Constitutional Judiciary (LAW415) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Constitutional Judiciary LAW415 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 4
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, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Abbas Kılıç
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course examines the concepts of the Turkish Constitutional Jurisdiction law, institutions and the structures of the constitutional and political system. Historical development of Turkish Constitutional Court and it’s duties and powers are the main issues of the course.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • It develops knowledge about the political and legal institutions of the Constitutional jurisdiction
  • It gives interpretation skills about Turkish constitutional judicial system .
  • They gain the ability to solve the problems they face in the field of constitutional justice.
Course Content Comparative constitutional jurisdiction; theoretical and historical foundations of constitutional jurisdicton; functions and power of Turkish Constitutional Court.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 The meaning of the Constitutional jurisdiction, legitimacy and models Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri s. 1-13
2 Constitutionality review models Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri s. 43-50
3 Duties and authorities of the Constitutional Court Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri s. 35-42
4 Rules and procedures for Constitutional review Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri s. 13-18
5 Scope of the review Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri s.49-63
6 Forms of the Constitutionalty review Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri s. 52-62
7 Features of decisions Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri s. 63-78
8 Midterm
9 Conclusions of the decisions Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri s. 169-179
10 judicial procedure Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri s. 66-79
11 Decision types Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri s. 112-132
12 Constitutional jurisdiction and democracy Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri s. 132-146
13 individual application Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri s.79-89
14 Individual application Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri s. 89-109
15 general evaluation Abbas Kılıç/ Şeref İba, Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Şeref İba-Abbas Kılıç: Anayasa Yargısı Dersleri, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2019.
Other Sources 2. Ergun Özbudun, Türk Anayasa Hukuku, Yetkin yay., Ankara 2013.
3. Erdoğan Teziç: Anayasa Hukuku, Beta yay., İstanbul 2013.
4. -Turhan Feyzioğu: Kanunların Anayasaya Uygunluğunun Kazai Murakabesi, AÜSBF Yay. Ankara 1951.
5. -Ozan Ergül: Türk Anayasa Mahkemesi ve Demokrasi, Adalet, Ankara 2007.
6. -Ece Göztepe: Anayasa Şikayeti, AÜHF Yay. Ankara 1998.
7. -Anayasa Yargısı Dergileri.
8. İbrahim Ö. Kaboğlu: Anayasa Yargısı, İmge Yay. Ankara 2007.
9. Erdal Onar: Kanunların Anayasaya Uygunluğunun Siyasal ve Yargısal Denetimi ve Yargısal Denetim Alanında Ülkemizde Öncüler, Ankara 2003.

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 30
Percentage of Final Work 70
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
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 12 1 12
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 4 8
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 4 8 32
Total Workload 100