Debate on the Theory of Rights
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Content
Objective
The aim of this course is to present and discuss different theories of law (natural law, historical and etic law approach). The discussions are based on a theorical framework. The discussions are about the critics after the french revolution (utilitarist, historical and traditional) and the debate about human rights today (universalisme/cultural relativisme).
Course Content
Theories of law (see subject headings)
Course Learning Outcomes
to discuss about the theories of law
Teaching and Learning Methods
Discuss about theories of law and presenting
References
Ed. Lynda S. Bell; Andew J. Nathan; Negotiating Culture and Human Rights, Ilan Peleg,Columbia Univ. Press, 2001,
Bertrand Binoche; Jean-Pierre Cléro, Bentham contre les droit de l’homme, Puf, 2007,
Edmund Burke, Reflexions on Revolution on France,
Benjamin Constant, La liberté des anciens et des modernes
Jack Donnelly, Teoride ve uygulamada insan hakları, Yetkin Basımevi, 1989
Alfred Dufour, Droits de l’homme, droit naturel et Histoire, Leviathan, Puf, 1991
Johann Galtung, Bir Başka açıdan İnsan hakları, metis, 1996
G.W.F. Hegel, Grundlinien der Rechtsphilosophie
Joseph Maistre, Ecrits sur la Révolution, Presses Universitaires de France, 1989
Thomas Paine, Human Rights
A.W. Rehberg, Recherches sur la revolution Française, Vrin, 1998
C. Savigny, Vom Beruf unserer Zeit für Gesetzgebung und Rechtswissenschart - 1814 (Günümüzdeki Kanun Koyma ve Hukuk Bilimi Mesleği)
Leo Strauss, Droit Naturel et Histoire, Flammarion,1953
Weekly Contents
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Natural law and positiv law |
| 3 | Traditionalist critic of natural law |
| 4 | Historical law school |
| 5 | Spinoza's Theory of law |
| 6 | Hegels slave and master dialectic |
| 7 | Human dignity |
| 8 | The laws of nature |
| 9 | Egality and liberty |
| 10 | Right to life |
| 11 | liberty of expression |
| 12 | human rights education |
| 13 | cultural relativity |
| 14 | Right to have rights |
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 | 1 | 40 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 1 | 60 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 100 |
ECTS
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assignments | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 1 | 84 | 84 |
| Total Workload | 175 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 7.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 7 | ||