International Law I(HUK273)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUK273 | International Law I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Akif Emre ÖKTEM akifemreoktem@yahoo.com (Email) Ceren Zeynep PİRİM KIZILCA (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | To present fundamental knowledge about the international society and its legal organisation, to ensure the laying of a rigorous legal groundwork in order for students to utilise within subsequent relevant courses such as Public International Law II, Human Rights Law and European Union Law. |
| Content | This course consists of two parts: In the first part, sources of international law and the historical development of international law are treated; in the second part the concept of international legal personality is introduced, hence the rights and obligations of States, international organisations and natural persons are analysed. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | The comprehension by the student of the objectives introduced above and the grasping of the legal organisation and modus operandi of the international society. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Conferences, distribution of case material and articles and the lecture thereof. |
| References |
1. Nguyen Quoc Dinh, Patrick Daillier et Alain Pellet, Droit international public, 7me ed., L.G.D.J., 2009 2. Hüseyin Pazarcı, Uluslararası Hukuk, Turhan kitabevi, 2008 3. Ian Brownlie, Principles of Public International Law, Oxford University Press, 7th edition, 2009 4. Jean Combacau – Serge Sur, Droit international public, 8e ed.Montchrestien, 2008 5. Pierre-Marie Dupuy, Droit international public, 8me ed., Dalloz, 2006 6. Dominique Carreau, Droit International, 10e ed., Pedone, 2009 7. Emmanuel Decaux, Droit International Public, Dalloz, 6me ed. 2008 8. Antonio Casese, International Law, 2e ed. Oxford, 2005 9. Andreas Lowenfeld, International Economic Law, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, 2008 |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to international law and its history |
| 2 | Sources of international law: Introduction to the law of treaties |
| 3 | Conclusion of treaties |
| 4 | Validity of treaties |
| 5 | Legal effects and interpretation of treaties |
| 6 | Extinction of treaties |
| 7 | Customary international law |
| 8 | Customary international law (continued) |
| 9 | Other sources of international law |
| 10 | The interplay between municipal law and international law, the legal basis of international law |
| 11 | International legal personality, States under international law |
| 12 | States under international law (continued) |
| 13 | Succession and recognition of States |
| 14 | International organisations |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 1 | 40 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Recognizing fundamental legal concepts, defining, interpreting and using them. | X | ||||
| 2 | Recognizing fundamental disciplines of law and their content, including legislation, case-law and the doctrine in the relevant discipline. | X | ||||
| 3 | Recognizing positive norms in the legislation and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology. | X | ||||
| 4 | Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems. | X | ||||
| 5 | Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyse and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy. | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions. | X | ||||
| 7 | Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems. | X | ||||
| 8 | Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system. | X | ||||
| 9 | Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in Turkish, French and English verbally or in writing, being able to report personal opinion concerning a legal problem verbally or in writing in a persuasive manner. | X | ||||
| 10 | Being able to follow up the local and international legal literature, to update technical legal knowledge permanently, to use information technology in an efficient manner in order to achieve these goals. | X | ||||
| 11 | Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems. | X | ||||
| 12 | Respecting human rights and universal principals and notions of law. | X | ||||
| 13 | Respecting the ethical standarts, good faith, fairness and equity principals. | X | ||||
| 14 | Being sensitive to social problems, democracy, laicism and rule of law principal. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 82 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 3,28 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 3 | ||