| Course Name | Philosophy and Sociology of Law |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| HUK 220 | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
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| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| 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. |
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| Core Courses | X |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 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 | Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, s. 119-207; Uygur, Hukuki Pozitivizmin Değişen Yüzü Mü?, s. 145-176. |
| 4 | Legal Positivism | Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, s.119-207. |
| 5 | Critique of Positivism and Natural Law - A Theory of Judgment: Dworkin | Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, s. 119-207 |
| 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 | Raymond Wacks, Hukuk Kuramını Anlamak, Trans. Fatma Ünver-Sedat Ünver, Astana Yayınları, 2. Edition, 2021. ISBN: 9786257624640 |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
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| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | ||
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| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 12 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 30 | |
| Total | 90 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
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. | |||||
| 5 | Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. | |||||
| 6 | Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | |||||
| 7 | Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. | |||||
| 10 | Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. | |||||
| 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”). | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
