| Course Code: | INR008 | ||||
| Course Name: | Human Rights Mechanisms | ||||
| Semester: |
Fall |
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. BİLGEN SÜTÇÜOĞLU | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Bilgen Sütçüoğlu | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | The goal of the course is to introduce what human rights entail and how they are practiced. |
| Course Content: | Basic human rights philosophy, principles, instruments and institutions, an overview of current issues and debates in the field, dimension of the diverse complex body of international law of human rights that has both national and international application, key developments and documents in this field, related mechanisms of regional and global organizations with special focus on ECHR and its decisions on the issues about Turkey. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Perceive the philosophical foundations of human rights. 2) Learns the historical evolution of human rights. 3) Familiarize with the challenges against human rights. 4) Gain the ability to analyze and evaluate contextually various mechanisms of human rights. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | |
| 2) | Philosophical Underpinnings of the Human Rights | |
| 3) | Historical Evolution of the Concept of Human Rights | |
| 4) | Historical Context | |
| 5) | Prosecution of Crimes against Humanity | |
| 6) | Discussion of the Universal Declaration of HR | |
| 7) | Foreign Policy and HR | |
| 8) | Women's Rights | |
| 9) | Group Rights | |
| 10) | Group Rights 2 | |
| 11) | ECHR | |
| 12) | Presentations | |
| 13) | Presentations | |
| 14) | Discussion | |
| 15) | Finals |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Clapham, Andrew (2007) A Very Short Introduction: Human Rights. |
| References: | Ders Kitabı |
| Course Learning Outcomes | 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Program Outcomes |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Presentation | 1 | % 20 |
| Project | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | ||||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 14 | 1 | 15 | |||
| Project | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30 | |||
| Final | 1 | 21 | 2 | 23 | |||
| Total Workload | 125 | ||||||