Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Ahmet TOKSOY

Prof. Aysun SARIBEY HAYKIRAN

Prof. Hüseyin ÜRETEN

Prof. Musa GÜMÜŞ

Prof. Tanju DEMİR

Prof. Tülay YÜREKLİ

Assoc. Prof. Bülent ÇELİK

Lec. Ayten CAN

Lec. Günver GÜNEŞ

Lec. Mehmet BAŞARAN

Lec. Muhittin ÇEKEN

Lec. Uğur TATLISUMAK

Res. Assist. Ömer GÜNGÖRMÜŞ

Res. Assist. Yasin AKMEŞE

Human Rights

Course Code	: TAR203
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to understand the origins of human rights and to examine basic human rights documents both in the modern world and in the past.

Course Content

The historical background of Human Rights will be explained. Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, French Citizen's Rights, Slave Trade, Minorities and Discrimination will be discussed. In addition, UN and EU documents on human rights will be examined.

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Learning Outcomes

1.	To be able to define the concept of human rights
2.	To be able to explain the sources and scope of human rights.
3.	To be able to define the characteristics of human rights.
4.	To be able to explain the intellectual premises of human rights.
5.	To summarize the legal development of human rights.
6.	o be able to explain the universality of human rights.
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Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Vahap Coşkun, İhsan Dağı, Nezir Akyeşilmen (2015) İnsan Hakları ve Demokratikleşme Süreci, AÖF Yayını No:1674
2.	David Beetham (2015) Demokrasi ve İnsan Hakları, Liberte Yayınları
3.	Tayyip Duman, Nuri Yavuz, Necmettin Karakaya (2016), İnsan Hakları Demokrasi ve Vatandaşlık Eğitimi, Pegem A Yayıncılık
4.	Andrew Clapham (2007) Human Rights, Oxford Yayınları

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Basic concepts of human rights, philosophical foundations of human rights thought

Week 2 - Theoretical

The concept of democracy, the emergence and development of democracy

Week 3 - Theoretical

Social contract theory and its impact on human rights.

Week 4 - Theoretical

Democracy approaches

Week 5 - Theoretical

development of human rights and democracy in our country, 1982 Constitution of the Republic of Turkey.

Week 6 - Theoretical

National and international legal regulations on human rights

Week 7 - Theoretical

National and international institutions and organizations operating in the protection and development of human rights and their activities

Week 8 - Intermediate Exam

Midterms

Week 9 - Theoretical

Democracy in school and family, what should we teach, why?

Week 10 - Theoretical

Basic problems of human rights and democracy.

Week 11 - Theoretical

Discussing and internalizing the concept of equality and equality

Week 12 - Theoretical

Discussing and internalizing the concept of freedom and freedom

Week 13 - Theoretical

Discussion and examples of human rights violations in sports.

Week 14 - Theoretical

Discussion and examples of human rights violations in sports.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Rate	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	2	28
Lecture - Practice	3	10	1	33
Seminar	2	5	0	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				71

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