ECTS - Children's Rights and Children's Ombudsman

Children's Rights and Children's Ombudsman (LAW440) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Children's Rights and Children's Ombudsman LAW440 Area Elective 2 0 0 2 3
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Area Elective
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Sever
Course Assistants
Course Objectives It is aimed to understand the rights in the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the light of the function, procedures and decisions of the Ombudsman Institution Child Unit, which is an important application mechanism in the effective protection of children's rights in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the concept of the child's best interests.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • The student taking this course defines and distinguishes the concepts, principles and rights in the Convention on the Rights of the Child;
  • Knows the difference between the operation and decisions of the Ombudsman Institution and Ombudsman Institution Child Unit in Turkey from other remedies.
Course Content Rights in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the function of the Ombudsman Institution Child Unit in protecting children's rights.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Children’s Rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
2 Guiding Umbrella Rights in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child UN Convention on the Rights of the Children
3 The Concept of Violation of Rights, Remedies Against Childrens’s Rights Violations and the Role of National Human Rights Institutions in Children’s Rights Violations Paris Principles, Venice Principles
4 History of Ombudsman, Establishment of Ombudsman Institution, Duties and Powers Law on the Ombudsman Institution
5 Application Procedure and Ombudsman Institution’s Decision Types Implementation Regulations of OI Law
6 Ombudsman Institution’s Duties and Powers in the Field of Children's Rights OI Children’s Rights Strategy
7 Midterm
8 Ombudsman Institution Children's Unit and its Activities in the Field of Children's Rights Documents on the OI Children's website
9 KDK Children's Unit and its Activities in the Field of Children's Rights Documents on the OI Children's website
10 Ombudsman Institution Children Applications and Review Process Documents available on the OI Child website
11 Child Ombudsman and Country Comparisons -
12 KDK Karar Bilgi Bankasından alınan ve moodle üzerinden paylaşılan kararlar Decisions taken from OI Decision Information Bank and shared via moodle
13 Ombudsman Institution and decisions on Children’s Rights (The Right to Protection, Care and Assistance of the Child in Need of Protection) Decisions taken from the OI Decision Information Bank and shared via moodle
14 Ombudsman Institution and Decisions on Children's Rights (The Right to Protection, Care and Assistance of the Disabled Child, Rights of the Child Deprived of Freedom) Decisions taken from the OI Decision Information Bank and shared on moodle Decisions taken from the OI Decision Information Bank and shared via moodle
15 The Importance of Ombudsman Institution in Combating Violations of the Rights of Children in Disadvantaged Groups (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Istanbul Convention, etc.) Decisions taken from the Ombudsman Institution Decision Data Bank and shared via moodle
16 Finals

Sources

Other Sources 1. KDK Yıllık Raporları https://www.kdk.gov.tr/YillikRapor
2. KDK Özel Raporları https://www.kdk.gov.tr/OzelRaporlar
3. KDK İyi Yönetim İlkeleri Rehberi https://www.kdk.gov.tr/IyiYonetimIlkeleriRehberi
4. Kamu Denetçiliği Kurumu (KDK) ve Çocuk Hakları Kararları, KDK Çocuk Hakları Stratejisi Yayınları, Çocuk Hakları ve Kamu Denetçiliği Kurumu Eğitimci El Kitabı, Çocuk ve Gençler İçin Rehber Sorularla Kamu Denetçiliği Kurumu

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 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 private and public law. X
5 Skills to understand the local, national, international, universal and supranational sides of private and public law. X
6 Skills to understand the modern methods and differences of law. X
7 Skills to participate in/inter disciplinary group works succesfully. 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 creativly 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 caselaw and judical 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 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 4 4 16
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 64