| Course Name | Judicial Ethics |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| HUK 492 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionProblem SolvingQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of the course is to evaluate the situations / individuals dealt with correctly by a lawyer and make judgments without ignoring the ethical values and to the ability to solve the ethical problems and to cope with these problems. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In this course, the concepts of "ethics", "morality", "public ethics" and "judicial ethics", practical methods of analyzing and evaluating whether a behavior or action is ethical or not, the historical and philosophical foundations of judicial ethics, the universality of judicial ethics principles, national and international sources, the structure and functioning of the Supreme Court of Appeals Advisory Board on Judicial Ethics, developments in comparative law on judicial ethics, how judicial ethics principles are interpreted and evaluated in the case law of domestic and foreign high courts and the European Court of Human Rights will be discussed. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | The concept of ethics, the distinction between ethics and morality, value and value judgment | KUÇURADİ, İnsan ve Değerleri, s. 3-38. |
| 2 | Human values, human dignity and human rights - ethics relationship Value, values, principles, rules and standard concepts | KUÇURADİ, İnsan Hakları Kavramları ve Sorunları, s. 20-45. |
| 3 | Correct evaluation, ethical dilemmas, decision making | KUÇURADİ, İnsan Hakları Kavramları ve Sorunları, s. 56-73. |
| 4 | To have knowledge about Plato (Defense of Socrates), Aristotle (Ethics of Nikomakhos), Kant (Fundamentals of Moral Metaphysics) and Mill (Utilitarianism) | KUÇURADİ, İnsan ve Değerleri, s. 82-95. |
| 5 | Law - ethical distinction and relationship, justice value | ÇETİNER, s. 51-65. |
| 6 | Ethics, public ethics, professional ethics, professional ethics and justice in law | TOPUZKANAMIŞ, Hukuk, Ahlak ve Meslek Etiği Üstüne, s. 1-10. |
| 7 | Bangalore, Istanbul Declaration, Budapest Principles and the Havana Rules, collective in-house and out-of-institution collectivity, sources of judicial ethics in comparative law and examples of practice | Selma Çetiner, Yargı Etiği, p. 149-191. |
| 8 | Midterm exam | |
| 9 | General information about Turkish judicial ethics; fundamentals, interpretation and system of the Judicial Ethics Principles of the Court of Cassation, Judicial Ethics Advisory Board and Judicial Ethics Principles - Independence Principle | Selma Çetiner, Yargı Etiği, p. 80-140. |
| 10 | Neutrality, honesty and equality in judicial ethics | Ioanna Kuçuradi, İnsan Hakları Kavramları ve Sorunları, 2011, p. 129-150. |
| 11 | Professionalism, competence and diligence in judicial ethics | Selma Çetiner, Yargı Etiği, p. 89-95. |
| 12 | Code of Ethics of Public Prosecutors | Selma Çetiner, Yargı Etiği, p. 142-143. |
| 13 | Professional Rules of Attorney | Selma Çetiner, Yargı Etiği, p. 143-149. |
| 14 | Principles of Ethical Behavior of Judicial Personnel | Selma Çetiner, Yargı Etiği, p. 100-101. |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Selma Çetiner, Yargı Etiği, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2016, ISBN: 9789750261404; Ioanna Kuçuradi, İnsan ve Değerleri, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara, 2013, ISBN: 9789757748199; Ioanna Kuçuradi, Etik, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara, 2011, ISBN:9789757748137; Ioanna Kuçuradi, İnsan Hakları Kavramları ve Sorunları, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara, 2011, ISBN: 9789757748410; Engin Topuzkanamış, “Hukuk, Ahlak ve Meslek Etiği Üstüne”, Hukuka Felsefi ve Sosyolojik Bakışlar, , Sayı: 27, İstanbul, 2014, s.342-350. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Engin Ergül, Yargı Etiği Dersleri, 2. Baskı, Adalet Yayınları, Ankara, 2022, ISBN: 9786258092165. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
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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 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 10 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 20 | |
| 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. | |||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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
