PUBLIC LAW (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
HUK6111 Tax Violations in the European Court of Human Rights Spring 3 0 3 11
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: Tr
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. GÜLSEN GÜNEŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. GÜLSEN GÜNEŞ
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to present the Turkish Tax System in the light of universal and constitutional principles and in a critical manner in terms of basic tax concepts, parties to the tax debt relationship, tax rights and duties, tax penalties, tax administrative remedies, tax jurisdiction and individual taxes.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

I. Question the relationship between fundamental rights and freedoms and taxation.

II. Gain the ability to access and distinguish tax rules in an interdisciplinary field.

III. Determine the attitude and balance between the state (tax administration) and the individual (taxpayer).

IV. Interpret tax facts in the light of legal and tax legal concepts and judicial decisions.

V. Develops critical approach skills about tax mechanisms and institutions.

VI. Access, interpret and criticize judicial decisions in the tax field.

VII. Generates tax solutions and makes projections by interpreting tax rules.

VIII. Gains the awareness and ability to have the rules in the field of tax law, from the lowest individual transaction to the highest objective rule, audited in the judicial function, including international jurisdiction.

Course Content

Introduction Course Resources, Explanations on Lesson Planning
Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in General and Their Interaction with Taxation
Legal Security and the Principle of Tax Legality
Human Rights and International / Supranational Conventions
International / Supranational Courts in General
Judicial Review of Tax-Related Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Disputes
European Court of Human Rights-General Organization and Functioning, Structure and Characteristics of its Decisions
Visa Week
Tax Disputes and the European Court of Human Rights
Rights and Duties of Taxpayers
Non bis in idem principle and ECtHR Decisions
Right to remain silent and ECtHR Judgments
Presentations
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Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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Sources

Course Notes:
References: • Selim Kaneti/Esra Ekmekci/Gülsen Güneş/Mahmut Kaşıkçı, Vergi Hukuku, Filiz Kitabevi. • Gülsen Güneş, “Verginin Yasallığı İlkesi”, İstanbul: On İki Levha Yayıncılık • Gamze Gümüşkaya, “Mülkiyet Hakkına Vergisel Müdahaleler Bakımından İnsan Hakları Avrupa Mahkemesi’ne Kişisel Başvuru”, İstanbul: On İki Levha Yayıncılık • 1982 tarihli T. C. Anayasası güncel metni • Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi güncel metni

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 0
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation 1 % 30
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 30
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
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
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 182
Presentations / Seminar 1 3
Project
Homework Assignments 10 70
Quizzes
Preliminary Jury
Midterms 1 3
Paper Submission
Jury
Final 1 3
Total Workload 300

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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