International Law I (IR301) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
International Law I	IR301		3	0	0	3	5

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, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali İbrahim Akkutay
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	To provide an introductory training to the students on the fundamentals of international law and its functioning, covering conflict and sea law subjects
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Students will learn how law is applied at the international level. Students will be familiarized with how the UN functions and what kind of a structure it has. Students will be equipped with fundamental knowledge on how they can evaluate conflict situations in the world from an international law perspective.
Course Content	An introduction to public international law; the nature, major principles, norms and institutions of the international legal system, the relations between municipal and international law.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	A General Introduction to the Course	None
2	A General Debate on International Law	M. N. Shaw, International Law, pp.1-36, Antony Anghie, Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law, pp.13-28
3	First/Early States, Ancient International Law	M. N. Shaw, International Law, pp.1-36, Antony Anghie, Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law, pp. 32-100
4	First Empires and International Law	M. N. Shaw, International Law, pp.1-36, Antony Anghie, Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law, pp. 32-100
5	Middle Ages, Kingdoms, Empires and Law	M. N. Shaw, International Law, pp.1-36
6	Emergence of Modern International Law	M. N. Shaw, International Law, pp.1-36, Antony Anghie, Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law, pp. 115-235
7	Basic Characteristics of Modern International Law - 1648 Westphalian System/Order	Antonio Cassese, International Law, pp. 22-34
8	Midterm Exam	None
9	Sources of International Law, Basic concepts, General Principles of Law Doctrine and Case Law	M. N. Shaw, International Law, pp. 60-78/84-98
10	Internationalization of International Law: The UN System	M. N. Shaw, International Law, pp. 681-688/702-719
11	Legal Subjects of International Law and Politics	Antonio Cassese, International Law, pp. 3-21
12	States (basic futures, recognition, territory, jurisdiction)	M. N. Shaw, International Law, pp. 135-151/481-528, Antonio Cassese, International Law, pp. 71-76
13	UN’s Authority and Sanctions: How International Law Enforced	M. N. Shaw, International Law, pp. 689-699
14	International organizations, Emerging subjects (humans, NGO’s, MNC’s)	M. N. Shaw, International Law, pp. 181-241
15	International Principles Governing Treaties: Vienne Convention of the Law of Treaties	M. N. Shaw, International Law, pp. 430-480
16	Final Exam	None

Sources

Course Book	1. M. N. Shaw, International Law, Cambridge University Press, New York, Third Edition, 1995.
	2. Antonio Cassese, International Law, Oxford University Press, New York, Second Edition, 2005.
	3. Antony Anghie, Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2004.
Other Sources	4. Hüseyin Pazarcı, Uluslararası Hukuk, Turhan Kitapevi, Altıncı Baskı, Ankara, 2008.
	5. Erdem Denk, Birleşmiş Milletler Sistemi, Ankara, Siyasal Kitabevi, 2015.
	6. Erdem Denk, “Uluslararası İlişkilerin Hukuku: Vestfalyan Sistemden Küreselleşmeye", Küresel Siyasete Giriş (ed. Evren Balta), İletişim Yayınları, 2014, s. 51-74.

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	2	60
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	3	100

Percentage of Semester Work	60
Percentage of Final Work	40
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics
2	Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis
3	Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis
4	Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level
5	Learning different approaches on economic and related issues
6	Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis
7	Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices
8	Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills					X
9	Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning
10	Adopting work ethic and social responsibility
11	Developing the skills of communication.
12	Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs.

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
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	15	15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	20	20
Total Workload			125