Faculty of Law
HUK 273 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Law and Cinema
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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HUK 273
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Fall/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 |
Elective
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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 aim of this course is to analyze the concepts of law in connection with works of cinema, to gain a multidimensional perspective with a theoretical background and reasoning ability. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course examines the treatment of legal concepts and institutions in cinema works by correlating them with relevant high court decisions. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Conflict of Rights | Movie: Mephisto Cases: 1. German Federal Constitutional Court (Mephisto), https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Entscheidungen/EN/2007/06/rs20 070613_1bvr178305en.html 2. ECHR Judgment: M.L. and W.W. v Germany, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-183947 3. Court of Justice of the European Union Case Google v İspanya https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:62012CJ0131&from=EN |
| 3 | Authority to Punish | Movie: Nuremberg Trials Cases: 1. ECHR Judgment: Streletz, Kessler ve Krenz v Germany, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-59353 2. Polednová v Czechia, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-105985 3. Vasiliauskas v Lithuanian http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-15829 |
| 4 | The Limits of Private Life in Interpersonal Relationships | Movie: The Truman Show Cases: 1. Hannover v Germany http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-158290 2. Barbulescu v Romania http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-177082 3. Bevacqua ve S. v Bulgaria, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-86875 4. P.G. ve J.H. v United Kingdom, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-59665 |
| 5 | Freedom of Contract and Body Autonomy | Movie: Merchant of Venice Cases: 1. ECtHR: Evans v UK, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-80046 2. Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 521 U.S. 844 (1997) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/521/844/ |
| 6 | Right to Life - Eutonesia | Movie: The Sea Inside Cases: 1. ECHR: Lambert and others v France, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-155352 2. U.S. Supreme Court Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, 497 U.S. 261 (1990), https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/497/261/ |
| 7 | Right to Life - Abortion | Documentary: Roe v Wade Cases: 1. P ve S v Poland, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-114098 2. A, B and C v. Ireland, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-102332 3. Roe v Wade https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/410/113 |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Freedoms of Thought and Expression I | Movie: The Man For All Seasons Cases: 1. ABD v. Eichman https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/496/310/ 2. SCOTUS: Texas v. Johnson, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/491/397/ 3. ECHR Otto Preminger Institut v. Austria, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-57897 4. E.S. v. Austria, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-187188 |
| 10 | Freedoms of Thought and Expression II | Movie: The Trial of the Chicago 7 Cases: 1.Texas v. Johnson, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/491/397/ 2. ECtHR: Otto Preminger Institut v. Austria, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-57897 3. E.S. v. Austria, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-18718 |
| 11 | Professional Rules | Movie: Justice for All Cases: 1. ECHR Morice v. France, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/rus?i=001-154265 2. Ramanauskas v. Litvanya (No. 2), http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-180850 3. Casado Coca v Spain, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-57866 |
| 12 | Definition of Crime and Punishment I | Movie: Bir Ceza Avukatının Anıları ECHR S. W. v UK http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-57965 |
| 13 | Definition of Crime and Punishment II | Cases: 1.ECHR Jaggard and Brown v. the UK, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-58021 2.ECHR Dudgeon v Birleşik Krallık, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-57473 |
| 14 | Presumption of Innocence | Movie: 12 Angry Man, Cases: 1. ECHR: Allen v. the United Kingdom, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-122859 2. Schenk v Switzerland, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-57572 3. Falk v Hollanda, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-67305 |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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5
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
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20
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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15
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| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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20
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| Final Exam |
1
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40
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
4
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60
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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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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0
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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 |
35
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0
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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30
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30
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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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40
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40
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| Final Exam |
1
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80
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80
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| Total |
150
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 |
To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles. |
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X
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-
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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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-
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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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-
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| 4 |
Evaluates the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. |
X
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| 5 |
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
