Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
4HUK 216Introduction to Practices of International Law II2+0+02201.11.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Law
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To define the main issues of public international law with the knowledge of general international law.It is aimed to gain basic knowledge in the field of international law, to gain the ability to access international law resources, to interpret today ` s world with the learned knowledge within the framework of international law.
Course Content In the first part of the course, the persons of international law, human rights law, human rights conventions, the European system, in the second part the ways of resolving international disputes, diplomacy and consular relations, in the third part, international responsibility and the use of force in international law are discussed.
Course Methods and Techniques International law is a course that involves both theoretical and practical work.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Fatih Tuğrul Demirkale ftugrul.demirkale@hku.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Devletler Hukuku (Enver BOZKURT/Yasin POYRAZ/ Selcen ERDAL, 11. baskı, Yetkin Yayınları, 2021)
Milletlerarası Hukukta Mevzuat (Enver BOZKURT, Yetkin Yayınları, 2021)
Course Notes The course on international law covers the legal rules that govern relations within the international community.

Course Category
Social Sciences %100
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 3 42
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 88

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 The general characteristics of international organizations, which are persons of international law, as well as the UN Organization, natural persons and the Right of Self-Determination are learned.
2 The concept of Human Rights, the protection of these rights within the framework of the UN, and the protection of these rights in European Systems are learned.
3 Diplomacy and consular law are learned.
4 Solution methods applied in international disputes are learned.
5 The concept of international responsibility, its historical development, conditions, legality and results are learned.
6 The historical development of the use of force and the use of force during the UN Organization period are learned.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Persons of international law, independent states, states with limited independence and recognition of states
2 State's territory, land, air and sea countries, maritime areas subject to the sovereignty of states, inland waters, territorial seas, straits, high seas and legal status
3 International organizations, their general nature, founding works and membership and organs of the UN Organization
4 Natural persons in international law, protection, representation, liability, international crimes, International Criminal Court and jurisdiction
5 The right to self-determination through the activities of the International Criminal Court
6 Human rights law, concept of rights, protection of human rights within the framework of the UN convention, other conventions, non-contractual procedures for the protection of human rights in the UN system
7 The European system on the protection of human rights, the Council of Europe and human rights, the practices of the ECHR and the supervisory mechanism of the ECHR
8 Midterm exam
9 International relations and diplomatic representation, diplomatic immunities and privileges, consular relations
10 International dispute resolution ways, peaceful ways, diplomatic ways, negotiation, friendly demarche, mediation, investigative commissions, conciliation commissions, judicial ways, resolution by international organizations, means of coercion, war and non-war coercion
11 International responsibility, its definition, historical development, conditions, acts against international law, the concepts of damage and causal relation
12 Connecting the tortious act to the person of international law, states and its types, state organs, acts of private persons, uprising and civil war, in terms of state or acts of rebels.
13 Reasons for compliance with law; consent/fault of the injured, self-defense, compensation for damage, force majeure, state of necessity, legal consequences of international responsibility, obligation and methods to remedy the damage
14 The use of force in international law, the use of force in the UN period, the principle of non-use of force, the situations where the use of force is allowed, the use of force by the decision of the UN Security Council, the Common Security Principle, self-defense, the UN peacekeeping force, regional organizations
15 Final exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
C1 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 3
C2 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 3
C3 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 3
C4 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 3
C5 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 3
C6 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant