about states, will take a detailed focus throughout the course. In addition, other major topics of international law will also be included in the course, such as treaty law, human rights law, law of seas, law of air space and space law, the UN, the use of force, settlement of international disputes, peaceful and diplomatic means in international law

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;

1. Comprehend how international system functions in accordance with international law.
2. Explain key concepts in international law;
3. Evaluate the states’ role in international system and politics;
4. Grasp the legal framework in which states and other actors of international relations interact;
5. Discuss current issues and disputes in international law academically;
6. Possess knowledge about the theory and practice in international law.
7. Possess knowledge on sources, subjects and institutions of the international law, the use of force and human rights.

Course Content

The history of international law; sources of international law; the law of treaties; states and recognition in international law; the UN; law of the seas, use of force in international law; human rights law.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Orientation
2)	Introduction to International Law
3)	Personalities and States in International Law
4)	Development and Sources of International Law
5)	States’ Territory, Succession, Jurisdiction and Responsibility in International Law
6)	UN and International Law
7)	MIDTERM EXAM
8)	Treaty Law I
9)	Treaty Law II
10)	International Law of the Seas
11)	Airspace, Outer Space and International Law
12)	International Law and Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes
13)	Use of Force, War and Conflicts in International Law
14)	International Law of Human Rights

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

* Shaw, M., International Law. Cambridge, 2008, Cambridge University Press.
* Evans, M. (ed.), International Law, New York, 2018, Oxford University Press.
* Evans, M. (ed.) (2019). Blackstone’s International Law Documents. New York: OUP
* Dixon, M., McCorquodale R. and Williams, S. (2016). Cases and Materials on International Law. New York: OUP.
* Kaya, İbrahim, Basic Documents in International Law, Ankara, 2016, Seçkin Yayınevi.
* Baylis, J. et. al. (2017) The Globalization of World Politics, Ch. 19, pp. 301-315. New York: OUP

References:

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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 30
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	13	39
Study Hours Out of Class	13	86
Homework Assignments	4	20
Midterms	1	1.5
Final	1	1.5
Total Workload		148

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)	Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society	4
2)	Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art	3
3)	Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area	1
4)	Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey	1
5)	Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product	2
6)	Being able to write a script ready to be shot	2
7)	Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment
8)	Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations
9)	Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages
10)	Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage
11)	Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white	3
12)	Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility	5