| Course Name | Anglo-Saxon Legal System |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| LAW 203 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to provide students with an insight into the substantive and procedural law of Anglo – Saxon Legal System, with special reference to the Law and Legal System of England and Wales, in order to better position the Continental European Legal System (Civil Law) among other legal systems and also to improve legal terminology skills. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The Law and the Legal System of England and Wales, Legal Profession, the Law of Torts, the Law of Contracts and Criminal Law. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the Course: Major Legal Systems around the World, Legal Systems within the United Kingdom and the “Devolution”, Definition of and Relationship between the United Kingdom – England – Great Britain – Commonwealth, History of Anglo - Saxons and the Norman Conquest | Useful original materials will be provided via Blackboard |
| 2 | Historical Sources of the Law of England and Wales: The Law of Anglo – Saxons, the System of General Eyre and the Emergence and Development of Common Law, Equity Law and the Clash between Common Law and Equity, Canon Law, the Law Merchant, Legislation (Steps to Constitutional Monarchy – Magna Carta, Simon de Montfort’s Parliament, the Bill of Rights) | David Barker & Colin Padfield, Law, pp. 8 – 20 |
| 3 | Historical Sources of the Law of England and Wales (Cont.) | David Barker & Colin Padfield, Law, pp. 8 – 20 |
| 4 | Legal Sources of the Law of England and Wales: Case Law (Ratio Decidenti and Obiter Dicta, Theory of Binding Precedent, Hierarchy of the Senior Courts, Declaratory Theory of Common Law), Statute Law (Introduction to the Westminster - House of Commons and House of Peers, Stages in Legislation, Statutory Construction, Delegated Legislation), Text Books, Local Custom | David Barker & Colin Padfield, Law, pp. 21 – 39. |
| 5 | The Courts And Tribunals Of England and Wales (Civil Courts, Criminal Courts, Tribunals, Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods – with special reference to Arbitration) | David Barker & Colin Padfield, Law, pp. 41– 68. |
| 6 | The Legal Profession in England and Wales (Barristers and Solicitors), Jury System | David Barker & Colin Padfield, Law, pp. 69 – 74; Catherine Elliot & Frances Quinn, English Legal System, pp. 149 -172. |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Classification of Law of England and Wales and the Uncodified Constitution of the United Kingdom: Procedural & Substantive Law, Civil & Criminal Law, Statute & Common Law, Significant Constitutional Legal Documents | David Barker & Colin Padfield, Law, pp. 1 – 7. |
| 9 | The Law of Torts – I: Nature of Tort, Tort v. Crime, Tort v. Breach of Contract, Categories of Tort | David Barker & Colin Padfield, Law, pp. 174 – 229. |
| 10 | The Law of Torts – II: Defenses and Remedies in Tort, Limitation of Actions | David Barker & Colin Padfield, Law, pp. 174 – 229. |
| 11 | The Law of Contract – I : Freedom of Contract, Privity of Contract, Formation of Contract (Agreement, Contractual Intention, Consideration), Form of Contract, Content of Contract | David Barker & Colin Padfield, Law, pp. 97 – 172. |
| 12 | The Law of Contract – II: Defective Contracts, Discharge of Contracts, Breach of Contract, Limitation of Actions | David Barker & Colin Padfield, Law, pp. 97 – 172. |
| 13 | Criminal Law – I: Definition and Classification of Offences, Elements of Crime (Actus Reus & Mens Rea) | David Barker & Colin Padfield, Law, pp. 286 – 323. |
| 14 | Criminal Law – II: Defenses, Attempt, Sanctions | David Barker & Colin Padfield, Law, pp. 286 – 323. |
| 15 | Revision | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | David Barker & Colin Padfield, Law, 10th Ed., Butterworth-Heinemann Pub., 1998; Catherine Elliot & Frances Quinn, English Legal System, 3rd Ed., Pearson Education Pub., 2000.
*Subject-based up-to-date original sources will also be provided. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Kenneth Smith & Denis J. Keenan, English Law, 12th Ed., Pitman Pub.,1998; Phil Harris, An Introduction to Law, Cambridge Uni. Press, 7th Ed., 2007. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
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| Presentation / Jury | ||
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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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| Portfolio | |||
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| Presentation / Jury | |||
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| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 40 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 62 | |
| Total | 150 |
| # | 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. | X | ||||
| 5 | Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. | X | ||||
| 6 | Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | X | ||||
| 7 | Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology. | X | ||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 10 | Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. | X | ||||
| 11 | Monitors the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1). | X | ||||
| 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”). | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
