Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3HUK 207INTERNATIONAL LAW I3+0+03301.11.2026
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 Compulsory
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 definition of international law and its place in the legal order, the necessity of international law and theoretical views on it, the codification of international law, the relationship between international law and domestic law, the historical development of international law, and the sources and persons of international law in the third part.
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 international law course 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 To learn the definition of international law, its place in the legal order, its basis, necessity and codification.
2 To learn the relationship between international law and domestic law and its historical development.
3 Learning the main and auxiliary sources of international law and Ex Aequo et bono
4 One of the persons of international law, with the recognition of states, the issues within the scope of the state's territory are learned.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Definition of international law, objections to it
2 The basis and necessity of international law, natural law view, voluntarist view, objectivist views.
3 Codification of international law, pre- and post-UN codification studies
4 The relationship between international law and domestic law, monistic and dualistic views, regulations in Turkish constitutions and the place of international law sources in Turkish domestic law
5 The historical development of international law, its relationship with history and historical periods, the peace of Westphalia, the League of Nations period, the UN period and after.
6 Sources of international law, general information, material and formal sources.
7 The Statute of the International Court of Justice and the sources of international law.
8 Midterm exam
9 Fundamental sources of international law, international treaties, definition and classification, construction, language of international treaties, finalization, binding, entry into force.
10 Making and ratifying international treaties in terms of Turkish Legal System, 1921 Constitution system, 1924 Constitution System, 1961 Constitution system, 1982 Constitution and system and current changes.
11 Right of reservation, Jus Cogens (command rule), Effect of agreements on third parties, interpretation, Pacta Sund Servanda (covenant fidelity) principle, termination of agreements with registration.
12 Customary international law and its elements, basis, material element, psychological element, general law principles and discussions on it, its nature and content.
13 Ancillary sources of international law, judicial decisions and doctrine. ex aequo et bono principle.
14 Introduction to the issues within the scope of the state's territory with the recognition of states, which are persons of international law.
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

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