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| Qualification Awarded | Length of Program | Toplam Kredi (AKTS) | Mode of Study | Level of Qualification & Field of Study | |
| 4 | 240 | FULL TIME |
TQF, TQF-HE, EQF-LLL, ISCED (2011):Level 6 QF-EHEA:First Cycle TQF-HE, ISCED (1997-2013): 38 |
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| Course Code: | LAW280 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | SOCIOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF LAW | ||||||||
| Course Semester: |
Fall |
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| Language of instruction: | Turkish | ||||||||
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| Does the Course Work Experience Require?: | No | ||||||||
| Course Type : | Bölüm/Program Seçmeli | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||||||
| Name of Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Nagehan GÜRBÜZ ERSOY | ||||||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Asst. Prof. Nagehan GÜRBÜZ ERSOY | ||||||||
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| Course Objectives: | The aims of this course are: I. To encourage students to reflect on the meaning of law II. Contributing to the development of conceptual thinking III. To enable students to gain a critical and different perspective on the legal rules and the legal system by using the concepts and techniques of different disciplines. |
| Course Content: | In this course, after the natural law theory is discussed with its basic claims and concepts, positivist views that emerged as a theory against natural law theory will be evaluated. Apart from these two basic theories, utilitarian legal theory, Marxist legal theory, feminist legal theory and legal realism will also be examined within the scope of the course. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Begin to think about the question of what is law. 2) Evaluate the relationship between law and justice. 3) Realizing that law has a social aspect, they gain the ability to evaluate the law within the social structure. 4) Learn different legal philosophy and sociology movements. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | (Introduction, Basic Concepts, Introduction of the Syllabus) | |
| 2) | (Natural Law Theory: Types of Natural Law Thought) | |
| 3) | (Basic Concepts of Natural Law Theory) | |
| 4) | (The Utilitarian Law School and the Critique of Utilitarianism) | |
| 5) | (Legal Positivism: Nature, Moral and Political Consequences) | |
| 6) | (Contemporary Legal Positivism: H.L.A. Hart) | |
| 7) | (The Hart-Dworkin Debate) | |
| 8) | (MIDTERM) | |
| 9) | (Sociological Positivism: Emile Durkheim) | |
| 10) | (Sociological School: Leon Duguit and Max Weber) | |
| 11) | (Normativism) | |
| 12) | (Marxist Legal Theory) | |
| 13) | (Legal Realism) | |
| 14) | (Feminist Legal Theory) |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
| References: | Oktay Uygun, Hukuk Teorileri, On İki Levha Yayınları Adnan Güriz, Hukuk Felsefesi, Siyasal Kitabevi Niyazi Öktem, Ahmet Ulvi Türkbağ, Felsefe, Sosyoloji, Hukuk ve Devlet, Der Yayınları Raymond Wacks, Hukuk Felsefesine Kısa Bir Giriş, Çev. Engin Arıkan, Tekin Yayınevi Kasım Akbaş, Melike Belkıs Aydın, Sevtap Metin, Ertuğrul Uzun, Çağdaş Hukuk Düşüncesine Giriş, İthaki Yayınları |
| Course Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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| 1) Ability to comprehend and solve legal problems, and to attain analytical and critical thought processes | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2) Within the ambit of lifelong learning, to direct continuous renewal and cultivation of knowledge attained in the field of law | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3) To master legal resources and legal precedents; to be able to conduct comparative legal analyses in national and international legal areas | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4) To improve settlement options; to implement creative and innovative solutions | |||||||||||||
| 5) To be equipped with comprehensive and comparative knowledge gained through the study of law, enabling the transfer of this knowledge into the social and economic fields. To attain analytical thinking between cross disciplines | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6) To attain the ability to comprehend and solve legal problems pertaining to global economy | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 7) To obtain knowledge of current legal subjects, through the use of the English language or any other foreign language | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8) To attain professional and scientific ethical tenants in the field of law, as well as in society at large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9) To attain the ability to write, speak and listen effectively, in the field of law | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 10) To be open-minded, to be tolerant of different ideas, to be constructive, to have self-confidence, and to be responsible both during individual studies and/or during team studies and to work effectively and efficiently | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 11) To contribute to the fields of maritime, the law of the sea and maritime law through establishing connection with | |||||||||||||
| 12) To contribute the development of law through analyzing issues from the perspective of de lege feranda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 13) To learn fundamental terms of law and to obtain the ability of applying them into concrete case | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Ability to comprehend and solve legal problems, and to attain analytical and critical thought processes | 3 |
| 2) | Within the ambit of lifelong learning, to direct continuous renewal and cultivation of knowledge attained in the field of law | 3 |
| 3) | To master legal resources and legal precedents; to be able to conduct comparative legal analyses in national and international legal areas | 2 |
| 4) | To improve settlement options; to implement creative and innovative solutions | |
| 5) | To be equipped with comprehensive and comparative knowledge gained through the study of law, enabling the transfer of this knowledge into the social and economic fields. To attain analytical thinking between cross disciplines | 3 |
| 6) | To attain the ability to comprehend and solve legal problems pertaining to global economy | 1 |
| 7) | To obtain knowledge of current legal subjects, through the use of the English language or any other foreign language | 1 |
| 8) | To attain professional and scientific ethical tenants in the field of law, as well as in society at large | 3 |
| 9) | To attain the ability to write, speak and listen effectively, in the field of law | 2 |
| 10) | To be open-minded, to be tolerant of different ideas, to be constructive, to have self-confidence, and to be responsible both during individual studies and/or during team studies and to work effectively and efficiently | 3 |
| 11) | To contribute to the fields of maritime, the law of the sea and maritime law through establishing connection with | |
| 12) | To contribute the development of law through analyzing issues from the perspective of de lege feranda | 3 |
| 13) | To learn fundamental terms of law and to obtain the ability of applying them into concrete case | 3 |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Semester Final Exam | 1 | % 60 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Aktiviteler | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Semester Final Exam | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 50 | ||