The Principle of Equality in Economic Law(EHYL-377)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EHYL-377 | The Principle of Equality in Economic Law | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Masters Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Demirhan Burak ÇELİK dbcelik@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The aim of this class is, after outlining the concept of the principle of equality, to discuss how different juridictions like Constitutional Court, Court of Cassation, Council of State, Court of Auditors and European Court of Human Rights use and interpret the said principle in cases concerning economic law. |
| Content | Concepts of the principle of equality and the prohibition of discrimination; study of the case law of Constitutional Court, Court of Cassation, Council of State, Court of Auditors and European Court of Human Rights about the principle of equality |
| Course Learning Outcomes | Learning about the major approaches to the principle of equality and the prohobition of discrimination, gaining insight on how different jurisdictions interpret the principle of equality, being able to examine cases in the framework of the principle of equality |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Lectures, case law study |
| References | Relevant case law of different juridictions |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | The concept of equality and its history |
| 3 | The principle of equality and the prohibition of discrimination in international law documents |
| 4 | The principle of equality and the prohibition of discrimination in domestic law |
| 5 | The approach of the Turkish Constitutional Court to the principle of equality (general framework) |
| 6 | The approach of the European Court of Human Rights to the principle of equality (general framework) |
| 7 | Mid-term exam |
| 8 | Case law study: Decisions of the Constituional Court (constituional review) |
| 9 | Case law study: Decisions of the Constituional Court (individual application) |
| 10 | Case law study: Decisions of the Court of Casssation |
| 11 | Case law study: Decisions of the Council of State |
| 12 | Case law study: Decisions of the Court of Auditors |
| 13 | Case law study: Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights |
| 14 | Overview |
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) | 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 positive norms in economic law and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology, | X | ||||
| 2 | Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems, | X | ||||
| 3 | Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyze and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy, | X | ||||
| 4 | Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions, | X | ||||
| 5 | Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems, | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system, | X | ||||
| 7 | Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in economic law 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 | ||||
| 8 | 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 | ||||
| 9 | Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems, | X | ||||
| 10 | Being able to explain and utilize academic study methodologies in order to conduct academic research on a certain legal problem. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 20 | 2 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 140 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5,60 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 6 | ||