Urban Law(HUK358)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUK358 | Urban Law | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Özge AKSOYLU ÜRGER oaksoylu@gsu.edu.tr (Email) Sıla ÖZTÜRKLER sozturkler@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The objective of the course is to make students acquire the capacities and aptitudes stated under the title “Course Learning Outcomes” |
| Content | Sources of Zoning Law: Zoning Plans (upper scale and subscale plans, hierarchy of plans, piecemeal and supplementary zoning plans, modifications of plans, fundamentals on judicial review of plans), Zoning Program, Expropriation, Subdivision, Allotting and Amalgamation, Construction Permit, Occupancy Permit, Zoning Measures, Zoning Sanctions, Specific Zoning Regulations, Urban Transformation. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
- to have comprehensive information on the principles and rules of Turkish Zoning Law as well as the case law of Council of State, - to have ability to assess zoning law rules from fundamental rights and freedoms, particularly property rights perspective and to have a grasp of case law of national and international courts, - to have ability to solve legal issues on the implementation of administrative law procedure and case law to zoning law, - to have legal background on specific zoning regulations, - to learn legal rules on urban transformation and to have ability to consider the legal issues arising from them |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Lecturing and practical studies. |
| References | Academic writings, case law, course books, relevant legislation and student’s own study notes on the Subject. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sources of Zoning Law (Constitution, Zoning Law No. 3194 and other codes, regulations) |
| 2 | Plans in Zoning Law (upper scale plans and zoning plans, hierarchy of plans) |
| 3 | Plans in Zoning Law (piecemeal and supplementary zoning plans, modifications of plans) |
| 4 | Practical Studies: Case study on the judicial review of plans |
| 5 | Zoning Program – Expropriation |
| 6 | Zoning Program – Expropriation |
| 7 | Subdivision - Allotting and Amalgamation |
| 8 | Subdivision - Allotting and Amalgamation |
| 9 | Construction Permit - Occupancy Permit |
| 10 | Construction Permit - Occupancy Permit |
| 11 | Zoning Measures – Zoning Sanctions |
| 12 | Urban Transformation |
| 13 | Specific Zoning Regulations |
| 14 | Practical Studie |
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) | 1 | 40 |
| 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 | 1 | 40 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 36 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 1,44 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 1 | ||