HUK118


Course Title Course Code Program Level
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW HUK118 Political Science and International Relations B.A. / B.Sc.

Course Term
(Course Semester)
Teaching and Learning Methods
Credits
Theory Practice Lab Projects/Field Work Seminars/Workshops Other Total Credits ECTS Credits
02
(Spring)
56 6 64 126 4 5

Teaching Staff
Language of Instruction Türkçe (Turkish)
Type Of Course Compulsory
Prerequisites No Pre-requisites
Recommended Optional Programme Component
Course Objectives To bring in the ability to interpret and comprehend the basic concepts and organizations of the Constitutional Law and evaluate the the constitutional problems and developments in Turkish context.
Course Content Analyses on development, basic conceptions, fundamentals and main institutions of constitutional law.
Learning Outcomes (LO) 1- Constitutional Law in theory and practice, positioning of the basic concepts and institutions 2- Interpretation of the historical development of the Constitutional Law 3- Constitutional Law on the basic concepts and institutions to compare different countries' systems 4- To understand the fundamental institutions of the Turkish Constitutional Law
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Course Outline
Week Topics
1. Week - Introduction, book recommendations, the program's disclosure - What is Constitutional Law? - Brief introduction and basic concepts (power, political power, government, legitimacy and legality) a brief mention
2. Week - The General Theory of Constitutional Law - Governments (brief mention on dominance ) - Political power, legitimacy
3. Week - State and itsorigin - Elements of the State
4. Week - Sovereignty as an element of State - State forms
5. Week - The formal foundation of the State: The Constitution - The concept of the Constitution - Constitutionalism movements - Constitutional Types
6. Week - Constitutions modified and changed: - Primary and secondary constituent power
7. Week - Control of constitutionality of laws - The basic institutions of Constitutional Law
8. Week - The governed; - The forms of sovereignty and democracy - Election - Electoral systems
9. Week Governing: - The basic organs and functions of the State
10. Week Political Parties
11. Week - Powers: Legislative, Executive
12. Week - Relations of powers: Government Systems
13. Week -Sources of constitutional law and legal order, hierarchy- -To define the basic rights and freedoms
14. Week Introduction to Turkish Constitutional Law and sources of Turkish Constitutional Law
Assessment
  Percentage(%)
Mid-term (%) 40
Quizes (%)
Homeworks/Term papers (%)
Practice (%)
Labs (%)
Projects/Field Work (%)
Seminars/Workshops (%)
Final (%) 60
Other (%)
Total(%) 100
Course Book (s) and/or References * Kemal Gözler, Anayasa Hukukuna Giriş, 2010. * İbrahim Kaboğlu, Anayasa Hukuku Dersleri, 2009. * Kemal Gözler, Devletin Genel Teorisi, 2006. * Münci Kapani, Politika Bilimine Giriş, 2006. * Mümtaz Soysal, 100 Soruda Anayasa, 1996.
Work Placement(s)
The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO)
 

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LO1

5

3

4

5

 

2

     

5

     

5

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3

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5

 

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5

     

5

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5

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3

     

5

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3

4

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2

     

5

     

5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High