Law

Nature and Law(HUK393)

Content
Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
HUK393 Nature and Law 5 2 0 0 2 2
Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Type Elective
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) Zeynep Özlem ÜSKÜL ENGİN zeynepuskul@yahoo.com (Email)
Assistant
Objective Explaining the relationship between nature and the law.
Content Basic Concepts
The Human-Nature Relationship I
The Human-Nature Relationship II
Protection of Nature in International Law
Protection of Nature in National Law
Ecology and Law
Environmental Rights as a Human Right I
Environmental Rights as a Human Right II
Environmental Crime
Urbanization and Environmental Problems I
Urbanization and Environmental Problems II
Climate Crisis
Ecological Crisis
Ecofeminism
Course Learning Outcomes 1. List the concepts and institutions related to Nature and Law and the relations between these concepts and institutions.
2. To be aware of the legal regulations, judicial decisions, their development and scientific evaluations related to Nature and Law.
3. Identifies the relationship between Environmental Law and Ecology and monitors, examines, interprets, evaluates and criticizes legislative texts, judicial decisions and scientific sources in the field with the methods provided by legal methodology.
4. List the problems encountered in the practice of environmental law.
5. Solves the legal problems encountered in the practice of environmental law.
6. Informs the relevant people and institutions on issues related to nature and law; conveys his/her thoughts and suggestions for solutions to problems in written and orally.
7. Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at least at the European Computer Using License Advanced Level required by the field of law.
8. Follows the information in the field of law and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level.
9. Defends and protects the character of the Republic of Turkey as a democratic, secular and social state of law based on the fundamental principles set forth at the beginning of the Constitution, respectful to human rights, loyal to Atatürk's nationalism, within the peace of society, national solidarity and sense of justice.
10. Has the honesty, justice and ethics required by being a jurist.
11. Has the ability to try to ensure that concrete disputes are resolved fairly, to follow legal regulations and to take part in the judicial process within this framework.
12. Has embraced the universal principles of law; has the competence to perceive and solve legal problems in terms of the law that is and should be.
Teaching and Learning Methods verbal lecture and visual presentation
References Books
Artickles
Internet
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Weekly Contents
Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Basic Concepts
2 The Human-Nature Relationship I
3 The Human-Nature Relationship II
4 Protection of Nature in International Law
5 Protection of Nature in National Law
6 Ecology and Law
7 Environmental Rights as a Human Right I
8 Environmental Rights as a Human Right II
9 Environmental Crime
10 Urbanization and Environmental Problems I
11 Urbanization and Environmental Problems II
12 Climate Crisis
13 Ecological Crisis
14 Ecofeminism
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Assessment System
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) 0 0
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 0 0
Relation of Proficiency
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
ECTS
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 2 28
Working Hours out of Class 0 0 0
Assignments 0 0 0
Presentation 0 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 4 4
Project 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Other Applications 0 0 0
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 6 6
Quiz 0 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 0 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0 0
Reports 0 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0 0
Seminar 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Total Workload 38
Total Workload / 25 1,52
Credits ECTS 2
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