International Law I
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Content
Objective
To present fundamental knowledge about the international community and its legal organisation, and to establish a solid legal foundation that students can build upon in subsequent courses, such as Public International Law II, Human Rights Law, and European Union Law.
Course Content
This course is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the sources of international law and its historical development. The second part introduces the concept of international legal personality, analysing the rights and obligations of States, international organisations, and natural persons under international law.
Course Learning Outcomes
The student’s understanding of the aforementioned objectives, as well as their grasp of the legal organisation and functioning of the international community.
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures, case studies, and article readings.
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.
Weekly Contents
| 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 |
Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 2 | 100 |
| Activities | 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 |
| Make-up | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 40 |
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 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 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 |
| Make-up | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 82 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 3.28 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 3 | ||