Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7PSIR431Human Rights3+0+03312.12.2024
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and International Relations
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The course aims is to examine the history, development, structure and efficacy of human rights. In this module, students will investigate the legal framework of the United Nations and regional systems relating to the protection and promotion of, inter alia, the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples, women’s rights, the rights of migrants and refugees, cultural rights, and the emerging field of environmental rights. Students will assess the remedies that exist for violations of human rights law in the various systems and examine practical case studies where relevant. This module provides a platform through which students can explore international human rights norms thematically. Reference will be made throughout the course.
Course Content TThe course aims to provide a basic introduction to human rights, their conceptual and historical foundations, as well as the main international legal instruments and institutions aimed at protecting and promoting human rights worldwide. The course will offer a variety of disciplinary perspectives on the subject of human rights starting most prominently from international law, but including also history, philosophy, social anthropology and theories of international relations
We will critically examine the international and domestic laws, actors, and institutions that play a role in the protection of human rights. We will examine the major sources of international human rights law        --        including treaties, customary international law, international soft law, and domestic law.
Course Methods and Techniques This course will be taught in lecture and discussion format.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Ercan SEYHAN
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Clapham, Andrew (2007), Human Rights – A very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press.
Course Notes Human Rights Clapham, Andrew, (2007)

Course Category
Social Sciences %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 15 2 30
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 15 3 45
Mid-terms 1 7 7
Final examination 1 8 8
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 90

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 learn where the concept of human rights came from and how the human rights movement has developed a set of obligations that apply worldwide and the rights of man and their discontents
2 Demonstrate competent knowledge in the historical development of human rights; the universal declaration of human rights and other human rights treaties adopted at the United Nations. Identify, explain, and analyze the major enforcement mechanisms for the prosecution of international crimes
3 Evaluate the various mechanisms and procedures for human rights law enforcement. Identify, explain, and analyze the nature and legal characteristics of Human rights foreign policy and the role of the United Nations
4 Critically assess specific areas of international human rights with reference to relevant legal instruments and contemporary cases about the international crime of torture
5 Identify and explain the major legitimate restrictions on freedom. Identify, explain, and analyze the nature and legal characteristics of Balancing rights - the issue of privacy
6 Have mastered a basic understanding of food, education, health, housing, and work; Discrimination and equality; the death penalty.
7 Evaluate the various mechanisms and procedures for Human Rights and Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Democracy, and Development
8 Identify, explain, and critically analyze the application of human rights and terrorism

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 First meeting, course introduction, syllabus review Clapham, Andrew, (2007) Clapham, Andrew, (2007)
2 Looking at the Rights p 1-22 Clapham, Andrew, (2007):1-22
3 The historical development of international human rights p 23-56 Clapham, Andrew, (2007):23-56
4 Human rights foreign policy and the role of the United Nations p 57-80 Clapham, Andrew, (2007):57-80
5 The international crime of torture p 81-96 Clapham, Andrew, (2007):81-96
6 Legitimate restrictions on freedom p 90-108 Clapham, Andrew, (2007):90-108
7 Balancing rights - the issue of privacy p 109-119 Clapham, Andrew, (2007):109-119
8 midterm exam Clapham, Andrew, (2007):1-119 Clapham, Andrew, (2007):1-119
9 Food, education, health, housing, and work p 119-143 Clapham, Andrew, (2007):119-143
10 Discrimination and equality p 143-152 Clapham, Andrew, (2007):143-152
11 The death penalty p 152-159 Clapham, Andrew, (2007):152-159
12 Human Rights and Foreign Policy -I p 197-210 Donnelly, Jack, (2013): 197-210
13 Human Rights and Foreign Policy -II p 197-210 Donnelly, Jack, (2013): 197-210
14 Human Rights, Democracy, and Development p 217-233 Donnelly, Jack, (2013): 217-233
15 General evaluation GClapham, Andrew, (2007):1-159 Donnelly, Jack, (2013): 197-233 GClapham, Andrew, (2007):1-159 Donnelly, Jack, (2013): 197-233
16 Final Exam GClapham, Andrew, (2007):1-159 Donnelly, Jack, (2013): 197-233 GClapham, Andrew, (2007):1-159 Donnelly, Jack, (2013): 197-233
17 Final Exam GClapham, Andrew, (2007):1-159 Donnelly, Jack, (2013): 197-233 GClapham, Andrew, (2007):1-159 Donnelly, Jack, (2013): 197-233

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 2 1 3 4 1 3
C1 5 5 2
C2 5 5 5
C3 5 5 5 5 5
C4 5 5
C5 5 5
C6 5 5 5 5 5 5
C7 5 5 5 5 5
C8 5 5 5 5 5

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