Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

General Information Unit Staff Academic Information Programme Outcomes Course Structure Diagram Contact Information

Person Responsible for Information Package

Lec. Çağdaş GÖRÜCÜ

Lec. Murat ARTUÇ

Lec. Süleyman DAL

Res. Assist. Ceren ŞAKAR

Res. Assist. Levent ODABAŞI

General Principles of Constitution

Course Code	: SBK303
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

Objectives of the Course

Basic concepts of constitutional law, analysis of the relationships between constitutions and the social and political forces that determine the formation of legal norms.

Course Content

The contents of the concepts of state, law and constitution, social dynamics and the emergence of constitutional regimes, the making and amendment of constitutions, the organs of the state, the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, the logic of the principles of separation and unity of powers, public freedoms and fundamental rights and liberties,

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.	Gözler, K. (2024). Anayasa hukukuna giriş. Bursa: Ekin Kitabevi Yayınları. 33. Baskı
2.	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

Week 5 - Theoretical

Systems of government

Week 6 - Theoretical

Concept of Regime

Week 7 - Theoretical

Democracy

Week 8 - Theoretical

Elections

Week 9 - Theoretical

Concept of State and theories

Week 10 - Theoretical

State forms

Week 11 - Theoretical

Elements of the State

Week 12 - Theoretical

Political Partys

Week 13 - Theoretical

Sovereignty

Week 14 - Theoretical

Question Samples and Solutions

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	4	3	98
Midterm Examination	1	10	1	11
Final Examination	1	20	1	21
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5
OÇ-1	5	5	5	5	5
OÇ-2	5	4	5	4	4
OÇ-3	5	4	4	4	3
OÇ-4	4	3	3	3	4
OÇ-5	5	4	4	3	4
OÇ-6	5	5	5	4	4