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| USEC0040 | @Human Rights | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of SOCIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mustafa Taha DURMUŞ | | Co-Lecturer | Assistant Prof. Yasin Çağlar Kaya | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide a basic introduction to international human rights, their conceptual and historical foundations, as well as the main international legal instruments and institutions aimed at protecting and promoting human rights worldwide. Throughout the course, concrete case studies will be used to illustrate the range of human rights problems as well as the utility of the accountability paradigm to current international and national events and problems. The combination of theoretical approaches, legal analysis and an investigation into specific historical events and concrete case studies will enable students to acquire key skills in the application of human rights to their research and practice in a variety of areas. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | understand the historical background of the international human rights movement | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | identify the human rights and accountability dimensions in contemporary international affairs and issues | 7 - 8 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | critically assess the main international human rights legal instruments and institutions | 7 - 8 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | carry out competent and independent research into some aspects of the law relating to international regulatory institutions in the field of human rights. | 7 - 8 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Providing fundamental information about current international human rights regime, covering the main international and regional human rights instruments and the different monitoring mechanisms. A substantial part of the course is dedicated to the discussion of cases. In the context of recent developments, this course will address human rights topics such as freedom of expression, right to fair trial, the protection of minorities, etc. Current affairs on international human rights and student interests will also shape the topics to be discussed as case studies. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to law, the characteristics of legal rules, and the rules of social order will be examined. | | | Week 2 | Branches of law, the distinction between public and private law, and the hierarchy of norms will be discussed. | | | Week 3 | Constitutional law, fundamental constitutional principles, and the constitutional framework of fundamental rights and freedoms will be evaluated. | | | Week 4 | The concept, elements, characteristics of human rights, and the basic features of human rights law will be examined. | | | Week 5 | The historical development, classification, and transition of human rights into positive law will be discussed. | | | Week 6 | National and international sources of human rights law and major human rights instruments will be evaluated. | | | Week 7 | The regulation, limitation, and protection of human rights during states of emergency will be analyzed. | | | Week 8 | Human rights protection mechanisms within the United Nations system will be examined. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Regional human rights systems and supervisory mechanisms in Europe, the Americas, and Africa will be discussed. | | | Week 11 | The protection of human rights against legislative, executive, and judicial organs in domestic law will be evaluated. | | | Week 12 | Individual rights such as the right to life, prohibition of torture, liberty, and protection of private life will be examined. | | | Week 13 | Freedom of thought, expression, religion, assembly, association, and the right to a fair trial will be analyzed. | | | Week 14 | Economic, social, and cultural rights including labor, health, education, and social security rights will be discussed. | | | Week 15 | Political rights, citizenship, electoral rights, and contemporary human rights issues will be discussed. | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Halil Kalabalık, İnsan Hakları ve Kamu Özgürlükleri, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016 | | | 2 | - İnsan Hakları Evrensel Beyannamesi
- Medeni ve Siyasal Haklara İlişkin Uluslararası Sözleşme (ICCPR)
- Ekonomik, Sosyal ve Kültürel Haklara İlişkin Uluslararası Sözleşme (ICESCR)
- Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi
- Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasası (1982)
- Anayasa Mahkemesi Kanunu | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 8.04.2026 | 40 dk. | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 3.06.2026 | 40 dk. | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Total work load | | | 116 |
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