ECTS - Individual Application to Constitutional Court
Individual Application to Constitutional Court (LAW310) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Individual Application to Constitutional Court | LAW310 | Area Elective | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Experiment, Question and Answer, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This class aims to: • Develop knowledge and abilities of students on individual application to Constitutional Court which is a recently introduced and an effective remedy for protecting fundamental rights and freedoms; • Teach the students the legal aspects and conditions of individual application to Constitutional Court; • Develop knowledge of jurisprudence of ECHR which are cited in Constitutional Court judgments • Develop abilities of students to fulfill the requirements of making individual application to Constitutional Court |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The constitutional complaint (individual application to Constitutional Court) in comparative perspective; the provisions of the Constitution and Law on Constitutional Court, internal regulations of the Constitutional Court; rules on admissibility criteria; the types of decisions of the Constitutional Court and the enforcement of those judgements; some specific rights such as freedom of expression, personal liberty and security, right to respect for private life etc. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Individual application to Constitutional Court (constitutional complaint) as a protection mechanism of fundamental rights and freedoms (conceptual framework) | Ece Göztepe, Anayasa Şikayeti, Ankara Üniversitesi Yayını, 1998. |
| 2 | Individual application to Constitutional Courts (Constitutional Complaint) in comparative perspective | Tolga Şirin, Türkiye’de Anayasa Şikayeti, XII Levha Yayınları, 2013. Sibel İnceoğlu, Anayasa Mahkemesi’ne Bireysel Başvuru Türkiye ve Latin Amerika Modelleri, XII Levha Yayınları, 2017. |
| 3 | The rules of Constitution and the “Code on Establishment and Rules of Procedures of the Constitutional Court” concerning individual application to Constitutional Court (Legal framework) | Fazıl Sağlam, “Anayasa Şikayeti – Anlamı, Kapsamı ve Türkiye Uygulamasında Olası Sorunlar”, Demokratik Anayasa içinde, Ece Göztepe ve Aykut Çelebi (ed.), Metis Yayınları, 2012, ss. 418-466. Ece Göztepe, “Türkiye’de Anayasa Mahkemesi’ne Bireysel Başvuru Hakkının (Anayasa Şikâyeti) 6216 Sayılı Kanun Kapsamında Değerlendirilmesi”, TBB Dergisi, Sayı: 95, 2011, ss. 13-40. |
| 4 | The legal framework concerning individual application and the problems underpinned by the relevant regulations | Fazıl Sağlam, “Anayasa Mahkemesi’nin Ürettiği Yapay Bir Kavram: Ortak Koruma Alanı”, Metin Günday Armağanı, Atılım Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2. Cilt, ss. 1101-1164, 2020. |
| 5 | Procedure of individual application (formal requirements) | Tolga Şirin, Türkiye’de Anayasa Şikayeti, XII Levha Yayınları, 2013. Tolga Şirin, Bireysel Başvuru Usul Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayını, 2018. |
| 6 | Procedure of individual application (substantial requirements) | Musa Sağlam (ed.), Bireysel Başvuru İnceleme Usulü ve Kabul Edilebilirlik Kriterleri, Anayasa Mahkemesi Yayını, 2013. |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Admissibility criteria (Time limit; jurisdiction ratione personae, jurisdiction ratione loci, jurisdiction ratione temporis, jurisdiction ratione materiae; exhaustion of primary legal remedies, not manifestly ill-founded etc.) | Tolga Şirin, Bireysel Başvuru Usul Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayını, 2018. Musa Sağlam (ed.), Bireysel Başvuru İnceleme Usulü ve Kabul Edilebilirlik Kriterleri, Anayasa Mahkemesi Yayını, 2013. |
