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Associate	TR-NQF-HE: Level 5	QF-EHEA: Short Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

MYO012

Course Name:

Human Rights Law

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Associate

TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Short Cycle

EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. MEHMET FATİH ÇINAR

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Öğr. Üy. MEHMET FATİH ÇINAR

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	It is aimed to learn the historical, philosophical and legal basis of the human rights and freedoms besides that how to reach the national and international protection mechanisms in order to human rights violations.
Course Content:	The basic concepts of human rights law is examined and also philosophical and historical development of human rights and freedoms. Information on the basis of human rights and freedoms in international and national legislation and various protection mechanisms are given.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Student has knowledge about the historical and philosophical basis of human rights and freedoms
2) Clarifies and explicates the human rights and freedoms
3) Knows the national and international protection procedures of human rights and freedoms
4) In case of violations of rights and freedoms, student may prepare the necessary documents, especially the individual application, to the Constitutional Court.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	General Information Related to Human Rights Law
2)	A Brief History of Evolution and Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights
3)	Types of Human Rights and Fundamental Principles of Human Rights Documents
4)	Fundamental Rights and Freedoms: Right to Life, Prohibition of Torture and Slavery
5)	Fundamental Rights and Freedoms: Right to liberty and security, Right of People who Deprived of their Liberty
6)	Fundamental Rights and Freedoms: Right to a Fair Trial, Right to No Punishment Without Law
7)	Fundamental Rights and Freedoms: Right to Respect for Private Life and Home, Freedom of Conscience and Expression
8)	MIDTERM EXAM
9)	Fundamental Rights and Freedoms: Freedom of Communication, Press, Assembly and Association, Application and Prohibition of Discrimination
10)	Fundamental Rights and Freedoms: Protection of property, Rights on Education, Political Activity, Freedom of Travel
11)	Fundamental Rights and Freedoms : Rights of Science, Work, Health, Disabilities, Child, Woman and Minorities
12)	Restriction of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
13)	National Protection Mechanisms on Human Rights: Individual Applicants Procedure to Constitutional Court and Some Other Organs
14)	International Protection Mechanisms on Human Rights: EUHR, UN Human Rights Committee, International Criminal Court
15)	FINAL EXAM

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Açık Öğretim Fak. Yayınları: İnsan Hakları ve Demokratikleşme Süreci, Anadolu Üniv. Yayınları-2015 Durmuş Tezcan / Mustafa Ruhan Erdem / Oğuz Sancakdar/Rifat Murat Önok, İnsan Hakları El Kitabı, Ankara 2010.
References:	Gölcüklü A. Feyyaz / Gözübüyük Şeref , Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi ve Uygulaması, Ankara 1996. Kapani Münci, İnsan Haklarının Uluslararası Boyutları, Ankara 2011. Kuçuradi İoanna, İnsan Hakları (Human Rights), İstanbul 2011. Ahmet Mumcu / Elif Küzeci, İnsan Hakları Ve Kamu Özgürlükleri, Ankara 2011.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) Has the ability to understand, comprehend and use what he / she reads as the basic legal concepts.	2	2	2	2
2) Has knowledge about the main differences and consequences of private law and public law.	2	2	2	2
3) Learns the analytical thinking method and has the ability to compare and use legal concepts.	2	2	2	2
4) Gains the ability to use theoretical knowledge in practical application through case studies.	2	2	2	2
5) Comprehensive knowledge of the structure and functioning of the judiciary can be done in order to determine the authorities in which legal problems can be solved.	2	2	2	2
6) Has the ability to access and use the information sources of the law effectively and has the ability of self-improvement in the vocational field by adapting to the changes.	2	2	2	2
7) Have comprehensive knowledge and skills about information technologies required by judicial mechanism.	2	2	2	2
8) To be able to have knowledge about the structure, duties and functioning of the state organization and follow the necessary legislation.	3	3	3	3
9) Have comprehensive knowledge about the individual's rights and obligations arising from the domestic law as well as the international law and is capable of reflecting this knowledge to the practical application.	3	3	3	3
10) Express the legal knowledge effectively both in written and oral form in accordance with the requirements of the profession.	3	3	3	3
11) It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer use license required by the field.	3	3	3	3
12) Has knowledge about pen legislation and can use forensic correspondence by using a quick keyboard.	3	3	3	3
13) Have knowledge about the specific rules and professional ethics of the professions in the field of law and have the competence to apply them to his / her profession.	3	3	3	3
14) He / She assimilates the structure and rules of the Turkish language and is competent to apply this knowledge to the accepted standards of legal texts.	3	3	3	3
15) He / she follows developments in his / her field and communicates with his / her colleagues at the A2 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criterion according to education level.	1	1	1	1

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Has the ability to understand, comprehend and use what he / she reads as the basic legal concepts.	2
2)	Has knowledge about the main differences and consequences of private law and public law.	1
3)	Learns the analytical thinking method and has the ability to compare and use legal concepts.	1
4)	Gains the ability to use theoretical knowledge in practical application through case studies.	3
5)	Comprehensive knowledge of the structure and functioning of the judiciary can be done in order to determine the authorities in which legal problems can be solved.	1
6)	Has the ability to access and use the information sources of the law effectively and has the ability of self-improvement in the vocational field by adapting to the changes.	1
7)	Have comprehensive knowledge and skills about information technologies required by judicial mechanism.	2
8)	To be able to have knowledge about the structure, duties and functioning of the state organization and follow the necessary legislation.	3
9)	Have comprehensive knowledge about the individual's rights and obligations arising from the domestic law as well as the international law and is capable of reflecting this knowledge to the practical application.	3
10)	Express the legal knowledge effectively both in written and oral form in accordance with the requirements of the profession.	2
11)	It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer use license required by the field.	2
12)	Has knowledge about pen legislation and can use forensic correspondence by using a quick keyboard.	2
13)	Have knowledge about the specific rules and professional ethics of the professions in the field of law and have the competence to apply them to his / her profession.	3
14)	He / She assimilates the structure and rules of the Turkish language and is competent to apply this knowledge to the accepted standards of legal texts.	2
15)	He / she follows developments in his / her field and communicates with his / her colleagues at the A2 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criterion according to education level.	2

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	1	2		42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	0	1		14
Midterms	1	7	1		8
Final	1	10	1		11
Total Workload					75