Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1SBU506International Law3+0+03730.12.2025
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Master's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and International Relations (Non-Thesis)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course 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.
Course Content 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.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture
Discussion based lecture
Case study
Small group work
Group work
Activities within a Student Body or Research Project
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Cenker Korhan Demir
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Hüseyin Pazarcı (2006). Uluslararası Hukuk (Ankara: Turhan Kitabevi
Hüseyin Pazarcı (2006). Uluslararası Hukuk Dersleri:4.Kitap

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
Veri yok

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 15 3 45
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 15 2 30
Assignments 1 15 15
Presentation 1 20 20
Mid-terms 1 40 40
Final examination 1 60 60
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 7 210

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Recognize basic concepts and nature of international law
2 Identify the historical development of international law
3 Determine the sources and subjects of international law
4 Describe the nature and development of human rights and implementation through the UN system
5 Explore individual criminal responsibility in international law
6 Identify the concepts related with the law of sea
7 Recognize the state responsibility as a principle of international law and making and application of the law of treaties
8 Interpret the settlement of disputes from peaceful means to the categories of use of force and intervention through the UN system
9 Understand the UN structure and collective security system

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Giriş
2 - Tanım ve terim sorunu - Hukuk niteliği ve öteki hukuk düzenlerinden farkları - Uluslararası hukuk ve iç hukuk ilişkileri
3 Uluslararası hukuk kurallarının oluşturulması
4 Uluslararası hukuk kurallarının oluşturulması
5 Uluslararası hukukun kişileri
6 Uluslararası hukukun mekânsal kuralları (kara, deniz, hava hukuku)
7 - Uluslararası hukukta tanıma - Devletlerin uluslararası ilişkileri ve faaliyetleri
8 ARA SINAV
9 -Uluslararası sorumluluk -Uluslararası önlemler ve zorlama yolları
10 - Uluslararası toplumda uyuşmazlıkların çözümü
11 Kuvvet kullanma ve silahlı çatışmalar
12 Kuvvet kullanma ve silahlı çatışmalar
13 Öğrenci sunumları
14 Öğrenci sunumları
15 Öğrenci sunumları

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 4 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 1
C1 4 3 1 2
C2 4 2 2 1 2
C3 3 2 3 2
C4 3 2 2 1
C5 4 3 3 2
C6 3 3 1
C7 2 2 4
C8 4 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 1
C9 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1

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