Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
8HUK 496HUMAN RIGHTS LAW2+0+02211.02.2025
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 It is aimed to provide students with information on issues such as the concept of human rights, legal sources of human rights, protection of human rights in the international arena, and the relationship between international human rights conventions and non-contractual documents and domestic law.
Course Content The concept of human rights includes the origin, scope, philosophical foundations, history of human rights and the protection of human rights within the scope of the UN and Regional systems.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Enver BOZKURT
Assistants Research Assist. Burcu ILGIN ŞENGÜL
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Bozkurt, Enver; Kanat, Selim; Bektaş, Sezercan; Uluslararası İnsan Hakları Hukuku, 6. bs., Yetkin Yayınları, Ankara, 2023.

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 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 2 60

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Students gain detailed information about the concept of human rights, their origin, scope, philosophical foundations and history.
2 Students will learn about the protection of human rights within the framework of the UN, the agreements and systems within its scope.
3 They will have knowledge about the American and African human rights systems within the regional systems.
4 They will have detailed information about the rights included in the ECHR, the scope of application of the Convention and the ECHR.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 İnsan hakları kavramı, insan haklarının kökeni ve kapsamı
2 Philosophical foundations and history of human rights
3 Universal system for the protection of human rights. UN charter and Human rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations Core Conventions on Human Rights
4 1. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 2. Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 3. Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 4. Eliminate all forms of discrimination against women Agreement on Removal 5. United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
5 6. Convention on the Rights of the Child 7. Convention for the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 8. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 9. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
6 1. International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid 2. Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Agreement on E. Protection of Human Rights in the United Nations System Non-Contractual Procedures Regarding
7 International Criminal Court. (Nuremberg Military Criminal Court, Tokyo Military Criminal Court) Humanitarian intervention. Terrorism and Human Rights.
8 AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM (Human Rights Documents Adopted in the 18th Century in America and Documents Concerning Human Rights Accepted in the 20th Century in the United States and the Current Situation)
9 AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM (Organization of African Unity (OAU), African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, Other Documents on Human Rights Prepared in Africa)
10 Rights Regulated in ECHR; Right to Life, Prohibition of Torture, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, Prohibition of Slavery and Forced Labor, Personal Freedom and Security, Freedom of Redress and Right to Fair Trial
11 Principle of Legality of Crimes and Punishments, Privacy of Private Life, Family Life and Communication, Freedom of Thought, Religion and Conscience, Freedom of Expression
12 Freedom of Assembly, Association and Trade Union, Right to Marry and Found a Family, Right to Marry and Found a Family, n. Secured by Additional Protocols Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
13 Scope of Application of the ECHR (in terms of place, time, person). The structure of the ECHR.
14 Scope of the ECtHR's jurisdiction. Financial structure of the court, Application to the Court. Nature and implementation of decisions.

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 5 3 2 4 1 5 1 2 4 5
C1 4 1 3 4 4 3 3 5 5 4
C2 5 5 3 2 4 5 2 4 3 2
C3 3 5 4 3 5 4 4 5 5 5
C4 5 4 4 4 2 3 3 4 5 5

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