GRADUATE SCHOOL
Public Law Without Thesis (Turkish)
KHUK 512 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Comparative Constitutional Law
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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KHUK 512
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
Turkish
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
Second Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
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| 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;
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| 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. |
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Core Courses | |
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| 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
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40
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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10
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| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam |
1
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50
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
2
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50
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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50
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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3
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48
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
1
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50
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50
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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20
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
0
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| Final Exam |
1
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59
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59
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| Total |
225
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 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. |
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| 2 | Develops her/his knowledge in expertise level regarding the terms and institutions in public law and its subdivisions. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 7 | Solves the legal problems especially, the disputes before the courts. |
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| 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. |
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest