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PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 |
Course Code: | KHDR615 | ||||||||
Course Name: | International Monitoring Mechanisms in the United Nations System | ||||||||
Course Semester: | Fall | ||||||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Department Elective | ||||||||
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Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi PINAR ÇAĞLI | ||||||||
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Dr.Öğr.Üyesi PINAR ÇAĞLI |
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Course Objectives: | The course aims to provide a practical insight into the UN human rights systems, placing particular emphasis on the structure, functioning and procedures of these mechanisms. |
Course Content: | This course deals with the system of human rights protection and how the implementation and realization of human rights obligations are monitored in the United Nations (UN). Beginning with the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the General Assembly in 1948 and drafting of the core human rights treaties, a complex set of institutions and instruments, including treaties and soft law texts were developed under the auspices of the UN in order to protect human rights. This course is designed to explore the legal and institutional framework for human rights protection through an examination of the UN treaty and charter-based monitoring mechanisms. The discussion topics will also include different cathegories of rights, the jurisprudence of the monitoring mechanisms, development of the scope of those rights through interpretation and current challenges. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Human Rights Protection Mechanisms in the UN System: Foundations, historical and structural evolution | |
2) | International Law and a General Introduction to Human Rights Protection Mechanisms: International and regional systems of human rights protection | |
3) | Normative Foundations of The UN HUman Rights Regime: UN Charter, core human rights treaties and other normative documents | |
4) | Charter-Based Protection Mechanisms I: Human Rights Council and Complaint Procedures, Special Procedures | - UN, human rights info: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/hrc/home |
5) | Charter-Based Protection Mechanisms II: Other Mechanisms for UN Human Rights Protection: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Commission on the Status of Women, The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | - UN, human rights info: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/hrc/home - https://unfccc.int/topics/gender |
6) | Examples of reports and other jurisprudence of the Charter-based mechanisms, issues concerning Türkiye | - BM ülke sayfası: https://www.ohchr.org/en/countries/turkiye |
7) | Treaty-Based Mechanisms I: Core human rights treaties and procedures in the UN Human Rights System: Reporting mechanism, Inquiry mechanism | https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies |
8) | Treaty-Based Mechanisms II: Türkiye-Country Status in Reporting mechanism, Inquiry mechanism | https://www.ohchr.org/en/countries/turkiye |
9) | Treaty-Based Mechanisms III: Interstate and individual communications | https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies/complaints-about-human-rights-violations |
10) | Treaty-Based Mechanisms IV: Individual communications against Türrkiye | https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies/complaints-about-human-rights-violations |
11) | Case analysis, presentations and debates regarding treaty-based mechanisms | Selected communications/reports |
12) | Hybrid Mechanism of Protection in the UN Human Rights System I: Universal Periodic Review | https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/upr/upr-home |
13) | Hybrid Mechanism of Protection in the UN Human Rights System II: Universal Periodic Review and Türkiye | https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/upr/tr-index |
14) | Final exam |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Halil Kalabalık, İnsan Hakları Hukuku, Kavram – Uygulama – Hak ve Ödevler Seçkin yayıncılık, 5. Bası, 2023 Mehmet Semih Gemalmaz, Ulusalüstü İnsan Hakları Hukukunun Genel Teorisine Giriş Cilt:1-2, Legal Kitabevi, 2012 |
References: | - Bilgi Notu ve PPT sunumlar - Yargısal ve yarı-yargısal denetim organlarının içtihatları |
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Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 60 |
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total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
total | % 100 |