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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SB308.2BEnvironmental LawElective365
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Providing information about the basic concepts, resources, principles, intervention methods, practices of environmental law and the structure / institutions responsible for implementation and in the light of this theoretically based knowledge, gaining the ability to analyze current problems at basic level.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç.Dr. Esmeray ALACADAĞLI
Learning Outcomes
1To be able to explain the purpose, development, used concepts and sources of environmental law
2To learn the general principles of environmental law and environmental right and to establish the connection between them,
3Learning the responsible persons and intervention tools in preventing environmental pollution and protecting the environment,
4Having knowledge about administrative, legal and criminal sanctions and differences in environmental law
5To be able to compare international environmental law and Turkish environmental legislation
6Understanding the role and place of international organizations in environmental law, legislation.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
-
Course Contents
In this course, the emergence of environmental law due to environmental problems; development, principles, legal approach to environmental problems; responsibilities, dispute resolution mechanisms, national and international applications will be discussed. The application will be evaluated with application examples, articles, sample judicial decisions, the solution methods applied in the solution of environmental problems, legal tools, efficiency and adequacy of institutional structures.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Conceptual framework; basic concepts of environment, environmental problems, law, environmental law
2The purpose and subject of environmental law and its qualifications, development and resources
3Environmental right and constitutional status, sustainable development and environmental right
4Basic principles of environmental law (Prevention, Cooperation, Coordination, Integration principles)
5Basic principles of environmental law (Polluter Pays, Participation, Prudence principles)
6Article review and selection of article topics
7Prevention of environmental degradation and pollution control, measures to be taken to prevent environmental pollution; administrative procedures and sanctions
8Midterm Exam
9Environmental impact assessment and practical examples
10Criminal and legal responsibilities in environmental law, the role of these responsibilities in environmental protection,
11Article presentations
12Article presentations
13Article presentations
14International dimensions of environmental law
15International environmental law and Turkish environmental legislation
Recommended or Required Reading
Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut, Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara 2009 Ruşen Keleş / Birol Ertan, Çevre Hukukuna Giriş, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara, 2002. İbrahim Ö. Kaboğlu, Çevre Hakkı, 3.B., Ankara 1996 E.Yasemin Özdek, İnsan Hakkı Olarak Çevre Hakkı, (TODAİE Yay.), Ankara 1993
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
-
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Final Examination14570
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)156
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High