HUK 233 - Constitutional Review

Faculty of Law · Law · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Halit Serhan ERCİVELEK

Course Objective

It is aimed to convey the important role of constitutional jurisdiction that protects fundamental rights and freedoms and put the supremacy and binding force of constitutions into practice. By this way, the importance of constitutional review for the principles of rule of law and democratic state will appear. Also, it is aimed to have a competence of analyzing the decisions, working principles of constitutional courts in national and comparative law.

Course Content

Legitimacy, meaning and function of Constitutional jurisdiction, duties and powers of Constitutional Courts, norm control, Subject, time and criterion of Constitutional jurisdiction, Legal consequences of Constitutional Court decisions, Decision to stop enforcement in Constitutional jurisdiction, Direct application of Constitutional rules

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. To be able to render the development of constitutional review and the legal arguments providing constitutional review
  2. To be able to express the importance of constitutional courts
  3. To be able to remark the role of constitutional jurisdiction in protection of the fundamental rights regarding both national and comparative constitutional systems
  4. To be able to internalize the system of constitutional jurisdiction; the range, types of constitutional review and efficiency and binding force of decisions

Core Area Distribution

(38) Law%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussion

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period15345
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1The concept of constitutional jurisdictionRelated chapters of the books will be read.
2The historical and theoretical roots of constitutional reviewRelated chapters of the books will be read.
3The circumstances of constitutional jurisdictionRelated chapters of the books will be read.
4Principles of the supremacy and binding force of constitutions, the importance of constitutional jurisdiction in protecting rights and freedomsRelated chapters of the books will be read.
5The types of constitutional jurisdictionRelated chapters of the books will be read.
6Establishment and organization of constitutional courtsRelated chapters of the books will be read.
7Types of constitutional reviewRelated chapters of the books will be read.
8ExamExam
9The procedures of constitutional reviewRelated chapters of the books will be read.
10The duties and authorities of constitutional courtsRelated chapters of the books will be read.
11Rules and transactions reviewed by constitutional courtsRelated chapters of the books will be read.
12The scope of constitutional reviewRelated chapters of the books will be read.
13Rules of procedure in constitutional courtsRelated chapters of the books will be read.
14Properties, impacts and solutions of the entry into force of constitutional court s decisionsRelated chapters of the books will be read.
15ExamExam
16ExamExam