Course Name | Introduction to Law |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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LAW 101 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Service Course | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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Course Objectives | To provide a basic understanding of law through a general introduction on the subject followed by specific lectures on various branches of law. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Social order and law, rights, sanctions, justice and equity, disputes, systems of law, the distinction between private and public law, various branches of law, sources of law, implementation of law, judicial system, courts and their competence, legal personality, natural and legal persons, capacity to act, basic concepts of property law and obligations law. |
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Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Social Order Rules | Aybay, p.21-54 |
2 | Inplementation of Legal Rules | Aybay, p.54-74 |
3 | Sources of Law | Aybay, p.74-77 |
4 | Legal Systems | Aybay, p.77-85 |
5 | Branches of Law | Aybay, p. 136-138. |
6 | Mixed Law Branches (Labour Law) | Aybay, p. 159-161. |
7 | Mixed Law Branches (Procedural Law) | Aybay, p.125-130 |
8 | Mid-Term Exam | |
9 | Mixed Law Branches (Private International Law) | Aybay, p.154-159 |
10 | Public Law Branches (Constitutional Law) | Aybay, p.97-100 |
11 | Public Law Branches (Administrative Law) | Aybay, p.110-119 |
12 | Public Law Branches (Criminal Law) | Aybay, p.119-125 |
13 | Public Law Branches (Public International Law) | Aybay, p.130-134 |
14 | Private International Law (Civil Law and Obligations Law) | Aybay, p.138-147 |
15 | Private Law Branches (Commercial Law) | Aybay, p.147-154 |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Aybay, Rona, An Introduction to Law, Bilgi Üniversitesi, 7. Basım, İstanbul, 2019. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Saygın, Engin, Introduction to Law in a Nutshell, 2 bs., Adalet, 2019; Korkusuz, Refik, Turkish Public Law, 2. bs., Adalet, 2020; Korkusuz, Refik, Turkish Private Law, 2.bs.,Seçkin, 2019; Çoşar, Vedat Ahsen, Introduction To Law & Turkish Law Lecture Notes, Aristo, 2019. |
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Midterm | 1 | 50 |
Final Exam | 1 | 50 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 50 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 50 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
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Midterms | 1 | 28 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 30 | |
Total | 120 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles. | |||||
2 | To be able to solve the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. | |||||
3 | To be able to evaluate the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. | |||||
4 | To be able to evaluate the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. | |||||
5 | To be able to have awareness of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. | |||||
6 | To be able to take responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | |||||
7 | 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. | |||||
8 | Working efficiently and effectively, learning how to be a team member, taking responsibilities, being open minded, constructive, open to criticism and having self confidence | |||||
9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. | |||||
10 | To be able to inform the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. | |||||
11 | To be able to monitor the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1) . | |||||
12 | To be able to use 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”). |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest