SUİ360

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.

Students who have learned the theoretical and conceptual framework of International Law will now have the opportunity to engage with content that provides knowledge on substantive legal rules regulating the various aspects of International Relations.

(1) Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Pazarcı ve Prof. Dr. Erdem Denk, Uluslararası Hukuk (International Law), 23, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2024
(2) Schematic notes and information sheets prepared and distributed by the instructor to provide additional support and assistance to students.
(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.

A student who completes this course will have a strong command of the legal principles and rules that regulate various activities, actions, and relationships involving an international element. They will also gain the ability to accurately interpret and apply these principles in practice.

1. Students will gain a general understanding of the fundamental concepts of international law, including state sovereignty, recognition, and the limitations of state authority under international legal rules.
2. Students will acquire foundational knowledge of key areas of international law, such as maritime law, air law, space law, environmental law, and economic law.
3. Students will analyze the roles of states and international organizations in various fields of international law, developing the ability to evaluate topics such as the legal status of diplomatic representatives, consular rights, and the binding nature of international agreements.
4. Students’ oral and written legal analysis skills will be enhanced through class discussions, case studies, and academic research projects.

Week 1: General Definitions and Rules Related to the State (Establishment, Recognition, and the Role of the State as a Primary Actor)
Week 2: Rules Related to the State II: Territory and Borders (Territorial Waters, Airspace, Water Bodies, Rivers, Canals, Island States)
Week 3 : State Jurisdiction: Definition and Types (Territorial Jurisdiction, Personal Jurisdiction, Organizational Jurisdiction) and Limitations of State Authority
Week 4: Partial Extension of State Territorial Jurisdiction: Intersection of International Maritime Law and State Authority (Fishing Zones, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone)
Week 5: International Maritime Law and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (High Seas, International Maritime Organization, International Seabed, International Seabed Authority)
Week 6: State Succession
Week 7: International Relations Law and the Legal Status of Consuls and Diplomatic Representatives (Immunities and Privileges), Various Aspects of Political Representation
Week 8: International Air Law
Week 9 : International Space Law
Week 10: International Environmental Law
Week 11: International Economic and Trade Law
Week 12: International Law of Armed Conflicts

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