COURSE SYLLABUS

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW

1	Course Title:	INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
2	Course Code:	KMH5101
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	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:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Yrd.Doç.Dr. ÖZNUR SEVDİREN
16	Course Lecturers:	Yrd. Doç. Dr. Timuçin Köprülü Yrd. Doç. Dr. Öznur Sevdiren
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	oznur.sevdiren@gmail.com Uludağ Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Uludağ Üniversitesi Gemlik Sunğipek Yerleşkesi 16600 Gemlik/Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Understanding the basic concepts of substantive international criminal law.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Identifying the scope, nature and sources of international criminal law.;
2	Understanding the relation of international criminal law with international law and criminal law.;
3	Evaluating the historical development of international criminal law.;
4	Understanding of the material (actus reus) and mental elements (mens rea) of crimes in international criminal law.;
5	Evaluating the impact of the early war tribunals upon international criminal law, with a special emphasis on the Nuremberg Proceedings.;
6	Assessing the de jure and de facto role of the United Nations Security Council’s Role in the development of international criminal law.;
7	Identifying the establishment of international criminal justice bodies and basic issues related thereto.;
8	Understanding and discussing the purposes attributed to international criminal justice proceedings and to punishment in international criminal law.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction, History of International Jurisdiction and Sources of International Criminal Law.
2	The Ad Hoc International Criminal Tribunals I, International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia.
3	The Ad Hoc International Criminal Tribunals II, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
4	International Criminal Court /Preparatory Work.
5	The Statute of the International Criminal Court /Current Developments.
6	Genocide.
7	Crimes against Humanity.
8	War Crimes in International Armed Conflicts.
9	Quiz.
10	War Crimes in Non-International Armed Conflicts.
11	Crime of Aggression.
12	International Criminal Court and Terrorism as an International Crime.
13	Turkish Legislation and the Approach towards the International Criminal Court.
14	An Overview of the Course

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Cryer, R. et al., International Criminal Law and Procedure, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2010. Bassiouni, M., C. (ed.) The Legislative History of International Criminal Court, Ardsley, Transnational Publishers, 2003. Cassese, A. International Criminal Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2008. Schabas, W., An Introduction to International Criminal Court, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2010. Schabas, W., The UN International Criminal Tribunals: The Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006. Werle, G., Principles of International Criminal Law, Asser Press, Hague, 2005. Aşağıdaki web sitelerinde bulunan bilgi ve değerlendirmelerde bu kurs için faydalıdır: http://www.icty.org (International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia) http://www.ictr.org (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda) http://www.icc-cpi.int (International Criminal Court) http://www.icrc.org/ (International Committee of the Red Cross) http://www.iccnow.org/ (Coalition for the International Criminal Court)
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	100
Final Exam	0	0
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		100
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		0
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High