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Language of Instruction
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Turkish
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Level of Course Unit
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Master's Degree
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Department / Program
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Political Science and International Relations (With Thesis)
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Type of Program
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Formal Education
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Type of Course Unit
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Elective
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Course Delivery Method
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Face To Face
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Objectives of the Course
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This course offers a general introduction to international law. It aims to have students understand key sources, actors and institutions of international law; enforcement of international law; settlement of disputes and the use of force.
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Course Content
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The course provides basic foundations of international law. After beginning with nature and historical development of international law, the sources and subjects of international law will be introduced to students. The course proceeds by international protection of human rights comprising sub-topics such as nature of human rights, development of international human rights law, United Nations system, regional protection of human rights and European Convention of Human Rights. Individual criminal responsibility in international law will be next discussion topic of the course. International criminal tribunals, international criminal court and international crimes will be explored under this title. Since the international issues considering the law of the sea always have been debated topics, the sea of law and related topics such as territorial sea, international straits, continental shelf will be studied during the course. Later, the course provides information over how the state could be responsible internationally for its actions. The treaties and their consent and application will be the next topic. The last five topics of the course are concerned with disputes, conflicts and their peaceful settlement or use of force. The armed conflicts will be analyzed based upon international armed conflict law principles and practices. The United Nations, UN system, and collective security system constitute the last topics.
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Course Methods and Techniques
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Lecture
Discussion based lecture
Case study
Small group work
Group work
Activities within a Student Body or Research Project
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Prerequisites and co-requisities
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None
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Course Coordinator
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None
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Name of Lecturers
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Prof.Dr. Cenker Korhan Demir
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Assistants
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None
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Work Placement(s)
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No
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Recommended or Required Reading
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Resources
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Hüseyin Pazarcı (2006). Uluslararası Hukuk (Ankara: Turhan Kitabevi
Hüseyin Pazarcı (2006). Uluslararası Hukuk Dersleri:4.Kitap
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