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    KHUK 512 | Course Introduction and Application Information

    Course Name
    Comparative Constitutional Law
    Code
    Semester
    Theory
    (hour/week)
    Application/Lab
    (hour/week)
    Local Credits
    ECTS
    KHUK 512
    Fall/Spring
    3
    0
    3
    7.5

    Prerequisites
    None
    Course Language
    Turkish
    Course Type
    Elective
    Course Level
    Second Cycle
    Mode of Delivery -
    Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
    National Occupation Classification -
    Course Coordinator
    Course Lecturer(s)
    Assistant(s)
    Course Objectives The aim of this course is to examine the basic concepts of constitutional theory with a comparative law perspective.
    Learning Outcomes

    The students who succeeded in this course;

    • The students who succeed in this course will be able to; -explain the content of the comparative constitutional law as an exclusive research area
    • develop a perspective on the current problems of constitutional law based on observation
    • compare constitutional institutions and rules in a coherent way
    • correlate the observation through comparison with the knowledge of positive law
    Course Description The course will focus on issues such as constitution making, models of constitutional review, fundamental rights and freedoms regimes and government systems in the light of current developments after the meaning, importance and value of comparative constitutional law and the historical development of this field is explained.
    Related Sustainable Development Goals

     



    Course Category

    Core Courses
    Major Area Courses
    Supportive Courses
    Media and Management Skills Courses
    Transferable Skill Courses

     

    WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

    Week Subjects Related Preparation
    1 Introduction of the course, subject and method
    2 Historical development of comparative constitutional law Tushnet, p. 1-4; Ginsburg & Dixon, p. 1-4; Rosenfeld & Sajó, p. 2-9
    3 Content and subject matter of comparative constitutional law Tushnet, p. 4-9; Dixon & Ginsburg, p. 4-12; Rosenfeld & Sajó, p. 2-9
    4 Question of methodology in comparative constitutional law Rosenfeld & Sajó, p. 54-74
    5 Constitution-making (I) Tushnet, p. 10-39
    6 Constitution-making (II) Case study
    7 Constitutional Amendments (I) Ginsburg & Dixon, p. 96-111
    8 Constitutional Amendments (II) Case study
    9 Constitutional Review (I) Tushnet, p. 40-69
    10 Constitutional Review (II) Case study
    11 Structural Analysis of Constitutional Rights (I) Tushnet, p. 70-93
    12 Structural Analysis of Constitutional Rights (II) Case study
    13 Government Systems (I) Tushnet, p. 94-113
    14 Government Systems (II) Case study
    15 Overview of the Term
    16 Final Exam

     

    Course Notes/Textbooks

    Mark Tushnet, Advanced Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law, Secon Edition, Edward Elgar, 2018.

    Suggested Readings/Materials

    Tom Ginsburg & Rosalind Dixon (Ed.), Comparative Constitutional Law, Edward Elgar, 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0857930781, Michel Rosenfeld & András Sajó (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law, Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN: 9780199578610

     

    EVALUATION SYSTEM

    Semester Activities Number Weigthing
    Participation
    Laboratory / Application
    Field Work
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    Portfolio
    Homework / Assignments
    1
    40
    Presentation / Jury
    1
    10
    Project
    Seminar / Workshop
    Oral Exams
    Midterm
    Final Exam
    1
    50
    Total

    Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    2
    50
    Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    1
    50
    Total

    ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

    Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
    Theoretical Course Hours
    (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
    16
    3
    48
    Laboratory / Application Hours
    (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
    16
    0
    Study Hours Out of Class
    16
    3
    48
    Field Work
    0
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    0
    Portfolio
    0
    Homework / Assignments
    1
    50
    50
    Presentation / Jury
    1
    20
    20
    Project
    0
    Seminar / Workshop
    0
    Oral Exam
    0
    Midterms
    0
    Final Exam
    1
    59
    59
        Total
    225

     

    COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

    #
    Program Competencies/Outcomes
    * Contribution Level
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    1

    Consolidates the interpretation ability with an analytic and integral point of view on the basis of legal norms in the field of public law.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    X
    2

    Develops her/his knowledge in expertise level regarding the terms and institutions in public law and its subdivisions.

    -
    -
    -
    X
    -
    3

    Forms new information by combining theoretical and applied knowledge obtained in public law with the knowledge from different disciplines.

    -
    X
    -
    -
    -
    4

    Solves problems by using the theoretical and applied knowledge obtained in expertise level regarding private law.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    X
    5

    Uses the research methods unique to the area of public law.

    -
    -
    -
    X
    -
    6

    Transfers the knowledge and equipments to be obtained in expertise level regarding public law and its subdivisions in an efficient way both in written and verbally.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    7

    Solves the legal problems especially, the disputes before the courts.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    X
    8

    Considers social, scientific and ethic values in the processing and evaluation phases of knowledge.

    -
    -
    X
    -
    -
    9

    Carries on a study independently which requires expertise in public law and its subdivisions.

    -
    -
    -
    X
    -
    10

    Prepares an authentic dissertation/term project in compliance with the scientific criteria in public law.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    -

    *1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest


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