| 9 | Admissibility criteria (Time limit; jurisdiction ratione personae, jurisdiction ratione loci, jurisdiction ratione temporis, jurisdiction ratione materiae; exhaustion of primary legal remedies, not manifestly ill-founded etc.) | Tolga Şirin, Bireysel Başvuru Usul Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayını, 2018. Musa Sağlam (ed.), Bireysel Başvuru İnceleme Usulü ve Kabul Edilebilirlik Kriterleri, Anayasa Mahkemesi Yayını, 2013. |
| 10 | Examination of fundamental rights in the case law of the Turkish Constitutional Court: Right to fair trial, right to life, prohibition of torture and mistreatment, right to liberty and security, the presumption of innocence, right to respect for private life, freedom of expression and freedom of press, etc.) | Particular Constitutional Court judgments that found violation of rights and freedoms |
| 11 | Examination of fundamental rights in the case law of the Turkish Constitutional Court: Right to fair trial, right to life, prohibition of torture and mistreatment, right to liberty and security, the presumption of innocence, right to respect for private life, freedom of expression and freedom of press, etc.) | Particular Constitutional Court judgments that found violation of rights and freedoms |
| 12 | Types of Constitutional Court judgments ruled upon individual application | Ulaş Karan, Öğretide ve Uygulamada Anayasa Mahkemesi Kararlarının Bağlayıcılığı, On İki Levha Yayınları, 2018. |
| 13 | The legal consequences and enforcement of the judgments of Constitutional Court ruled upon individual application | Ulaş Karan, Öğretide ve Uygulamada Anayasa Mahkemesi Kararlarının Bağlayıcılığı, On İki Levha Yayınları, 2018. |
| 14 | The legal consequences and enforcement of the judgments of Constitutional Court ruled upon individual application | Ulaş Karan, Öğretide ve Uygulamada Anayasa Mahkemesi Kararlarının Bağlayıcılığı, On İki Levha Yayınları, 2018. |
| 15 | Free discussions in the class with students | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Ece Göztepe, Anayasa Şikayeti, Ankara Üniversitesi Yayını, 1998 |
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| 3. Tolga Şirin, Türkiye’de Anayasa Şikayeti, XII Levha Yayınları, 2013. | |
| Other Sources | 2. Ece Göztepe, “Türkiye’de Anayasa Mahkemesi’ne Bireysel Başvuru Hakkının (Anayasa Şikâyeti) 6216 Sayılı Kanun Kapsamında Değerlendirilmesi”, TBB Dergisi, Sayı: 95, 2011, ss. 13-40 |
| 4. Tolga Şirin, Bireysel Başvuru Usul Hukuku, Avrupa Konseyi Yayını, 2018. | |
| 5. Musa Sağlam (ed.), Bireysel Başvuru İnceleme Usulü ve Kabul Edilebilirlik Kriterleri, Anayasa Mahkemesi Yayını, 2013 | |
| 6. Sibel İnceoğlu, Anayasa Mahkemesi’ne Bireysel Başvuru Türkiye ve Latin Amerika Modelleri, XII Levha Yayınları, 2017 | |
| 7. Muharrem İlhan Koç ve Recep Kaplan, Bireysel Başvuru Kabul Edilebilirlik Kriterleri, Anayasa Mahkemesi Yayını, 2017 | |
| 8. Murat Erdoğan, Anayasa Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuruda Temel Hak ve Özgürlüklerin Yorumu, Lykeion Yayınları, 2019 | |
| 9. Fazıl Sağlam, “Anayasa Mahkemesi’nin Ürettiği Yapay Bir Kavram: Ortak Koruma Alanı”, Metin Günday Armağanı, Atılım Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2. Cilt, ss. 1101-1164, 2020 | |
| 10. Fazıl Sağlam, “Anayasa Şikayeti – Anlamı, Kapsamı ve Türkiye Uygulamasında Olası Sorunlar”, Demokratik Anayasa içinde, Ece Göztepe ve Aykut Çelebi (ed.), Metis Yayınları, 2012, ss. 418-466 | |
| 11. Ulaş Karan, Öğretide ve Uygulamada Anayasa Mahkemesi Kararlarının Bağlayıcılığı, On İki Levya Yayınları, 2018 |
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 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 70 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 1 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 99 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| 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 | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 75 | ||