Course Details

HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION

POLS445

Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
7POLS445HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION3+0+035

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The course aims to examine the concept of humanitarian intervention from historical, legal, political, and ethical perspectives. It seeks to equip students with the ability to analyze the relationship between sovereignty, human rights, international law, and intervention. Case studies of past interventions will help students evaluate both the normative and practical dimensions of humanitarian action.
Course Content Humanitarian intervention is one of the permanent components of Cold-war period. It is generally thought with security, human rights and development. In this course, discussions on different meanings and forms of intervention are going to take place; and interventions made by military forces, United Nations and various global actors are going to be covered. Different humanitarian interventions in the last two decades and the discussions based on these are worked by considering historical equals.
Course Methods and Techniques Case study analysis

Reading discussions

Documentary and film reviews

Group presentations

Critical thinking and writing assignments
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
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Course Category
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
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ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
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Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Evaluate humanitarian intervention from legal, ethical, and political perspectives
2 Analyze interventions within the framework of international law
3 Compare and assess the outcomes of different intervention cases


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Week 1: Introduction and the Concept of Humanitarian Intervention


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 5 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 4
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C2
C3

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant


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