Freedom Of Expression(HUK311)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUK311 | Freedom Of Expression | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Demirhan Burak ÇELİK dbcelik@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | Studying different aspects of freedom of expression in the light of national and international jurisprudence. |
| Content | In this course, different aspects of freedom of expression are throughly examined in the light of national and international jurisprudence. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | Increasing knowledge and awareness about freedom of expression. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Lectures, jurisprudence, discussion. |
| References |
-Yasemin İnceoğlu (der.), Nefret Söylemi ve/Veya Nefret Suçları, İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2012. -Taner Koçak/Taylan Doğan/Zeynep Kutluata(yay. haz.), Türkiye’de İfade Özgürlüğü, İstanbul: BGST, 2009. -Kemal Şahin, İfade Özgürlüğü, İstanbul: On İki Levha, 2009. -İfade Özgürlüğü: İlkeler ve Türkiye, İletişim Yay, İstanbul: 2007. -Relevant jurisprudence. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | The notion of freedom of expression |
| 2 | Foundations of freedom of expression |
| 3 | Freedom of expression and democracy |
| 4 | Political rights and freedom of expression |
| 5 | Freedom of the press and freedom of expression |
| 6 | Internet and freedom of expression |
| 7 | Academic freedom and and freedom of expression |
| 8 | Midterm exam |
| 9 | Religious values and freedom of expression |
| 10 | Hate speech and freedom of expression |
| 11 | Freedom of expression in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights |
| 12 | Freedom of expression in the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of the USA |
| 13 | Freedom of expression in the jurisprudence of the Turkish Constitutional Court |
| 14 | Freedom of expression in the jurisprudence of the Turkish Court of Cassation |
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 | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 28 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 1,12 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 1 | ||