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 |
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| Children's Rights and Children's Ombudsman | LAW440 | 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 | 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 Lecturer(s) |
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| 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;
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||