Doctoral Program in Public Law

The Law of International Responsability(ÖHKHDR 301)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
ÖHKHDR 301 The Law of International Responsability 1 4 0 0 4 10
Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction English
Course Type Elective
Course Level Doctoral Degree
Course Instructor(s) Akif Emre ÖKTEM akifemreoktem@yahoo.com (Email)
Assistant
Objective To provide a general understanding of the law of international responsibility and liability of States, a deep knowledge on the consequences of breaches of international obligations and an outline of the implementation of State responsibility.
Content 1. Introduction / General Characteristics of International Responsibility / Codification of State Responsibility

2. Conditions for International Responsibility I: Internationally Wrongful Act

3. Conditions for International Responsibility II: Attribution of Conduct to a State

4. Conditions for International Responsibility II: Attribution of Conduct to a State

5. Conditions for International Responsibility III: Circumstances Precluding Wrongfulness

6. Conditions for International Responsibility III: Circumstances Precluding Wrongfulness

7. Consequences of International Responsibility / Notions of Damage and Injury / Types of Damages / Indirect Damages and Diplomatic Protection

8. Consequences of International Responsibility / Notions of Damage and Injury / Types of Damages / Indirect Damages and Diplomatic Protection

9. Content of the International Responsibility of a State: Obligation of Reparation / Modalities of Reparation

10. Content of the International Responsibility of a State: Obligation of Reparation / Modalities of Reparation

11. The Implementation of International Responsibility / Countermeasures

12. Responsibility for Gross Violations of Peremptory Norms: Aggravated Responsibility of States

13. Liability for Injurious Consequences of Acts Not Prohibited by International Law

14. Final Exam
Course Learning Outcomes 1. Students have knowledge of the nature of international responsibility;

2. Students can identify the breaches of international rules and the possible legal consequences thereof;

3. Students have knowledge of the rules on attributing responsibility to a State;

4. Students can analyze the facts of a case with application of relevant legal norms;

5. Students understand relations between international responsibility and other branches of international law;

6. Students have knowledge of how international responsibility is implemented;

7. Students have knowledge of the most significant decisions of the International Court of Justice.
Teaching and Learning Methods
References James Crawford, State Responsibility. The General Part, CUP, Cambridge, 2013.

James Crawford, The International Law Commission’s Articles on State Responsibility, Introduction, Text and Commentaries, Cambridge, CUP, 2007.
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Introduction / General Characteristics of International Responsibility / Codification of State Responsibility
2 Conditions for International Responsibility I: Internationally Wrongful Act
3 Conditions for International Responsibility II: Attribution of Conduct to a State
4 Conditions for International Responsibility II: Attribution of Conduct to a State
5 Conditions for International Responsibility III: Circumstances Precluding Wrongfulness
6 Conditions for International Responsibility III: Circumstances Precluding Wrongfulness
7 Consequences of International Responsibility / Notions of Damage and Injury / Types of Damages / Indirect Damages and Diplomatic Protection
8 Consequences of International Responsibility / Notions of Damage and Injury / Types of Damages / Indirect Damages and Diplomatic Protection
9 Content of the International Responsibility of a State: Obligation of Reparation / Modalities of Reparation
10 Content of the International Responsibility of a State: Obligation of Reparation / Modalities of Reparation
11 The Implementation of International Responsibility / Countermeasures
12 Responsibility for Gross Violations of Peremptory Norms: Aggravated Responsibility of States
13 Liability for Injurious Consequences of Acts Not Prohibited by International Law
14 Final Exam
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 1 50
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 50
Toplam 2 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 1 25
Presentation 1 25
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 2 50
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 2 28
Working Hours out of Class 14 10 140
Assignments 1 20 20
Presentation 1 4 4
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 50 50
Total Workload 242
Total Workload / 25 9,68
Credits ECTS 10
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