SUİ260

School of Economics and Administrative Sciences \ Political Science and International Relations

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Compulsory

Turkish

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This course is a compulsory course for students in the Department of Political Science and International Relations. A limited number of students from other departments may also take it as an elective course.

Building on conceptual, structural, and functional knowledge of the legal framework of International Relations, this course examines the key elements and operational mechanisms of the international legal order.

(1) Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Pazarcı & Prof. Dr. Erdem Denk Uluslararası Hukuk, Turhan Kitabevi, 2024.
(2) Ders hocası tarafından öğrenciye ek katkı ve yardım sağlamak amacıyla hazırlanıp dağıtılan şematik notlar ve bilgi fişleri.
(3) Anthony Aust, Handbook of International Law, ed. 2, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
(4) Ian Brownlie, Principles of
Public International Law, ed. 7, Oxford 2008.

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the international legal order, which is one of the fundamental topics of the discipline of International Relations, as well as its functioning and impact within international relations.

1. Students learn how legal rules in the international community are formed, how they are applied, and their impact within the framework of the legal order.
2. Students gain the opportunity to identify the key actors of international law; today, in addition to states, corporations, individuals, and international organizations play an increasingly significant role in the international system.
3. Students acquire knowledge about the sources of international law and analyze their place and importance within the legal order.
4. Students understand the mechanisms for resolving disputes in international law and learn the necessary steps for ensuring the effective functioning of these processes.
5. Students develop a critical perspective on the international legal order, gaining the ability to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the current system.
6. This course provides students, particularly those pursuing careers in public administration, with a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the legal dimensions of the international system.

Week 1: Introduction (Law/Legal Order/International Legal Order)
Week 2: The Relationship of the International Legal Order with Other Legal Systems (National legal systems, including Turkish law; supranational legal order; partial legal systems)
Week 3: The Organic Source of International Legal Order (Lack of a legislator, the role of states in the formation of legal rules; influence of national legal systems)
Week 4: Norms in International Law (Sources of Rules) (Customary law, international treaties, judicial precedents, international organizations and their law-making authority, general principles of international law, and auxiliary sources)
Week 5: Actors of International Law and the Concept of Legal Personality I (The international legal personality of the state)
Week 6: Actors of International Law and the Concept of Legal Personality II (International organizations: Intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations)
Week 7: Actors of International Law and the Concept of Legal Personality III (Individuals: Natural persons, legal entities, civil society organizations, and entities that have not yet fully attained statehood)
Week 8: Dispute Resolution in International Law I (General explanations and political resolution mechanisms), Legal Resolution Mechanisms
Week 9: Dispute Resolution in International Law II (Legal resolution mechanisms and international judicial bodies: International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, European Court of Human Rights)
Week 10: The Concept of Responsibility in International Law (Definition and types of responsibility; state responsibility, conditions of responsibility, and circumstances precluding wrongfulness)
Week 11: Enforcement Mechanisms in International Law (Deficiencies in enforcement; the concept and types of sanctions in international law; self-help measures typically applied by states)
Week 12: The Role of the United Nations (Efforts to address enforcement issues in international law, the concept of collective enforcement; the UN collective security system and its current functioning, the role of the UN Security Council in maintaining peace and security)

• Active Participation 10 %
• Midterm 30 %
• Final: 60 %