ECTS - Fundamentals Of Law for International Relations

Fundamentals Of Law for International Relations (IR111) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Fundamentals Of Law for International Relations IR111 1. Semester 3 0 0 3 7
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Özgün Tursun
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Enhancing the student's perception on law and teaching fundamental concepts of law.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Enhancing the student's perception on law and teaching fundamental concepts of law.
  • Students will be able to international norms, values and prevailed ethical rules in interstate relations.
  • Students will be able to interpret current issues in international relations within the frameowrk of international legal system.
Course Content Basic concepts of law and preliminary matters; general legal concepts and institutions of law and overview of the Turkish Legal System; interaction of law and economics; interrelated areas such as economic and social rights recognised in international legal documents; basic concepts of competition law.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Law Aybay (2015) Part 1, Chapter 1
2 Basic Characteristics of Law Aybay (2015), Part 1, Chapter 2
3 Difference between Norm and Rule Aybay (2015) Part 1, Chapter 3
4 Rules Regulating Social Relations Aybay (2015) Part 1, Chapter 4
5 Non-binding Rules Aybay (2015) Part 1, Chapter 4
6 Effects of Non-Binding Rules on Legal Rules Aybay (2015) Part 1, Chapter 4
7 Circumstances let Customary Rules be Applied as Legal Rules Aybay (2015) Part 1, Chapter 4
8 Midterm None
9 Introduction to Legal Rules Aybay (2015) Part 2, Chapter 1
10 Obligatory, Authoritative and Definitive Legal Rules Aybay (2015) Part 1, Chapter 6
11 Supplementary, Interpretative and Abrogative Legal Rules Aybay (2015) Part 1, Chapter 6
12 Sources of Law (Constituion, statute (act), treaties and other regulations) Aybay (2015) Part 1, Chapter 5
13 General Aspect of International Law and Differing its Legality from Municipal Law Aybay (2015) Part 2, Chapter 3
14 Subjects of Law Aybay (2015) Part 1, Chapter 4
15 General Summary None
16 Final Exam None

Sources

Course Book 1. Rona Aybay, An Inroduction to Law, Alfa Yayınları, 2015.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 20
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 20
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts, theory and methodology of international relations
2 Having an interdisciplinary perspective that combines other related disciplines X
3 Having adequate knowledge about the history of international relations and being able to examine international actors, events and historical processes X
4 Acquiring the ability of analytical thinking, critical analysis and developing rational argument X
5 Acquiring the ability to make analytical interpretations about the contemporary global issues; the current and future positions of regional and international actors X
6 Being able to use professional English to transfer her/his knowledge about the international relations using verbal, written and visual communication methods effectively X
7 Understanding the importance of several topics such as professional ethics, sustainability, environmental awareness, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values; being able to manifest and analyze the legal results of these issues X
8 Being able to analyze the issues by using the qualitative and quantitative research techniques of international relations

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 20 20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 30 30
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 35 35
Total Workload 175