Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
1	HUK107	Constıtutıonal Law - I	4+0+0	4	6

Course Details

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	Law
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Objectives of the Course	The aim of this course is to present the concepts such as the state, the basic characteristics of the state, political power, democracy, sovereignty, human rights, and to explain the structures and functioning of the legislative and executive organs in a comparative manner. In this course, the constitution and other legal norms within the framework of constitutional law by which organs and how they have a place in the hierarchy of norms will be emphasized. Thus, it is aimed that students learn constitutional concepts and gain the ability to interpret constitutional developments.
Course Content	In this course, the concept of constitution, information sources of constitutional law, constitutional law, constituent power, the concept of the state, forms of government, the concept of democracy, elections, legislative-executive-judiciary, fundamental rights and freedoms and constitutional judiciary topics will be discoursed.
Course Methods and Techniques	Oral presentation, discussion, practical work, judgement review
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Prof.Dr. Fazıl SAĞLAM Prof.Dr. Osman Korkut Kanadoğlu
Assistants	Research Assist. Osman Can Serttaş can.serttas@gedik.edu.tr
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Erdoğan TEZİÇ, Constitutional Law, 25th Edition, Beta, 2021. Kemal GÖZLER, General Principles of Constitutional Law, İbrahim KABOĞLU, Constitutional Law Lessons Cem EROĞUL, Introduction to Constitution Ömer ANAYURT, Constitutional Law General Part Zafer GOREN, Constitutional Law
	It is shared in the distance education system.
	Fazıl SAĞLAM - Anayasa Hukuku Ders Notları, Korkut KANADOĞLU / Ahmet Mert DUYGUN - Anayasa Hukukunun Genel Esasları
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	4	14	56
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud	4	14	56
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Final examination	1	20	20
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 6 152

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Students will be able to define the basic concepts of constitutional law.
2	Understands the importance of constitutional rules in the functioning of the state organization and the ability to apply these rules to concrete situations.
3	Students learn the constitution and other legal norms and they will be able to distinguish their place in norms hierarchy.
4	Gains the ability to examine the decisions of the Constitutional Court and interpret them within the framework of constitutional rules.
5	Understand the duties, structure and functioning of the legislative and executive organs.
6	Compare the management systems with different aspects.
7	Learns how to reach written and electronic sources in the field of constitutional law.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction, Constitutionalism Movements, Concept of Constitution	-	-
2	Substantive Definition of the Constitution, Formal Definition of the Constitution, Distinction of Constitutions	-	-
3	Interpretation and Norm Concretization in Constitutional Law	-	-
4	Core Values of Classical Democracy	-	-
5	Common Principles of Classical Democracy	-	-
6	Elements of the State	-	-
7	Major State Forms in Terms of the Structure of Sovereignty, State Forms in Terms of the Source of Sovereignty	-	-
8	Mid-term Exam	-	-
9	Election (Principles-Systems-Disputes)	-	-
10	Political Parties (Types-Systems-Prohibition Regime)	-	-
11	Principle of Separation of Powers (Formation-Scope and Content, Political Regimes Based on the Unity of Powers (Dictatorship and Assembly Government)	-	-
12	Political Regimes Based on Separation of Powers: Parliamentary Regimes (Formation and Principles)	-	-
13	Political Regimes Based on Separation of Powers: Semi-Presidential Regime (Classical Semi-Presidential and Authoritarian Semi-Presidential Regime)	-	-
14	Political Regimes Based on Separation of Powers: Presidential Regime (Classical Model - Its Metamorphosis and Distortion)	-	-
15	Socialist State Systems, Fascist State Systems	-	-

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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