ECTS - The Practice of European Convention on Human Rights

The Practice of European Convention on Human Rights (KMH538) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
The Practice of European Convention on Human Rights KMH538 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies .
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Prof.Dr.Kerem Altıparmak
Course Assistants
Course Objectives It is aimed that the students shall comprehend the European Convention on Human Rights and case-law of ECHR.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • The students shall apply and argue the rights prescribed in the Convention and the application procedures, evaluate the case-law of the Court.
Course Content The rights prescribed by the Convention and application procedures to the Court.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 The preparartion process of ECoHR, the position of ECoHR in the other human rights documents, composition and authority of ECHR, the effect of the judgements, the interpretation of ECoHR as a living instrument Procedural rules fort he applications and the case-law of the Court Harris, M. O'boyle, Buckley, Bates, Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, 2013.
2 Procedural rules fort he applications and the case-law of the Court Sibel İnceoğlu vd., İnsan Hakları Avrupa Sözleşmesi ve Anayasa: Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru Kapsamında Bir İnceleme, Beta Yayınları, 2013.
3 Transformation of the ECoHR through the protocols and some important effects of the Protocols Martyn Bond, An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2018. (Other resources will recommended regarding the relevant rights.)
4 Right to life, positive obligations of the States, some procedural and substantial violation examples, Protocol no. 6 Martyn Bond, An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2018. (Other resources will recommended regarding the relevant rights.)
5 Prohibition of torture: Scope and case-law of ECHR Harris, M. O'boyle, Buckley, Bates, Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, 2013. Sibel İnceoğlu vd., İnsan Hakları Avrupa Sözleşmesi ve Anayasa: Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru Kapsamında Bir İnceleme, Beta Yayınları, 2013. Martyn Bond, An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2018. (Other resources will recommended regarding the relevant rights.)
6 Right to liberty and security and case-law of ECHR Harris, M. O'boyle, Buckley, Bates, Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, 2013. Sibel İnceoğlu vd., İnsan Hakları Avrupa Sözleşmesi ve Anayasa: Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru Kapsamında Bir İnceleme, Beta Yayınları, 2013. Martyn Bond, An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2018. (Other resources will recommended regarding the relevant rights.)
7 Right to fair trial and case-law of ECHR (ı) Harris, M. O'boyle, Buckley, Bates, Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, 2013. Sibel İnceoğlu vd., İnsan Hakları Avrupa Sözleşmesi ve Anayasa: Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru Kapsamında Bir İnceleme, Beta Yayınları, 2013. Martyn Bond, An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2018. (Other resources will recommended regarding the relevant rights.)
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Right to fair trial and case-law of ECHR (ıı) Harris, M. O'boyle, Buckley, Bates, Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, 2013. Sibel İnceoğlu vd., İnsan Hakları Avrupa Sözleşmesi ve Anayasa: Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru Kapsamında Bir İnceleme, Beta Yayınları, 2013. Martyn Bond, An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2018. (Other resources will recommended regarding the relevant rights.)
10 Right to respect for private and family life and case-law of ECHR Harris, M. O'boyle, Buckley, Bates, Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, 2013. Sibel İnceoğlu vd., İnsan Hakları Avrupa Sözleşmesi ve Anayasa: Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru Kapsamında Bir İnceleme, Beta Yayınları, 2013. Martyn Bond, An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2018. (Other resources will recommended regarding the relevant rights.)
11 Freedom of thought, conscience and religion and case-law of ECHR Harris, M. O'boyle, Buckley, Bates, Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, 2013. Sibel İnceoğlu vd., İnsan Hakları Avrupa Sözleşmesi ve Anayasa: Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru Kapsamında Bir İnceleme, Beta Yayınları, 2013. Martyn Bond, An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2018. (Other resources will recommended regarding the relevant rights.)
12 Freedom of expression and case-law of ECHR Harris, M. O'boyle, Buckley, Bates, Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, 2013. Sibel İnceoğlu vd., İnsan Hakları Avrupa Sözleşmesi ve Anayasa: Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru Kapsamında Bir İnceleme, Beta Yayınları, 2013. Martyn Bond, An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2018. (Other resources will recommended regarding the relevant rights.)
13 Freedom of assembly and association and case-law of ECHR Harris, M. O'boyle, Buckley, Bates, Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, 2013. Sibel İnceoğlu vd., İnsan Hakları Avrupa Sözleşmesi ve Anayasa: Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru Kapsamında Bir İnceleme, Beta Yayınları, 2013. Martyn Bond, An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2018. (Other resources will recommended regarding the relevant rights.)
14 Prohibition of discrimination (article 14 and Protocol no. 12) and case-law of ECHR Harris, M. O'boyle, Buckley, Bates, Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, 2013. Sibel İnceoğlu vd., İnsan Hakları Avrupa Sözleşmesi ve Anayasa: Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru Kapsamında Bir İnceleme, Beta Yayınları, 2013. Martyn Bond, An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2018. (Other resources will recommended regarding the relevant rights.)
15 Derogation in time of emergency and case-law of ECHR Harris, M. O'boyle, Buckley, Bates, Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, 2013. Sibel İnceoğlu vd., İnsan Hakları Avrupa Sözleşmesi ve Anayasa: Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru Kapsamında Bir İnceleme, Beta Yayınları, 2013. Martyn Bond, An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2018. (Other resources will recommended regarding the relevant rights.)
16 FINAL EXAM

Sources

Course Book 1. Harris, M. O'boyle, Buckley, Bates, Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayınları, 2013.
2. Sibel İnceoğlu vd., İnsan Hakları Avrupa Sözleşmesi ve Anayasa: Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru Kapsamında Bir İnceleme, Beta Yayınları, 2013.
3. Martyn Bond, An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2018.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 10 1
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 2 10
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 15 1
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 28 62
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 Skills to understand, compare and paraphrase the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law.
2 Skills to solve problems using a critical point of view when necessary , to determine and analyse the theoretical and implementation problems of law
3 Contribution to understanding, planning, exercising and coordinating the functionss of law, by explaining and practising
4 Skills to understand the strategic, tactical and practical sides of public law.
5 Skills to understand the local, national, international, universal and supranational sides of public law
6 Skills to understand the modern methods and differences of law
7 Skills to participate in/inter disciplinary group works successfully
8 Skills to adopt open minded behaviors in the way of learning and attempting
9 Skills to assimilate and carry the rules of ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility
10 Skills to use Turkish efficiently in writing and speaking, and have the communication talent that is required by a law related career
11 Skills to approach critically and creatively on the legal and social problems in terms of rule of law and ideal of justice
12 Skills to understand and practice the national and international sides of law through case law and judicial implementations
13 Skills to prepare/present a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethic and rules
14 Skills to use vocational information technologies efficiently in solving legal problems
15 Skills to reinforce knowledge of foreign languages and command of legal terminolgy

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 13 1 13
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 6 6
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 4 4
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 4 4
Total Workload 75