ECTS - Human Rights in global Politics
Human Rights in global Politics (IR408) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Rights in global Politics | IR408 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
|---|
| none |
| Course Language | English |
|---|---|
| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Experiment, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
|
| Course Objectives | The purpose of this course is to familiarise students with the Notion of human rights from a legal, political and philosophical point of view. To this end, an interdisciplinary approach is adopted while studying fundamental universal documents pertaining to human rights, different human rights systmens and institutional frameworks. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
|
| Course Content | Aa wide range of topics starting with the foundations of human rights and a historical background on the development of the notion, human rights in connection to contemporary concepts and/or issues. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Introduction | None |
| 2 | Normative, Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Human Rights; and Human Rights in International Relations | Darren O'Byrne, Human Rights: An Introduction, Essex: Pearson Education Ltd; 2003. |
| 3 | Historical Background (Part 1/2): British and American Human Rights Practices and their Implications Magna Carta (1215) Petition of Rights (1628) Habeas Corpus Act (1679) Act of Settlement (1701) Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776) | Michael Goodhart, Human Right: Politics and Practice, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| 4 | Historical Background (Part 2/2): French and Ottoman Human Rights practices and their Implications Declararion of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) The Imperial Decree on Reshaping Decree (1839) The Imperial Decree on Reforms (1856) The 1876 Constitution | Michael Goodhart, Human Right: Politics and Practice, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009 Korkut Tankuter, (ed.) İnsan Hakları, İstanbul, Cogito, 1998. |
| 5 | Human Rights Developments Following the Two World Wars: - League of Nations Era - The UN system and Human Rights | Korkut Tankuter, (ed.) İnsan Hakları, İstanbul, Cogito, 1998. |
| 6 | UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) | Philip Alston and Euan Macdonald, Human Rights, Intervention, and Use of Force, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. Levin Leah, Human Rights, Questions and Answers, UNESCO, 1996. Darren O'Byrne, Human Rights: An Introduction, Essex: Pearson Education Ltd; 2003. |
| 7 | European System and Human Rights - Council of Europe and Human Rights - European Social Charter | Levin Leah, Human Rights, Questions and Answers, UNESCO, 1996. Darren O'Byrne, Human Rights: An Introduction, Essex: Pearson Education Ltd; 2003. |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | None |
| 9 | Practice of the European Human Rights Court with special reference to Turkey's cases before it. | Articles and legal documents given by the instructor. |
| 10 | Human Rights in other systems: - the African System - OSCE and Human Rights | Levin Leah, Human Rights, Questions and Answers, UNESCO, 1996. Darren O'Byrne, Human Rights: An Introduction, Essex: Pearson Education Ltd; 2003. Javaid Rehman, International Human Rights Law, Pearson Education, 2003. |
| 11 | Torture | Levin Leah, Human Rights, Questions and Answers, UNESCO, 1996. |
| 12 | Genocide | Levin Leah, Human Rights, Questions and Answers, UNESCO, 1996. |
| 13 | Terror | The United Nations Headquarets Home Page (on the internet) Amnesty International Online The Human Right Watch Home Page International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect Home Page How to Make a Complaint to the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies Online |
| 14 | Humanitarian Intervention and Human Rights | The United Nations Headquarets Home Page (on the internet) Amnesty International Online The Human Right Watch Home Page International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect Home Page How to Make a Complaint to the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies Online |
| 15 | General Overview | None |
| 16 | Final Exam | None |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Michael Goodhart, Human Right: Politics and Practice, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Other Sources | 2. Philip Alston and Euan Macdonald, Human Rights, Intervention, and Use of Force, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. |
| 3. Levin Leah, Human Rights, Questions and Answers, UNESCO, 1996. | |
| 4. Darren O'Byrne, Human Rights: An Introduction, Essex: Pearson Education Ltd; 2003. | |
| 5. Javaid Rehman, International Human Rights Law, Pearson Education, 2003. | |
| 6. Scott Davidson, Law and Political Change: Human Rights, Philadelphia: Open University Press, 1995. | |
| 7. Henry J. Steiner and Philip Alston, International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics, Morals, Second Edition, Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 2000. | |
| 8. Korkut Tankuter, (ed.) İnsan Hakları, İstanbul, Cogito, 1998. | |
| 9. The United Nations Headquarets Home Page (on the internet) | |
| 10. Amnesty International Online | |
| 11. The Human Right Watch Home Page | |
| 12. International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect Home Page | |
| 13. How to Make a Complaint to the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies Online |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 4 | 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 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts, theory and methodology of international relations | X | ||||
| 2 | Having an interdisciplinary perspective that combines other related disciplines | X | ||||
| 3 | Having adequate knowledge about the history of international relations and being able to examine international actors, events and historical processes | X | ||||
| 4 | Acquiring the ability of analytical thinking, critical analysis and developing rational argument | X | ||||
| 5 | Acquiring the ability to make analytical interpretations about the contemporary global issues; the current and future positions of regional and international actors | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to use professional English to transfer her/his knowledge about the international relations using verbal, written and visual communication methods effectively | X | ||||
| 7 | Understanding the importance of several topics such as professional ethics, sustainability, environmental awareness, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values; being able to manifest and analyze the legal results of these issues | X | ||||
| 8 | Being able to analyze the issues by using the qualitative and quantitative research techniques of international relations | 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 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||