MEDICAL LAW IN LIGHT OF THE DECISIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
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Course Title:
MEDICAL LAW IN LIGHT OF THE DECISIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
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Course Code:
KMH6119
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Type of Course:
Optional
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Level of Course:
Third Cycle
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Year of Study:
1
6
Semester:
1
7
ECTS Credits Allocated:
6
8
Theoretical (hour/week):
3
9
Practice (hour/week) :
0
10
Laboratory (hour/week) :
0
11
Prerequisites:
Good Level of English Reading and Writing
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Recommended optional programme components:
None
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Language:
Turkish
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Mode of Delivery:
Face to face
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Course Coordinator:
Dr. Ögr. Üyesi ZEYNEP BURCU AKBABA
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Course Lecturers:
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
zbakbaba@uludag.edu.tr
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Website:
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Objective of the Course:
Evaluation of Medical Law in light of the ECHR and ECtHR
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
Having a knowledge of ECtHR decisions related to Medical Law
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Learning Outcomes:
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Medical Law and Medical Ethics;
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Autonomy;
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Physical Integrity;
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Mental Integrity;
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Informed Consent;
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Mental Health;
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Involuntary Treatment;
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Inhuman or Degrading Treatment-Article 3, ECHR;
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Right to Liberty-Article 5,ECHR;
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Right to Respect for Private Life-Article 8,ECHR;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Medical Law and Medical Ethics
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Human Rights and ECHR
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Informed Consent
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Organ Transplantation
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Involuntary Treatment-Involuntary Vaccination
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Abortion
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Euthanasia
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Chemical Castration
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Inhuman or Degrading Treatment-1
ECHR, Art.3
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Inhuman or Degrading Treatment-2
ECHR, Art.3
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Right to Liberty-1
ECHR, Art. 5
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Right to Liberty-2
ECHR, Art. 5
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Right to Respect for Private life-1
ECHR, Art. 8
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Right to Respect for Private life-2
ECHR, Art. 8
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng# Nils Hoppe and Jose Miola, Medical Law and Medical Ethics, 1st Edition, 2014, Cambridge University Press G.T. Laurie, S.H.E Harmon and G. Porter, Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics, 10th Edition, 2016, Oxford University Press
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
40
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
Final Exam
1
60
Total
2
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Essay and Presentation
Information
Essay and Presentation based on Research
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
6
84
Homeworks, Performances
0
14
14
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
20
20
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
20
20
Total WorkLoad
180
Total workload/ 30 hr
6
ECTS Credit of the Course
6
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
