Law

Turkish Constitutional Law(HUK112)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
HUK112 Turkish Constitutional Law 2 5 0 0 5 6
Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Type Compulsory
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) NECMİ YÜZBAŞIOĞLU nyuzbasioglu@gsu.edu.tr (Email) Özen ÜLGEN ADADAĞ ozen.ulgen@gmail.com (Email) Valentin Retornaz vretornaz@gsu.edu.tr (Email) Burcu ALKIŞ balkis@gsu.edu.tr (Email)
Assistant
Objective Examination of the basic principles and concepts of Turkish constitutional law in its historical context.
Content Turkish constitutional law
Course Learning Outcomes - Ottoman-Turkish constitutional history.
- The Turkish constitutional order under the 1982 Constitution.
Teaching and Learning Methods Lectures and case studies
References - Yavuz Atar, Türk Anayasa Hukuku, 11. Bası, Ankara: Seçkin, 2015.
- Süheyl Batum, 99 Soruda Neden ve Nasıl Çağdaş Bir Anayasa, İstanbul: XII Levha, 2009.
- Cem Eroğul, Anatüzeye Giriş, 15. Bası, Ankara: İmaj, 2016.
- Zafer Gören, Anayasa Hukuku, 2. Bası, Ankara: Yetkin, 2015.
- Kemal Gözler, Türk Anayasa Hukuku Dersleri, 21. Bası, Bursa: Ekin, 2017.
- İbrahim Kaboğlu, Anayasa Hukuku (Genel Esaslar), 12. Bsakı, İstanbul: Legal, 2017.
- Ergun Özbudun, Türk Anayasa Hukuku, 17. Bası, Ankara: Yetkin, 2017.
- Mümtaz Soysal, Yüz Soruda Anayasanın Anlamı, 11. Baskı, İstanbul: Gerçek, 1997.
- Bülent Tanör, Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri, 28. Bası, Yapı Kredi, 2017.
- Bülent Tanör/Necmi Yüzbaşıoğlu, 1982 Anayasasına Göre Türk Anayasa Hukuku, 16. Baskı, İstanbul:Beta, 2016.
- Erdoğan Teziç, Anayasa Hukuku, 21. Bası, İstanbul: Beta, 2017.
- Hasan Tunç/Faruk Bilir/Bülent Yavuz, Türk Anayasa Hukuku, 7. Bası, Ankara: Adalet, 2015.
- Necmi Yüzbaşıoğlu, Anayasa Hukukunun Temel Metinleri, 13. Bası, İstanbul: Beta, 2017.
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 The characteristics of the central and local governments in the ottoman empire and the 19th century refoms
2 The 1st and the 2nd constitutional monarchies
3 The period of the War of National Independence and the Constitution of 1921
4 The Constitution of 1924: single-party rule and transition to the multiparty system
5 The Constitution of 1961 and the preparation of the Constituion of 1982
6 The main features of the Constitution of 1982
7 The basic principles of the Republic
8 Midterm exam
9 The legal regime of fundamental rights
10 The legal regime of fundamental rights under the state of emergency
11 Legislative power: The institution of the parliament, the legal status of its members, its internal organization and functions
12 Executive Power: The President of the Republic, their legal status, powers and responsibility
13 Judiciary: The institution of the judicial branch and the basic principles concerning the judiciary
14 Judiciary: Constitutional justice
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 History and functions of constitutional justice, models of constituional review
2 Counstitutional Court: appointment of its members and its powers
3 Abstract review of constitutionality
4 Concrete review of constitutionality
5 Abstract and concrete review of constitutionality
6 Limitation and protection of basic rights
7 Limitation and protection of basic rights
8 Midterm exam
9 Answers of the midterm exam
10 Legal status of the members of the parliament and the President of the Republic
11 Types of decisions of the Constitutional Court
12 Implementation and effects of decisions of the Constitutional Court
13 Implementation and effects of decisions of the Constitutional Court
14 Individual application before the Constitutional Court
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
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 5 14 70
Working Hours out of Class 6 14 84
Total Workload 154
Total Workload / 25 6,16
Credits ECTS 6
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