HUK 220 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Philosophy and Sociology of Law
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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HUK 220
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Spring
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3
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0
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3
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3
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
Turkish
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
| National Occupation Classification | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The main purpose of this course is to give general information about basic philosophy and sociology concepts and movements and to create a perspective on how these concepts and movements are reflected in legal theory and practice. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In this course, concepts such as right, law, justice and equality are examined in the context of natural law, legal positivism and legal realism theories, and problems such as the sociological origin, effectiveness, function and historical evolution of law are discussed. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Core Courses |
X
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| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction-Why Legal Theory? | Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, p. 27-49. |
| 2 | Natural Law and Morality | Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, p. 49-84. |
| 3 | Legal Positivism-Austin | Uygur, Hukuki Pozitivizmin Değişen Yüzü Mü?, p. 145-176; Çağdaş Hukuk Düşüncesine Giriş, p. 11-29. |
| 4 | Legal Positivism-Kelsen | Çağdaş Hukuk Düşüncesine Giriş, p.29-47, 139-166. |
| 5 | Critique of Positivism and Natural Law - A Theory of Judgment: Dworkin | Çağdaş Hukuk Düşüncesine Giriş, p.195-212. |
| 6 | Should immoral behavior be punishable under law? | Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, s. 80-94; Uzun, Ahlaksızlığın Cezalandırılması:Devlin-Hart Tartışması; Arıkan, Hart-Devlin Tartışmasında Olmayan Argümanlar. |
| 7 | Legal Realism | Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, s. 247-273. |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Critical Legal Theory- Critical Race Theory and Feminist Legal Theory | Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, s. 463-49; Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, s. 476-485/485-505; Jones, “Amistad Davasının Amerika’daki Irk ve Hukuk İlişkisine Etkisi”, s. 24-40. |
| 10 | Law and Social Theories-Durkheim | Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, s. 273-321. |
| 11 | Law and Social Theories-Durkheim | Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, s. 273-321. |
| 12 | Law and Social Theories-Marx | Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, s. 273-321. |
| 13 | Law and Social Theories-Marx | Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, s. 273-321. |
| 14 | Law and Social Theories-Weber | Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, s. 273-321. |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Kasım Akbaş, Melike Belkıs Aydın, Sevtap Metin, Ertuğrul Uzun; Çağdaş Hukuk Düşüncesine Giriş, İthaki Yayınları, 6. Edition, 2020. ISBN: 9786053755043 Raymond Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, Trans. Fatma Ünver-Sedat Ünver, Astana Yayınları, 2. Edition, 2021. ISBN: 9786257624640 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | David Bruce Ingram; Hukuk Felsefesi, Çev. Ezgi Su Dağabak, Fol Yayınları, 2. Edition, 2020, ISBN: 9786058068810 Gülriz Uygur, “Hukuki Pozitivimin Değişen Yüzü Mü?”, Ankara Üniversitesi Huuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt:52, Sayı:3, s. 145-176. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/628961 Saim Üye, Teoride ve Pratikte Hukuki Çoğulluk, Turhan Kitabevi Yayınları, 2013, ISBN: 9786055593742. Serdar Hoş, Hukuki Çoğulluk, Hukuka Felsefi ve Sosyolojik Bakışlar Sempoyumu 26. Kitap, s. 181-191. Roger Cotterrell; Hukukbilimin Politikası, Pinhan Yayıncılık, 2019, ISBN: 9786059460507 Howard Jones; “Amistad Davasının Amerika’daki Irk ve Hukuk İlişkisine Etkisi”, Irkı Mahkemeye Çıkarmak, Der. Anette Gordon-Reed, Çev. Eruğrul Uzun, s. 24-40. Ertuğrul Uzun; Ahlaksızlığın Cezalandırılması:Devlin-Hart Tartışması. https://hukukfelsefesivesosyolojisi.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/ahlc382ksizlic49ein-cezalandirilmasi_-devlin-hart-tartic59emasi-_.pdf Engin Arıkan; “Hart-Devlin Tartışmasında Olmayan Argümanlar”, Erciyes Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: XV, Sayı: 2, 2020, s. 537-568. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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40
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| Final Exam |
1
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60
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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60
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
0
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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12
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12
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| Final Exam |
1
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30
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30
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| Total |
90
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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3
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4
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5
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To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles. |
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X
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| 2 |
Solves the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. |
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X
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| 3 |
Evaluates the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. |
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X
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| 4 |
Evaluates the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. |
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Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. |
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| 6 |
Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. |
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| 7 |
Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology. |
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| 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. |
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| 9 |
To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. |
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| 10 |
Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. |
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| 11 |
Monitors the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1). |
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| 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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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
