Public Law Master Program

Debate on the Theory of Rights(KHYL-118)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
KHYL-118 Debate on the Theory of Rights 1 3 0 0 3 7
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Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Type Elective
Course Level Masters Degree
Course Instructor(s) Birden GÜNGÖREN BULGAN birdengungorenbulgan@gmail.com (Email)
Assistant
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).
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
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Theory Topics
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
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 0 0
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 0 0
Toplam 0 0
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 1 60
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 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0
Reports 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0
Seminar 0 0
Other 0 0
Toplam 2 100
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Total Workload 0
Total Workload / 25 0,00
Credits ECTS 0
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