Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : FEL408 |
| Course Type | : Required |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 5 |
The aim of this course is to discuss what the concept of human rights is—and is not—based on foundational texts, to establish the connection between this concept and the concepts of “human,”“right,” and “ethics,” to raise awareness among students about what human rights and fundamental rights entail, andto identify ways to protect fundamental rights.
To explain the nature of the concept of human rights, what constitutes fundamental and non-fundamental rights, and to illustrate, with examples, human rights violations and the possibility of protecting these rights.
| 1. | Understanding what the concept of human rights is, as well as its scope and limits |
| 2. | Being able to distinguish between fundamental and non-fundamental rights |
| 3. | To understand the limits of rights in light of human rights documents |
| 4. | To be knowledgeable about theoretical and practical critiques of human rights |
| 5. | To raise awareness about ways to protect human rights |
| 1. | Kuçuradi, İoanna, Human Rights: Its Concepts and Problems, Turkey Philosophical Society Publication, 2011 |
| 2. | Kuçuradi, İoanna ve Peker, Bülent, (Edited by), Human Rigths in Turkey and World, Hacettepe University, Centre for Research and Application of the Philosophy of Humen Rights, 1999 |
| 3. | Kuçuradi, İoanna (Hazırlayan) İnsan Haklarının Felsefi Temelleri, H.Ü. Yayınları, Ankara |
| 4. | Tepe, Harun, İnsan Hakları Felsefesi, BilgeSu Yayınları, 2018 |
| 5. | Kuçuradi, İoanna, Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights, Ankara: Turkey and Middle East Studies Institute, 1980 |
| 6. | Kuçuradi, İoanna, (Edited by), Thereats of Human Rights, Ankara: Hacettepe University, Centre for Research and Application of the Philosophy of Humen Rights, 2004 |
| 7. | Tepe, Harun, İnsan Haklarının Felsefi Temelleri, BilgeSu Yayınları, 2018 |
| 8. | Tepe,Harun. İnsan Haklarını Kim Öldürdü?, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2026 |
| 9. | Tepe,Harun.Etik, İnsan ve İnsan Hakları, İnsan Haklarının Etik Temelleri, Avrupa Konseyi, Mart 2022. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Attending Lectures | 1 | %5 |
| Studio Work | 1 | %5 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| Studio Work | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Reading | 14 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 124 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | |
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OÇ-4 | 3 | |||||||||
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