Constitutional Law I (KMH513) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Constitutional Law I KMH513 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Nur ULUŞAHİN
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To provide the student with a critical view on the constitutional concept, normative constitution and constitutional institutions, and to develop ideas about ideal constitution and change policies
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • At the end of the course, students can make comparative interpretations in the light of constitutional movements and philosophical debates.
  • They can solve practical discussions as technical equipment owners for constitutional problems.
  • Explain the functioning of constitutional organs and political institutions in general.
  • - They can criticize the law.
  • Can be able to explain the features of the construction technique
Course Content General principles of constitutional law, the notion of constitution (types of constitutions, the methods of constitution making and changing etc.), theories on sovereignty and political power; forms of the state; legislative, executive powers and the relations between them, government systems (parliamentary, presidential etc.); judicial review of

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Concept of Constitution, Constitutionalism and classification İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
2 Constitutionalism and classification İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
3 Constitutional Law and Resources İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
4 Constitutional Amendments İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
5 Concepts of power and sovereignty İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
6 State İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
7 Democracy İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
8 Fundamental Rights and Freedoms İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
9 Freedoms Institutional Constitutional Law: Legislative Institutions İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
10 Midterm
11 Structure and Functioning of Parliament İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
12 Political Parties and Election Law İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
13 Constitutional Court İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
14 Executive Organs İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
15 Administratio İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. İBA, Şeref. Anayasa Hukuku ve Siyasal Kurumlar Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008
Other Sources 2. İBA, Şeref. Anayasa ve Parlamento Üzerine İncelemeler, İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul 2010.
3. İBA, Şeref. Parlamento Hukuku, İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul 2009
4. İBA, Şeref.Parlamento İçtüzük Metinleri, İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul, 2009

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work 40
Percentage of Final Work 60
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
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 Skills to understand, compare and paraphrase the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. X
2 Skills to solve problems using a critical point of view when necessary , to determine and analyse the theoretical and implementation problems of law X
3 Contribution to understanding, planning, exercising and coordinating the functionss of law, by explaining and practising X
4 Skills to understand the strategic, tactical and practical sides of public law. X
5 Skills to understand the local, national, international, universal and supranational sides of public law X
6 Skills to understand the modern methods and differences of law X
7 Skills to participate in/inter disciplinary group works successfully X
8 Skills to adopt open minded behaviors in the way of learning and attempting X
9 Skills to assimilate and carry the rules of ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility X
10 Skills to use Turkish efficiently in writing and speaking, and have the communication talent that is required by a law related career X
11 Skills to approach critically and creatively on the legal and social problems in terms of rule of law and ideal of justice X
12 Skills to understand and practice the national and international sides of law through case law and judicial implementations X
13 Skills to prepare/present a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethic and rules X
14 Skills to use vocational information technologies efficiently in solving legal problems X
15 Skills to reinforce knowledge of foreign languages and command of legal terminolgy X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 2 32
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 10 7 70
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 132