Turkish Constitutional Law (HUK112) | GSÜ

Content

Objective

Examination of the basic principles and concepts of Turkish and French constitutional law.

Course Content

Constitutional law

Course Learning Outcomes

- The Turkish constitutional order under the 1982 Constitution.
- The French constitutional order under the Fifth Republic.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Explaining and lecturing

References

Yavuz ATAR, Türk Anayasa Hukuku, Mimoza, 5. Bası, Konya, 2009.

Süheyl BATUM, 99 Soruda Neden ve Nasıl Çağdaş Bir Anayasa, XII Levha, İstanbul, 2009.

Naz ÇAVUŞOĞLU, Anayasa Notları, Beta, 1997.

Cem EROĞUL, Anatüzeye Giriş, 10. Bası, İmaj, Ankara, 2009.

Zafer GÖREN, Anayasa Hukuku, Seçkin, Ankara, 2006.

2010.

Kemal GÖZLER, Türk Anayasa Hukuku Dersleri, Ekin, Bursa, 2010.

A. Şeref GÖZÜBÜYÜK, Anayasa Hukuku, Turhan Kitabevi, 16. Bası, Ankara, 2008.

İbrahim Ö. KABOĞLU, Anayasa Hukuku Dersleri, Legal, 4. Baskı, İstanbul, 2009.

B. Emrah ODER-O. Korkut KANADOĞLU, Uygulamalı Anayasa Hukuku, Beta, İstanbul, 2008.

Ergun ÖZBUDUN, Türk Anayasa Hukuku, Yetkin, 11. Baskı, Ankara, 2010.

Attila ÖZER, Anayasa Hukuku, Turhan Kitabevi, 2. Bası, Ankara, 2005.

Yavuz SABUNCU, Anayasaya Giriş, İmaj, 13. Bası, Ankara, 2007.

Mümtaz SOYSAL, Yüz Soruda Anayasanın Anlamı, Gerçek, 11. Baskı, İstanbul, 1997.

Bülent TANÖR- Necmi YÜZBAŞIOĞLU, 1982 Anayasasına Göre Türk Anayasa Hukuku, Beta, İstanbul, 2010.

Erdoğan TEZİÇ, Anayasa Hukuku, Beta, 13. Bası, İstanbul, 2009.

Bülent YAVUZ-Hasan TUNÇ-Faruk BİLİR, Türk Anayasa Hukuku, Asil, Ankara, 2009.

ARDANT (P.), Institutions politiques et Droit constitutionnel, LGDJ (Coll. Manuels), dernière ed.

BURDEAU (G.), HAMON (F.), TROPER (M.), Droit constitutionnel et Institutions politiques, LGDJ, dernière ed.

CHAGNOLLAUD (D.), Droit constitutionnel contemporain, t. 2, A. Colin.

CHANTEBOUT (B.), Droit constitutionnel et science politique, A. Colin.

COHENDET (M.-A.), Droit constitutionnel, Montchrestien, dernière ed.

DUHAMEL (O.), Droit constitutionnel et politique, Seuil, dernière ed.

FAVOREU (L.) et alii, Droit constitutionnel, Dalloz (coll. Précis), dernière ed.

GICQUEL (J.), Droit constitutionnel et institutions politiques, Montchrestien (coll. Domat), dernière ed.

LAVROFF (D.-G.), Le droit constitutionnel de la Vème République, Dalloz (précis), dernière ed.

QUERMONNE (J.-L.) et CHAGNOLLAUD (D.), Le gouvernement de la France sous la Vème République, Fayard, dernière ed.

ROUSSEAU (D) et VİALA (A), Droit constitutionnel, Montchrestien, dernière ed.

ROUSSEAU (D), La République se meurt, vive la démocratie, O. Jacob, 2007.

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Weekly Contents

Theory Topics
Week	Weekly Contents
1	Preparation of the 1982 Constitution - The Birth of the Fifth Republic
2	The main features of the Constitution of 1982 - The appointment of the President of the Republic
3	The basic principles of the Republic: Human rights, democracy and nationalism of Atatürk - The powers of the President of the Republic
4	The basic principles of the Republic: Secularism, the welfare state - The principle of the irresponsibility of the President of the Republic
5	The basic principles of the Republic: the rule of law - The government
6	The legal regime of human rights - The powers of the government
7	The legal regime of fundamental rights under the state of emergency - The political responsibility of the government and the criminal responsibility of the ministers
8	Midterm examination
9	Legislative power: The institution of the parliament and the legal status of its members - The institution of the parliament
10	Legislative power: Internal organization and functions of the parliament - The field of the law
11	The Executive Branch: The President of the Republic - The law making process
12	The Executive Power: The Government - The Constitutional Council
13	The Judiciary: The institution of the Judicial Branch and the basic principles concerning the judiciary - The preventative control
14	The Judiciary: The Constitutional Justice - The repressive control

Practice Topics
Week	Weekly Contents
1	constitutional justice - history
2	constitutional justice - functions
3	constitutional justice - statute
4	Abstract review of constitutionality
5	Concrete review of constitutionality
6	Abstract and concrete review of constitutionality
7	Protection of basic rights
8	Midterm examination
9	Answers of the midterm examination
10	Protection of basic rights
11	Types of decision
12	Legal effects of decisions
13	Legal effects of decisions
14	Constitutional appeal

Assessment System

Contribution to Overall Grade
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

In-Term Studies
Activities	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
Total	0	0

Relation of Proficiency

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	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	5	70
Working Hours out of Class	14	4	56
Total Workload			126
Total Workload / 25			5.04
Credits ECTS			5