Law

Human Rights Law I(HUK213)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
HUK213 Human Rights Law I 3 2 0 0 2 3
Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction French
Course Type Compulsory
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) Tayanç Tunca MOLLA tayanctmolla@gmail.com (Email) Julian FERNANDEZ (Email)
Assistant
Objective The goal of this course of Human Rights Law is to familiarize the stufents in their 2nd year with the European Convention on Human Rights. This course is designed to be an -non-exhaustive- introduction to the substantial law of the Convention. After a general presentation of the Convention and its Protocols (week 1), the question of the nature of the rights enshrined in the Convention and its Protocols, their holders and their classification (week 2) will be examined. Following these introductory weeks, the right to life (week 3), prohibition of torture (week 4), positive obligations of the State under the right to life and prohibition of torture (week 5), right to liberty and security (week 6), right to a fair trial (week 7), the principle of nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege (week ), the right to respect for private and family life (week 10), freedom of thought, conscience and religion (week 11), freedom of expression (week 12) and freedom of assembly and association (week 13) will be successively treated. Finally, the last class of the semester will be dedicated to the limitation of rights enumerated between articles 8 and 11.
Content Examination of the system of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Course Learning Outcomes Gaining knowledge about the rights enshrined in European Convention on Human Rights.
Teaching and Learning Methods Lectures, discussion
References - Jean-François Renucci, Droit européen des droits de l’Homme. Droits et libertés garantis par la CEDH, Paris, LGDJ, 2017, 552 p.
- Catherine Gauthier, Sébastien Platon & David Szymczak, Droit européen des droits de l’Homme, Paris, Sirey, 2017, 518 p.
- It is highly recommended to use online sources on the site of the European Court of Human Rights www.echr.coe.int, particularly the factsheets (under the Press section) and the case-law guides (under the Case-law section).
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 General presentation of the European Convention on Human Rights and its Protocols
2 Nature, holders and classification of the rights enshrined in the Convention
3 Right to life
4 Prohibition of torture
5 Positive obligations related to the right to life and prohibition of torture
6 Right to liberty and security
7 Right to a fair trial
8 Mid-term exam
9 The principle of nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege
10 Right to respect for private and family life
11 Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
12 Freedom of expression
13 Freedom of assembly and association
14 Limitation of rights enumerated between articles 8 and 11
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 0 0
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 0 0
Toplam 0 0
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 0 0
Presentation 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 100
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
Make-up 0 0
Toplam 1 100
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 2 28
Working Hours out of Class 14 2 28
Assignments 0 0 0
Presentation 0 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 14 14
Project 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Other Applications 0 0 0
Final Examinations (including preparation) 0 0 0
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 1 0 0
Make-up 0 0 0
Total Workload 70
Total Workload / 25 2,80
Credits ECTS 3
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