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KMH 525 - Prohibition of Treatment and Torture in Criminal Procedure

Graduate Education Institute · Public Law · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Muhammed Süheyl KARAKAYA

Course Objective

It is aimed to teach the methods of prohibited cross-examination and the crime of torture by learning in detail how the cross-examination of the accused organized in Turkish Law will be realized.

Course Content

In this course, prohibited examine methods will be taught in detail.

Required Resources

İşkence Yasağı ve İşkenceyi Etkili Biçimde Soruşturma Yükümlülüğü, Gizem Dursun, 2018

Recommended Resources

Ceza Muhakemesi Hukukunda İfade Alma ve Sorgu, Mehmet ARICAN, Selçuk Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 17 (2009 )​

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. To be able to comprehend in detail how the crime of torture was organized in TCK
  2. Being able to understand what needs to be done in order to avoid violation of human rights while cross-examination of accused
  3. To be able to learn how to make the cross-examination of the accused in Turkish Law

Core Area Distribution

(38) Law%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussion

Assessment & Evaluation

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

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period1014140
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment133
Practice000
Final122

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Principles to be followed during the cross-examination of the accused
2cross-examination of the accused
3Cross-Examination methods
4Restrictions of evidence
5Cross-Examination
6Cross-Examination of Children, Young People, the Elderly, Women and Others
7Torture in the Turkish Penal Code
8Ara SınavAra Sınav
9Torture at the ECHR
10Torture and Prohibited Cross-Examination Methods in the Consider of ECHR Decisions
11Torture and Prohibited Cross-Examination Methods in Comparative Law
12Similar Torture Crime in the Turkish Penal Code
13Methods of Combating Torture
14Torture in international contracts
15Prohibited Cross-Examination Methods in International Contracts
16Final SınavıFinal Sınavı