| Teaching Staff
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Doç. Dr. Ö. YÜCEL/ Dr. Öğr. Üyesi M.ŞAHİN/ Dr. Öğr. Üyesi F.S. ŞAHİN / Dr. Öğr. Üyesi N. DEMİRAY |
| Language of Instruction |
İngilizce (English) |
| Type Of Course |
Elective |
| Prerequisites |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
To analyze legal and social problems with regards to the perspective of gender in the context of international law |
| Course Content |
In this course, main concepts within gender, feminism, feminist legal theory, queer theory is discussed. Also the relationship between gender and civil law, principles and regulations on combating domestic violence and gender-based violence are analyzed. Furthermore, the principle of equality, the prohibition of discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes, and intersectionalism are dealt. |
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
1. To analyze social problems within human rights with critical approach
2. To possess a perspective of gender while analyzing legal problems
3. To view all gender problems within the scope of international law
4. To analyze legal problems in the context of feminist law theory
5. To be able to research law literature |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
Introduction to the course, terms about sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation and sexual characteristics – Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhittin Şahin |
| 2. Week |
The construction of gender: Social and legal norms – Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhittin Şahin
Public and private space – Asst. Prof. Dr. F. Süzgün Şahin
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| 3. Week |
Feminist theory and practice, the vawes of feminism – Asst. Prof. Dr. Süzgün Şahin |
| 4. Week |
Feminist legal theory– Asst. Prof. Dr. F. Süzgün Şahin |
| 5. Week |
The deconstruction of gender: Queer theory – Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhittin Şahin |
| 6. Week |
A critical approach to the domestic legal rules within gender: The legal recognition of gender identity, Early and forced marriages Family name, Reproductive rights – Asst. Prof. Dr. Özge Yücel
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| 7. Week |
Gender-based violence, types of violence, Violence in intimate relationships: Domestic violence and flirt violence – Asst. Prof. Dr. Özge Yücel
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| 8. Week |
Midterm Exam |
| 9. Week |
Movie screening |
| 10. Week |
Holistic approach to combating gender-based violence and domestic violence,The relation between violence and discrimination –
Asst. Prof. Dr. Özge Yücel
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| 11. Week |
The principle of equality: formal and substantive equality
Affirmative actions – Asst. Prof. Dr. Nezahat Demiray |
| 12. Week |
The prohibition of discrimination, types of discrimination –
Asst. Prof. Dr. Nezahat Demiray
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| 13. Week |
Hate speech and hate crimes – Res. Assist. Gökçe Serim |
| 14. Week |
Intersectionalism and “Empathy Game”, Game of “Veil of Ignorance” with Rawls’ perspective - Asst. Prof. Dr. Özge Yücel, Asst. Prof. Dr. F. Süzgün Şahin
Forum Discussion – Asst. Prof. Dr. Nezahat Demiray, Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhittin Şahin, Res. Assist. Gökçe Serim
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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 (%) |
Students must have minimum attendance of 50%. If the students attend %80, 5 points will be added to the final exam points. |
| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
Annamarie Jagose, Queer Theory - An Introduction, New York University Press, New York 1996
Bonita Meyersfeld, Domestic Violence and International Law, Hart Publishing, Oxford and Portland, Oregon 2012
Catherine A. MacKinnon, Toward a Feminist Theory of the State, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1989
Gülriz Uygur ve Nadire Özdemir (Editörler), Hukuk ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2018 |
| Work Placement(s) |
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| The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO) |
| PQ 1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ 9 | PQ 10 | PQ 11 | PQ 12 | PQ 13 | O1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | 5 | 5 | O2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | 3 | 5 | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | O3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | 5 | O4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | O5 | 3 | 3 | | | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
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