COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Law and Society
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
LAW 322
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Q&A
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to emphasize the social dimension of law and in this context, to reveal the multifaceted relationship between law and sociology.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will be able to list the major differences between the consensus perspective and the conflict perspective
  • Will be able to identify the features of law in traditional societies and modern societies
  • Will be able to list the criticisms of the functionalist approach
  • Will be able to analyze the beliefs of critical legal studies, feminist legal theory, and critical race theory
  • Will be able to explain what is meant by the reciprocal relationship between law and social change
  • Will be able to exemplify the limited impact of law on social change.
Course Description This course covers the two-way relationship of law with society, the basic concepts of this relationship and classical and modern theories about this relationship.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Overview of the Study of Law and Society Vago, pp. 3-31.
2 Theories of Law and Society Vago, pp. 31-65.
3 Law and Social Control Vago, pp. 133-173.
4 Law and Dispute Resolution Vago, pp. 173-207.
5 Law and Social Change Vago, pp. 207-239.
6 The Effect of Society on Law Lippman, pp. 600-679.
7 Law and Inequality Vago, pp. 303-317.
8 Midterm
9 Researching Law in Society Vago, pp. 279-303
10 Students Presentations
11 Students Presentations
12 Students Presentations
13 Students Presentations
14 Students Presentations
15 Semester Review
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Vago, S.ve Barkan, E.S. (2018) Law and Society, Routledge, 11. Edition. ISBN 9781138720596
Suggested Readings/Materials

Lippman, Matthew (2021) Law and Society, SAGE, 3. Edition, 2021. ISBN: 781544392585.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weighting
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
40
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
1
60
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
2
40
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
60
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

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
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
48
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
1
72
    Total
180

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 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.
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.

 X
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).

 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”).

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest