Faculty of Law

HUK 478 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Gender Issues in Law

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
HUK 478	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	-
Assistant(s)	Araş. Gör. Ezgi ARSLAN

Course Objectives	The prohibition of discrimination will be put forward in terms of gender and the fact that the laws should be impartial and they will be considered together with the approach of different law areas.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Students who successfully complete this course will be able to; • Be aware of the legal regulations related to gender. Describe and exemplify discrimination based on gender, Recognize the legal practices based on gender discrimination and produce solutions, Bring legal solutions to gender inequalities, Compare international texts to combat gender inequalities.
Course Description	Constitutional equality principle and gender in terms of the reflection of our law, in accordance with international regulations in terms of gender equality in the evaluation of domestic law.

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Equality and Gender before the Law	will be prepared from the relevant sources
2	Historical and legal dimension of gender discrimination	will be prepared from the relevant sources
3	Turkish constitutional law and gender	will be prepared from the relevant sources
4	Turkish civil code and gender	will be prepared from the relevant sources
5	Criminal law and gender	will be prepared from the relevant sources
6	Labour law and gender	will be prepared from the relevant sources
7	General Evaluation	will be prepared from the relevant sources
8	Midterm
9	Social security law and gender	will be prepared from the relevant sources
10	Equality before decision making mechanisms	will be prepared from the relevant sources
11	The Status of Women in the Context of International Conventions and Positive Discrimination	will be prepared from the relevant sources
12	Women's Protection Against Violence (In International Context)	will be prepared from the relevant sources
13	Protection of women against violence (national)	will be prepared from the relevant sources
14	Case study	will be prepared from the relevant sources
15	Review of the semester	will be prepared from the relevant sources
16	Final exam

Course Notes/Textbooks	Lindgren, J.R., Taub, N., Wolfson, B.A., & Palumbo, C.M. The Law of Sex Discrimination, 3rd edition (Thomson Wadsworth 2004); Cochran, A., Sexual Harassment and the Law (University Press of Kansas 2004).Katherine T. Bartlett , Deborah L. Rhode: Gender & Law: Theory, Doctrine, Commentary, 2009Toksöz, G.(2012) Kalkınmada Kadın Emeği. Varlık Yayınları, İstanbul
Suggested Readings/Materials	Sally Engle Merry: Human Rights and Gender Violence: Translating International Law into Local Justice, 200621.Yüzyılın Eşiğinde Kadınlar Değişim ve Güçlenme, Uluslararası Multidisipliner Kadın Kongresi Bildiri Kitabı Cilt 2 Farklı Cinslerin Eşitliği Sempozyumu

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	3	60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class			0
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	2	11	22
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	15	15
Final Exam	1	35	35
		Total	120

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles.				X
2	Solves the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view.				X
3	Evaluates the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach.					X
4	Evaluates the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions.				X
5	Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour.					X
6	Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking.					X
7	Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology.				X
8	To be able to interpret the legal norms with a sense of justice respectful to human rights and in the light of principles of democratic, secular and social state of law.					X
9	To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach.				X
10	Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written.				X
11	Monitors the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1).
12	Uses the information and communication technology together with the computer programs in a level required by the area of law (“European Computer Driving Licence, Advanced Level”).

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