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COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
International Law II LW 208 Spring 03+00+00 Compulsory 3 4
Academic Unit: Faculty of Law
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: None
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Course Unit: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: - -
Course Objectives: To provide students with an understanding of public international law, the basic legal systems that regulate the relations between governments and to examine in detail the legal structure of the international community with the state as its principal actor
Course Contents: The settlement of international disputes, the use of force, the international courts and tribunals as the mechanisms for the peaceful settlement of disputes, the United Nations, its role, organs and activities will be examined. The course will also touch upon the international protection of human rights and the international humanitarian law.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- The students will have learned the concept of responsibility of state in International Law and the ability to analyse.
  • 2- The students will have learned the methods of reparations damages resulting from state responsibility.
  • 3- The student will have learned main concepts of Law of the Sea and the concept of delimitation of marine areas.
  • 4- The students will have learned the main problems Turkey encounter in the area of International Law of the Sea.
  • 5- The students will have learned the concept of continental shelf and the high seas and the rights and obligations of states in these areas.
  • 6- The students will have learned the prohibition on the use of force in International Law
  • 7- The students will have learned the exceptions to the rule on prohibition on the use of force.
  • 8- The students will have learned the concept self-defence and use as well as its reflections in International Law in relation to rule of prohibition on use of force.
  • 9- The students will have learned the concept humanitarian intervention in International Law in relation to rule of prohibition on use of force.
  • 10- The students will have learned the practice of UN and NATO in International Law in relation to rule of prohibition on use of force
  • 11- The student will have learned the main issues with regard to protection of human rights in International Law.
  • 12- The student will have learned the concepts of international and internal armed conflict and their regulation in International Law.
  • 13- The students will have learned the protection of environment in international law and the relevant legal framework.
  • 14- The students will have learned the main issues in the area of Air and Space Law in International Law.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Lecture, question&answer, case studies and discussion.


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
1 Responsibility of State in International Law
2 Responsibility of State in International Law-methods of reparation
3 Law of the Sea-delimitation of maritime zones-internal waters-territorial waters
4 Law of the Sea-Contiguous zone-Exclusive Economic Zone
5 Law of the Sea-Continental shelf-High Seas
6 Use of force in international law
7 Use of force in international law-exceptions
8 Use of force in international law-right to self defence
9 Use of force-humanitarian intervention
10 Use of force-UN-NATO Case Study
11 International protection of human rights
12 International humanitarian law-law of armed conflict-protection of civilians-grave breaches of Geneva Conventions
13 International protection of environment
14 International law of aviation and space law


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

- GÜNDÜZ, ASLAN, MİLLETLERARASI HUKUK, (ED. R. VOLKAN GÜNEL), ISTANBUL, 2013, BETA.
PETER MALANCHZUK, AKEHURT?S INTERNATİONAL LAW, ROUTLEDGE, 2011.


OTHER COURSE RESOURCES

- BROWNLİE, IAN, PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW, OUP, 2006.
- PAZARCI, HÜSEYİN, ULUSLARARASI HUKUK DERSLERİ, TURHAN YAYINLARI, ANKARA, 2009.
-Bowett, D. W. "Self-Defence in International Law", Manchester University Press, (1958)
Cassese, A, International Law, OUP, (2001)
Dixon M. & MCCorqupdale, "Cases and Materials on International Law", 4th Edition, OUP, (2003)
Gray, C. "International Law and the Use of Force", OUP (2011)
Higgins, R, "Problems & Process, International Law and How we Use it", Clarendon Press, Oxford (1994)
Jennings, R. and Watts, A. (Editors), Oppenheim`s International Law, Vol. 1, Longman (1992)
Sarooshi, D. "The United Nations and Development of Collective Security", OUP, Oxford, (1999)
Simma, B. "The Charter of the United Nations", A Commentary, OUP, Oxford (2002)


ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes 1 40
Final Exam 1 60
Total: 2 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
Course Hours14342
Homework Assigments22550
Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.)21020
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes111
Final Exam122
Total Workload (hour):115


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)

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