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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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International Criminal Law |
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| Course Code |
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HKS316 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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3 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Has knowledge of international crime
Differs the concepts of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crime of aggression
Learns the historical development period of International Criminal Law
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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To gain knowledge on international crimes and their judicial process |
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| Course Contents |
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Nuremberg and Tokyo Judgements, ICTY, ICTR, ICC, Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, war Crimes, Crimes of Aggression |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Faculty of Law Classroom |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
The concept of international punishment in general |
reading |
lecture, Q&A |
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2 |
special norms of international criminal law |
reading" |
lecture, Q&A |
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3 |
source of international criminal law |
reading |
lecture, Q&A |
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4 |
historical development of international criminal law |
reading |
lecture, Q&A |
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5 |
Nuremberg Judgements |
reading |
lecture, Q&A |
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6 |
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia |
reading |
lecture, Q&A |
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7 |
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda |
reading |
lecture, Q&A |
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8 |
Mid-term Exam |
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9 |
Intranational Criminal Court |
reading |
lecture, Q&A |
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10 |
Crimes in the ICC: The Crime of Genocide |
reading |
lecture, Q&A |
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11 |
Crimes in the ICC: The Crimes Against Humanity |
reading |
lecture, Q&A |
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12 |
Crimes in the ICC: The War Crimes |
reading |
lecture, Q&A |
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13 |
Crimes in the ICC: The Crime of Aggression |
reading |
lecture and discussion |
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14 |
concept of interstate extradition |
reading |
lecture Q&A |
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15 |
Transfer of Criminal Proceedings and International values of criminal decisions |
reading |
lecture Q&A |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 TEZCAN/ERDEM/ÖNOK, Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Ankara 2009.
Kurşun, 101 Soruda Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi, İHGD yayınları, Ankara, 2011
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
100 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Communicates with colleagues in a foreign language and keeps up with international developments in the field of law. |
5 |
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2 |
Conducts scientific studies in the field. |
4 |
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3 |
Has general legal knowledge in the field of information systems and demonstrates the ability to use required soft wares |
2 |
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4 |
Has a basic knowledge of the codification process and how to use newly gained legal knowledge in their work environment. |
4 |
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5 |
Knows the rules regulating the relationship between the state and society,and between the estate and the individual, and can interpret these rules. |
5 |
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6 |
Takes on tasks; the administrative organization of the country´s governor, the governor, the chief of police, inspectors, also in areas such as banking and finance senior positions and so on. |
4 |
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7 |
Has theoretical information of legal systems, rules, and review methods |
5 |
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8 |
Knows the historical and sociological development process of law and legal norms |
3 |
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9 |
Has knowledge of the relevant regulations, decisions of judicial bodies, their development and the relevant scientific assessments. |
2 |
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10 |
Knows how to access and use local and international law sources. |
5 |
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11 |
Has the skills needed to work as a judge, prosecutor, lawyer, notaryor legal counsel after graduating from the School of law. |
4 |
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12 |
Has sufficient knowledge of the common laws that govern the use of skilled workers in the public and private sector |
2 |
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13 |
Understands and uses the basic concepts of law; has the ability to conduct legal and normative research, predicts outcomes of decisions taken, develops strategical solutions while taking into account cause and effect relationships. |
4 |
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14 |
Is legally objective and has an impartial attitude towards daily events, is honest and morally ethical; all of which are characteristics or equired of lawyers. |
3 |
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15 |
Develops critical thinking skills in order to re-interpret laws according to the needs of humanity |
5 |
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16 |
Has written and oral communication skills, can convey ideas to other using persuasive speech, is capable of producing alternative solutions and can analyze information. |
3 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
16 |
2 |
32 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
16 |
2 |
32 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Total Workload: | 84 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.36 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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