| Teaching Staff
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zeynep Naz Güneş |
| Language of Instruction |
Türkçe (Turkish) |
| Type Of Course |
Compulsory |
| Prerequisites |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
The goals of the course are to increase the level of knowledge and awareness about the legal status of the child, the fundamental rights and freedoms of the child, the protection of the child against abuse, the right to participate in the legal processes and the protection rights of the child, based on the regulations on children's rights in national and international law and other regulations concerning the well-being, freedom and health of the child. ; to clarify the functions and duties of people working in the field of Guidance and Psychological Counselling in the protection of children's rights. |
| Course Content |
This course examines the status of the child in Law, the rights of the child, the principles and procedures of the protection of the child in different areas of law, in the context of international and national law. It also sets out the issues to be considered in determining the best interests of the child and the responsibilities of the experts involved in the protection of the child. |
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
The students who attends and are successful at the end of semester will acquire the followings:
1. Ability to distinguish the concept of child in law, the basic concepts in terms of protection of the child and children's rights from similar concepts.
2. Ability to reason about the concept of the best interest of the child, to determine the methods on how to determine the best interests of the child in a concrete case,
3. Internalizing the scope and meaning of children's rights as human rights,
4. Learning the legal meaning and consequences of child abuse and neglect, which courts and units will take measures to protect the child, and by what methods,
5. Learning the position, function and obligations of social workers in the judicial and administrative processes regarding the protection of the child.
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| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
Who Is the Child, What Does Childhood Mean? |
| 2. Week |
The subject, characteristics and sources of Child Law |
| 3. Week |
The Concept of Children’s Rights and Terminology |
| 4. Week |
Historical Development of Children’s Rights |
| 5. Week |
Children’s Rights in International Treaties |
| 6. Week |
Fundamental Principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| 7. Week |
The Rights Recognized by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| 8. Week |
Midterm |
| 9. Week |
Legal Status of the Child in the Turkish Legal System
• Entitlement and Legal Capacity of the Child
• Regulations Regarding the Personal Status of the Child
• Parentage of the Child and Consequences of Parentage: Personal Relationship, Alimony, Custody
• Child's Assets
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| 10. Week |
Concepts of Child Abuse, Neglect and Child Protection
Child Protection in Civil Law
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| 11. Week |
Child Protection in Public Law
• The Constitutional Fundamental Rights of the Child
• The Child’s Status in Social Assistance, Security, Education and Labour Law
• Obligation to Monitor and Report Abuse and Neglect
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| 12. Week |
Child Protection in Public Law
• Protection of the Child Against Abuse in Criminal Law
• Rights of Children in Need of Protection
• Protection of Juveniles Pushed to Crime
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| 13. Week |
Duties of Psychological Counsellors to Protect Children's Rights |
| 14. Week |
Duties of Psychological Counsellors to Protect Children's Rights |
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| Assessment |
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Percentage(%) |
| Mid-term (%) |
40 |
| Quizes (%) |
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| Homeworks/Term papers (%) |
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| Practice (%) |
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| Labs (%) |
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| Projects/Field Work (%) |
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| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
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| Final (%) |
60 |
| Other (%) |
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| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
• Emine Akyüz, Çocuk Hukuku, 8. Baskı, Ankara 2021
• Rona Serozan, Çocuk Hukuku, İstanbul 2005
• Ali Naim İnan, Çocuk Hukuku, Ankara 1968
• Bob Franklin, Çocuk Hakları, çev. Alev Türker, İstanbul 1993
• Özge Yücel, Çocuğun Kayyım Tarafından Temsili, Ankara 2011
• Özge Yücel, «Çocuğun Yüksek (Üstün) Yararı Bağlamında Çocuğun İradesi», UÜHFD, C. 1, S. 2, 2013, s. 117-137, http://www.turkhukuksitesi.com/makale_1805.htm
• Özge Yücel, «Çocuğun Bağımsız Temsilinde Farklı Bir Yol: Çocuk Savunmanlığı ve Çocuk Baroları», Terazi Hukuk, S. 100, Aralık 2014, s. 146-153.
• Özge Yücel, Ayırt Etme Gücünden Yoksun Kişiler Adına Alınan Tıbbi Kararlarda Özerklik Hakkının Korunması ve Hasta Talimatları, Ankara 2018
• Ayça Demir Gürdal, «Sosyolojinin İhmal Edilen Kategorisi Çocuklar Üzerinden Çocukluk Sosyolojisine ve Sosyolojiye Bakmak», "İş, Güç" Endüstri İlişkileri ve İnsan Kaynakları Dergisi, C. 15, S. 4, 2013, s. 1-26, http://www.isguc.org/index.php?p=article&id=531&cilt=15&sayi=4&yil=2013
• Hilal Kaya, Gökçe Baykuzu-Gündüz ve Gül Erden, «Mülteci ve Sığınmacı Çocuklarda Yüksek Yararın Değerlendirilmesi», Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, C. 31 S. 2, 2020, s. 764-790.
• http://cocukemegikaynakcasi.fisek.org.tr/
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| Work Placement(s) |
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| The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO) |
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