Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
KHY1201		Terrorism and International Law	3/0/0	DE	Turkish	7

Course Goals	The purpose of the course is to analyse terrorist activities and counter-terrorism in the context of public international law. The course will examine counter-terrorism in international humanitarian law and international human rights law. The course will also cover the issues of criminal jurisdiction regarding terrorist activities.
Prerequisite(s)	-
Corequisite(s)	-
Special Requisite(s)	Students are required to submit essays
Instructor(s)	Professor Hasan Selçuk KÖNİ
Course Assistant(s)	Ar.Gör.Bilge ERSON ASAR
Schedule	-
Office Hour(s)	Yrd.Doç.Dr.Derya AYDIN OKUR, Tuesday-Wednesday: 12.30-14.30 Ar.Gör.Bilge ERSON ASAR Tuesday-Wednesday: 10.00-13.00
Teaching Methods and Techniques	- Lecture, discussion, case study, projects and demonstration.
Principle Sources	- Elizabeth Stubbins Bates (et.al), Terrorism and International Law, Oxford Univ.Press, 2011
Other Sources	- Andrea Bianchi, Enforcing International Law Norms against Terrorism, Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2004

Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Developments towards a definition of terrorism:Historical developments, Post-September 1	Oral presentation
2. Week	Defining terrorism in international and regional treaty law	Oral presentation
3. Week	Terrorism and Customary International Law: United Nations General Assembly Practice, United Nations Security Council Practice, Judicial Decisions	Oral presentation
4. Week	Terrorism and Customary International Law: United Nations General Assembly Practice, United Nations Security Council Practice, Judicial Decisions (continued)	Oral presentation, Case study
5. Week	International responsibility and terrorism: responsibility of a state for acts of terrorism	Oral presentation, Project
6. Week	Responsibility of non-state actors in international law	Oral presentation, Project
7. Week	International cooperation and enforcement in the fight against terrorism	Oral presentation, Project, Case study
8. Week	International cooperation and enforcement in the fight against terrorism in practice post 9/11.	Oral presentation, Project, Case study
9. Week	Peaceful resolution of disputes and the use of force: the use of force post 9/11	Oral presentation, Project
10. Week	International humanitarian law and the “law on terror”. Armed conflicts since 9/11	Oral presentation, Project
11. Week	Human rights obligations and terrorism	Oral presentation, Project
12. Week	Human rights and security post 9/11	Oral presentation, Project, Case study
13. Week	Guantanamo detention camp and international human rights law	Oral presentation, Project
14. Week	Guantanamo detention camp and international humanitarian law	Oral presentation, Project
15. Week	Final Exams Week
16. Week	Final Exams Week
17. Week	Final Exams Week

Assessments
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Program Outcomes PO-1 1. Having knowledge regarding concepts and institutions or methods in the field of Public Law and its subdisciplines and having the ability to deepen this knowledge; PO-2 2. Having the ability to establish a connection between concepts, institutions and methods of Public Law and its subdisciplines by understanding their mutual effects; PO-3 3. Using the knowledge obtained at master level in the field of Public Law and its subdisciplines to analyze subjects and issues regarding law theory and practice; PO-4 4. Having the ability to interpret the knowledge obtained at LL.M on Public Law and its subdisciplines to evaluate the knowledge of different disciplines and by doing this having the ability to create new knowledge; PO-5 5. Solving the problem in the law theory and practice by using specific legal research methods; PO-6 6. Having the ability to work on a specialization-required study on Public Law and its subdisciplines independently; PO-7 7. Forming new approaches to solve unforeseeable and complicated specialization-required issues on Public Law and its subdisciplines; PO-8 8. Having the ability to evaluate specialization required knowledge and skills obtained at LL.M with Public Law on Public Law and its subdisciplines critically; PO-9 9. Conveying the present developments in law theory and practice with specializition required knowledge on Public Law and its subdisciplines to the society both orally and in written as systematical; PO-10 10. Questioning the law concepts and institutions, situated law practice and principles critically and in case attempting them to improve and change; PO-11 11. Following the developments in law and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language professionally PO-12 12. Using the information and communication technology with computer software by having the required level of law; PO-13 13. Internalizing by taking into consideration social, scientific and moral values in the process of getting, processing and evaluating the information relating Public Law and its subdisciplines;

Learning Outcomes LO-1 To have knowledge on the definition and scope of the concept of terrorism LO-2 To analyse terrorism and counter-terrorism in the context of international relations and international law LO-3 To have knowledge on the sources, basic concepts and principles of international law in counter-terrorism and to have the ability to make assessments LO-4 To analyse counter-terrorism in the context of international humanitarian law and international human rights law LO-5 To analyse terrorism and counter-terrorism in the context of international criminal law

Course Assessment Matrix:

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