ECTS - Current Issues of Criminal Law

Current Issues of Criminal Law (KMH605) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Current Issues of Criminal Law KMH605 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies .
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Timuçin Köprülü
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The concept of criminal law, its duties, distinctions, general principles, historical development, resources, implementation rules and extradition are the basic topics of this course. Under these headings it is aimed to exhibit the basic principles of Turkish Criminal Law on the basis of judicial decisions. However, it is aimed to put forward the problems that have been going on in the field of criminal law, which have been going on or coming up recently.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • At the end of this course, the student defines the Criminal Law. Student, compares the past and present criminal law in the historical development of criminal law. Student explains the basic principles that dominate criminal law. Student designs the criminal law regime which should be based on the principles which are dominant in criminal law. Student solves problems by using the general theory of crime. The student discuss the current problems of criminal law.
Course Content Elements of a crime and causes influencing the crime; the ruling of Turkish Appeals Court; fictitious problems about criminal law.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Definition and historical developmant of criminal law CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
2 Definition of punishment norm and its feature CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
3 Principles that dominated the criminal law CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
4 Period of Turkish Penal Code No. 765 CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
5 The process of preparing the Turkish Criminal Code No. 5237 CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
6 Problems in the early periods of the Turkish Criminal Code No. 5237 CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
7 The compliance problem of the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237 and the Penal Code No. 5271 CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
8 Article 5 of the Turkish Penal Code and its problems CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
9 Problems of Turkish Criminal Code defined by the concept of intent and negligence CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
10 Problem of Determining the Legal Characteristics of the “Order of the Supervisor” and “State of Necessity” CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
11 Analayzing of the mistake on act and mistake on punishment norm CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
12 Changes in imprisonment CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
13 Changes in suspension/postponemt and other individualization institutions CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
14 The question of whether all the security measures in the Turkish Penal Code are a security measure CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
15 Examination of the medation institution in the context of state monopoly of punishment CENTEL - ZAFER - ÇAKMUT (corresponding chapter)
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Nevzat TOROSLU, Ceza Hukuku Genel Kısım, Savaş Yay.
2. Nur Centel – Hamide Zafer – Özlem Çakmut, Türk Ceza Hukukuna Giriş, Beta Yay.

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
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 Improves the knowledge of concepts, institutions and methods in the field of Public Law at the level of expertise. X
2 Makes original definitions and qualifications about legal concepts and methods. X
3 To analyze and evaluate the problems of public law relations by using the information obtained, reaches new and original results and thoughts. X
4 Evaluates an existing or a new concept or institution in the field of Public Law with a new thought, approach and method. X
5 Have the ability to understand and process the national and international dimensions of law by following court jurisprudence and practices. X
6 Have the ability to diagnose and solve public law problems. X
7 Gains original perspective in the field of public law. X
8 Has the ability to conduct research in the field of Public Law and to produce an original scientific work. X
9 Gains the ability to make oral and written presentations in accordance with academic and ethical rules. X
10 Establishes an effective communication in defending his / her original views and showing his competence in the field of public law issues. X
11 Has the ability to solve current legal problems within the framework of contemporary legal approaches. X
12 It contributes to the establishment and implementation of legal and academic ethical rules. X
13 It contributes to the establishment of the awareness of law and justice in the society and the process of sustaining it. X
14 Students will have the ability to interact effectively by using strategic decision-making processes in solving problems arising from legal theory and practice and affecting social life. X
15 It contributes to the theory and practice of law by publishing at least one scientific article in the field of Public Law in national or international refereed and / or reputable journals. X

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 4 56
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 5 3 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 8 4 32
Total Workload 151