ADM4418 EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM AND TURKEY
| Course Code: | 3104418 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and Public Adm. |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ASUMAN GÖKSEL |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn:
• The historical development and fundamental principles of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) system
• The protection mechanisms and procedural aspects of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), including application procedures, admissibility criteria, and hearings
• The practical insights and experiences of the lecturer, who has served as a legal expert involved in cases before the ECtHR at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Course Content
This course aims to provide an overview of the protection mechanisms of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR/Convention) system and is designated to give students a sufficient knowledge about the procedure before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR/Court). The course will focus on ECHR as an international treaty that is signed and ratified by Turkey and the protection mechanisms and the procedural law aspects including but not limited to application procedures, admissibility, hearings and impact of the ECtHR decisions from Turkish Law point of view. The lecturer, based on her earlier experience (as legal expert involved in cases before the ECtHR at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs) will intend to lead the students to explore and understand the implications of the judgments of the Court from national law point of view. İn view of its importance, a further part of the course will address the envisaged EU accession to the ECHR and recent developments thereof.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
• Analyze the protection mechanisms and procedural aspects of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), including the application procedures, admissibility criteria, hearings, and the impact of ECtHR decisions on national legal systems
• Evaluate the impact and implications of ECtHR decisions on Turkish law and the Turkish legal system, and the ways in which Turkey has responded to and implemented ECtHR decisions
• Examine Turkey's role as a signatory and ratifying party to the ECHR, and its obligations under the Convention, as well as the challenges and opportunities for human rights protection in the Turkish context
• Benefit from the practical insights and experiences of the lecturer, who has served as a legal expert involved in cases before the ECtHR at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and gain a unique perspective on the workings of the ECtHR and its impact on national legal systems
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to reach the information they need in their daily lives, and to interpret it | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Being in command of the basic concepts of law | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Understanding the political, economical, and social transformations that occur in a wide range of areas including local and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Defining and solving problems encountered in political, social, and economic life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being conscious, effective and rational citizens who can comprehend the transformations taking place in Turkey and in the world today | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Being professionals who can operate as productive participants in any public organization | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Having the knowledge about how public organizations function and how their decision making processes and mechanisms work | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Developing original solutions to the problems faced in relation to their own area of interest | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Critical thinking ability | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being in command of the interdisciplinary approaches | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution