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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | İD105 | Climate Change Regime in International Law | Elective | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | Second Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | Climate change, one of the most important problems of the 21st century, causes many economic, social, political and legal problems both nationally and internationally. The aim of this course is; To examine the problems created by the actions of states that cause climate change in terms of international law, the rules of international law that states must comply with in order to combat the problems caused by climate change, and the obligations of states in this context. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Doç. Dr. Esmeray ALACADAĞLI | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Gain knowledge about the conceptual theoretical framework of climate change, its historical process, its effects at local, regional and international levels, its causes, its consequences, the problems it raises in terms of international law and the studies carried out on this subject. | | 2 | Realisez the difference between principled and legal approaches to climate issues and climate policies at the international level before and after the United Nations Climate Change Convention. | | 3 | Understand the role and importance of regional and international organizations and the conferences and agreements held under their leadership in the emergence of the international climate regime and the change in the understanding of responsibility of states in international law | | 4 | Learns those responsible for preventing climate change problems and protecting climate systems, the structures and intervention tools created for this purpose, and develops the information infrastructure on these issues,role and place of international organizations in environmental law, legislation. | | 5 | Using the knowledge gained on climate change-related agreements, international states and environmental law, legislation, practices, legal and criminal sanctions on this subject; Gains the skills and competence to develop solutions to current problems at national, regional and international levels, | | 6 | With the knowledge gained in the field; gain the skills and competence to research and analyze these issues, to express themselves on these issues, to communicate, to make academically original studies, to write and to present. |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Normal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | | Course Contents | | In this lesson; The causes and consequences of climate change and the problems it poses in terms of international law, international regulations such as the Stockholm and Rio Declaration before the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, tools for combating it, the approach after the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement prepared to eliminate the shortcomings of the Kyoto Protocol, Issues of responsibility of states for their actions contrary to international law will be emphasized. In this context, the course will evaluate whether states can be held responsible for their actions that cause climate change and how this mechanism can be operated within the scope of the UNFCCC. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Getting expectations about the course; Conceptual framework, climate change, international law, responsibility of states, environmental problems, equity, environmental right, basic concepts of environmental law | | | | 2 | Difference of climate change from global warming and greenhouse effect, historical development process of international environmental law and climate change | | | | 3 | Situation before the Stockholm Conference and developments after the Conference, of topics | | | | 4 | Developments in protecting the environment and climate after the Rio Conference; Selection for article review | | | | 5 | Climate Change Panel and bringing Climate Change to the United Nations agenda | | | | 6 | Responsibility of states in international law; Change in the understanding of responsibility after environmental problems and climate change, climate change and international law, | | | | 7 | Climate change, international law, environmental law and principles; Fairness Principle, Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Relative Capabilities Principle, Special Needs and Situations Principle, Prevention Principle, recautionary Principle, Sustainable Development Principle etc | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, its approach, principles and obligations to the parties | | | | 10 | Kyoto Protocol, its obligations and problems in implementation | | | | 11 | Paris Convention, approach, obligations and institutional structure | | | | 12 | Film readings | | | | 13 | Article presentations | | | | 14 | Final exam | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Bozkurt, E., Kütükçü A. ve Poyraz Y. (2012). Devletler Hukuku. Ankara: Yetkin Yayınları.
Gıddens, A. (2013) .İklim Değişikliği Siyaseti. Çev. E. Baltacı. Ankara: Phoenix Yayınevi.
Güneş A. Ş. (2007). Uluslararası Hukuk Açısından Çevresel Etki Değerlendirmesi. Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi.
Keleş R., Ertan B. (2002). Çevre Hukukuna Giriş, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara.
Pazarcı, H. (2013).Uluslararası Hukuk Dersleri. Ankara: Turhan Kitabevi.
Şimşek, G. E. (2016). Uluslararası Hukukta Doğal Hayatın Korunması. İstanbul: Beta Yayıncılık,
Talu, N. (2015).Türkiye’de İklim Değişikliği Siyaseti. Ankara: Phoenix Yayınevi. | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Case Study | 2 | 3 | 6 | | Writing Paper | 2 | 12 | 24 | | Self Study | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Individual Study for Homework Problems | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 25 | 25 | | Homework | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | LO2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | LO3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | LO4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | LO5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | LO6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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