Children`s Law (LAW261) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Children`s Law LAW261 Area Elective 2 0 0 3 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, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Kumru Kılıçoğlu Yılmaz
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Undergraduate students must have knowledge of the child's rights and the place of the child in the field of international and national law.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Explain the issue of children's law.
  • It has knowledge about the characteristics and the importance of child law.
  • Learns the historical development of children's rights.
  • It explains children's rights in international agreements.
  • To discuss the protection of the child in domestic law
  • To learn paternity and custody relation between a child and his parents
  • They explain adoption and necessary conditions
  • Discuss children's issues in terms of social assistance and security.
  • It examines children's rights in terms of the right to education.
  • Discuss children's issues in terms of labour law.
Course Content The historical development and the importance of children`s rights, international treaties on children`s rights, social security, educational rights of children, paternity, parental rights, adoption of children.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Explanation of course content and purpose, introduction of course resources AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
2 The subject and characteristic of child law AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
3 Meaning and importance of children's rights AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
4 Historical development of children's rights AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
5 Children's rights in international agreements AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
6 Children's rights in Turkish law AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
7 Protecting the child AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
8 Protecting the child AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
9 Children and paternity AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
10 Children and custody AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
11 Midterm
12 Adoption AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
13 Child in terms of social assistance and security AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
14 Children in terms of education and training AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
15 Child in terms of labour law AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. AKYÜZ, Emine; Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2010.
Other Sources 2. TANRIBİLİR, Feriha Bilge; Çocuk Haklarının Uluslararası Korunması ve Koruma Mekanizmaları, Ankara 2011.
3. RUHİ, Ahmet Cemal/ÖZDEMİR, Hayrunnisa; Çocuk Hukuku, Ankara 2013.

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 Understands, compares and paraphrases the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. X
2 Solves problems using a critical point of view when necessary, determines and analyses the theoretical and practical problems of law. X
3 Understands, plans, exercises and coordinates the functions of law, by explaining and practising. X
4 Understands the strategic, tactical and practical dimensions of private and public law. X
5 Understands the local, national, international, universal and supranational dimensions of private and public law. X
6 Understands modern methods and distinctions of law. X
7 Can successfully participate in disciplinary and interdisciplinary team works. X
8 Have an open-minded attitude towards learning and attempting. X
9 Assimilates and complies with the rules related to legal ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility awareness. X
10 Can use Turkish effectively both orally and in writing and has communication skills required for a career in the discipline of law. X
11 Thinks critically and creatively on legal and social problems based on the principle of rule of law and the ideal of justice. X
12 Understands and practices the national and international dimensions of law by following court case law and practices. X
13 Prepares and presents a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethics and rules. X
14 Uses information technologies related to the profession effectively in solving legal problems. X
15 Reinforces the knowledge of foreign languages and has a command of legal terminology. 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 9 1 9
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 6 6
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 3 4 12
Total Workload 75