Information Package / Course Catalogue
International Human Rights
Course Code: ULU257
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to inform students on the philosophical roots of human rights concept, its historical evolution, human rights law and human rights regimes. Moreover, establishing a relationship between human rights and democracy is another important goal of the course.

Course Content

Background and historical development of human rights and activities on the protection of human rights in the international level. The concrete steps taken in relation to human rights will be examined in detail in important international documents, contracts and protocols, as well as national and international human rights regimes.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Cemal Alpgiray BÖLÜCEK
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend human rights concept and its different perceptions in different cultures
2.To be able to comprehend historical evolution of human rights and human rights law.
3.To be able to comprehend the evolution of human righs law.
4.To be able to examine the relationship between globalization and human rights.
5.To be ab le to comprehend international human rights law regimes.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Enver Bozkurt, İnsan Haklarının Korunmasında Uluslararası Hukukun Rolü, Nobel yay., Ankara, 2003.
2.Berdal Aral, Üçüncü Kuşak İnsan Hakları Olarak Kolektif Haklar, Siyasal Kitabevi yay., Ankara, 2010.
3.Mehmet Semih Gemalmaz, Ulusalüstü İnsan Hakları Hukukunun Genel Teorisine Giriş, (6.baskı), Legal yay., İstanbul, 2007.
4.Mehmet Semih Gemalmaz (Yay. Haz.), İnsan Hakları Belgeleri, (6 Cilt), Boğaziçi Ün. yay., İstanbul, 2004.
5.Rona Aybay, İnsan Hakları Hukuku, (3. Baskı), İstanbul Bilgi Ün. Yay., İstanbul, 2019.
6.Erdal Anar, İnsan Hakları Tarihi, Çiviyazıları yay., İstanbul, 1996.
7.Kadir Çüçen, İnsan Hakları, MKM yay., Bursa, 2011.
8.Samuel Moyn, The Last Utopia : Human Rights in History, Harward University Press, Cambridge, 2010.
9.Andrew Clapham, Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, New York, 2007.
10.David P. Forsythe, Human Rights in International Relations, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Course scope, content, method and resources
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Concept, Scope and Characteristics of Human Rights
Week 3 - Theoretical
Freedom, Equality, Rights Concepts and Human Rights
Week 4 - Theoretical
Natural Right, Natural Law, Positive Law Concepts and Human Rights
Week 5 - Theoretical
Intellectual Origins of Human Rights: Ancient Greece and Rome
Week 6 - Theoretical
Intellectual Origins of Human Rights: Medieval and Modern Age
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Transition of Human Rights to Practice and First Legal Documents: UK, USA and France
Week 8 - Theoretical
Human Rights in the UN Framework: Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Contracts
Week 9 - Theoretical
Classification of Human Rights
Week 10 - Theoretical
Human Rights by Time Period: First Generation Rights, Second Generation Rights and Third Generation Rights
Week 11 - Theoretical
International Human Rights Law Regimes: European, American and African Human Rights Systems and International Human Rights Protection Mechanisms
Week 12 - Theoretical
International Relations, Foreign Policy and Human Rights
Week 13 - Theoretical
International Human Rights Organizations and Human Rights Diplomacy
Week 14 - Theoretical
Human Rights and Freedoms in Turkey: Legal Status and Assessment
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam-1. Week
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam-2. Week
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
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PÇ-9
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PÇ-12
OÇ-1
3
2
3
4
2
5
2
OÇ-2
3
4
4
2
3
3
5
3
OÇ-3
3
4
4
2
3
3
5
3
OÇ-4
2
3
4
3
4
4
5
3
3
2
3
OÇ-5
2
3
5
2
4
3
5
3
3
2
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026