| MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD) | |||||
| PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| LAW3014 | Legal Aspects of Food, Agriculture and Migration | Fall | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | En |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | |
| 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. |
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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 |
| 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 | ||
| Course Notes: | "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 |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | % 0 | |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | % 0 | |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | 1 | % 50 |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 6 | 78 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 108 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |