IR555 EUROPEAN REGIME OF HUMAN RIGHTS
| Course Code: | 3140555 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. NECATİ POLAT |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
This course aims to introduce and evaluate the recent Turkish experience as a participant of the Council of Europe human rights regime, with emphasis on the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the sole control organ of the system presently. The course discusses, to begin with, human rights under international law and, in particular, the issue of the international protection of human rights, in turn moving on to the European human rights regime through establishment and the subsequent development. The main thrust of the course then becomes the case law of the ECHR, offering open-ended discussion of several cases, which involve, or of relevance to, Turkey.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To enhance and deepen the scholarly knowledge in the discipline of International Relations | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To establish connections between different disciplines of social sciences | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To view social and international developments from a holistic perspective | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To establish advanced-level oral and written communication skills in both academic and practical spheres of life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To produce original ideas by developing habits of inquiry | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To obtain high-level research skills and ethics | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To have social sensitivity and moral responsibility | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To be able to express ideas and prepare effective presentations in academic and professional platforms | ✔ | |||
| 9 | To contribute to the scientific literature | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution