Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Arzu GÜLER

Prof. Merve İrem YAPICI

Prof. Utku YAPICI

Lec. Cemal Alpgiray BÖLÜCEK

Lec. Dilek Elvan ÇOKİŞLER

Lec. Gönül TEZCAN

Lec. Hikmet MENGÜASLAN

Lec. Soner DOĞAN

Lec. Taner BULUT

Res. Assist. Bilal Alper TORUN

Res. Assist. Emre KURT

Constitutional Law

Course Code	: SBK505
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	: 4

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to teach the basic concepts of Constitutional Law. It is very hard to conceive the public law and administration by the students without a thorough conceptualisation of the Constitutional Law. Therefore, an additional aim of the course is to lay the grounds of what is public administration and law

Course Content

The Structures of States, Separation of Powers, The Rule of Law, Political Parties and Elections Systems, The Principles of Constitutional Democracy, Fundamental Rights and Freedoms

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Hüseyin GÜL

Learning Outcomes

1.	To be able to associate the relationship between the Constitution and other constitutional equivalents on the basic characteristics of the regime
2.	To be able comprehend the importance of human rights and freedoms
3.	To be able express the connection of the Constitution with other branches
4.	To be able to recognise the basic organizational structure of the state
5.	To be able to establish the relationship between fundamental rights and freedoms of social processes.
6.	To be able comprehend the critical importance of the principle of separation of powers carried in terms of democratic regime.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	J Crawford, (2004) Constitutional Law of Turkey, The Hague:Kluwer Law International.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction to the course, sources of Constitutional Law

Week 2 - Theoretical

The concept of the Constitution

Week 3 - Theoretical

Compliance audit laws to the Constitution, constitutional jurisprudence

Week 4 - Theoretical

Constituent power, the state, the concepts of sovereignty

Week 5 - Theoretical

State forms

Week 6 - Theoretical

Systems of government, democracy, elections

Week 7 - Theoretical

Constitutionalism

Week 8 - Theoretical

Constitutional developments in the Ottoman Period

Week 9 - Theoretical

Constitutional developments during the Republican period

Week 10 - Theoretical

Turkish constitutions, basic principles, basic rights and freedoms

Week 11 - Theoretical

Layout of the structure and operation of Parliament

Week 12 - Theoretical

The President

Week 13 - Theoretical

Judicary

Week 14 - Theoretical

Current debates concerning constitution

Assessment Methods and Criteria

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

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	3	70
Midterm Examination	1	10	1	11
Final Examination	1	15	1	16
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12
OÇ-1	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3
OÇ-2	4	5	4	4	5	4	3	5	4	3	4	4
OÇ-3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3
OÇ-4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
OÇ-5	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	5	4	3	3	4
OÇ-6	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3