To provide a general knowledge on the concept of (public) international law, relationship between international and national law, sources of international law, international treaties, responsibility of the state, settlement of international disputes and international law of human rights.
- Yücel ACER/İbrahim KAYA, Uluslararası Hukuk Temel Ders Kitabı (İngilizce Özetli), 12. Baskı, Seçkin Yayınevi, 2021, Ankara
Other Sources
- Hüseyin PAZARCI, Uluslararası Hukuk, 20. Baskı, Turhan Yayınevi, 2021, Ankara
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction, the concept of "international law"
Oral presentation
2. Week
The relationship between international law and national law
Oral presentation
3. Week
Sources of international law
Oral presentation
4. Week
Conclusion of, giving binding force to, entering into force of treaties
Oral presentation
5. Week
Invalidity of treaties
Oral presentation
6. Week
Basic principles concerning the application and the effects of treaties, interpretation of treaties
Oral presentation
7. Week
Conflict between treaties, modification and termination of treaties
Oral presentation
8. Week
Midterm exams
9. Week
Midterm exams
10. Week
Responsibility of the State
Oral presentation
11. Week
The settlement of international disputes
Oral presentation
12. Week
International law of human rights
Oral presentation
13. Week
Review of the subjects covered during the term
Oral presentation
14. Week
End of the term exams
Oral presentation
15. Week
End of the term exams
16. Week
End of the term exams
17. Week
End of the term exams
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Final Exam
1
100
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations.
PO-2
To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3
To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication.
PO-4
To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-5
To use a second language at an intermediate level.
PO-6
To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-7
To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields.
PO-8
To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions.
PO-9
To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-10
To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Define the concepts of "international community" and "international law", explain the relationship between international law and national law.
LO-2
Compare the rules of international law and rules of national law, interpret and evaluate the position and importance of international law in the international community.
LO-3
Recognize the sources of international law and identify the hierarchy between them.
LO-4
Recognize, understand and interpret international treaties.
LO-5
Recognize resolution methods of inter-state disputes and apply these methods to international relations.
LO-6
Understand and interpret the responsibility of the state and international law of human rights.
