| 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 | - | |||||
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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 | Concepts of judicial ethics lesson, ethics, public ethics and judicial ethics, the methods of analyzing and evaluating whether a behavior or action is ethical, the historical and philosophical foundations of the ethics of ethics, the universality of the principles of judicial ethics, national and international sources, the Supreme Court Judicial Ethics The structure and functioning of the Board, developments in judicial ethics in comparative law, how the principles of judicial ethics are interpreted and evaluated by the high courts in the domestic and foreign jurisdictions and in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.. |
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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 | Midterm | |
| 8 | 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 General information about Turkish judicial ethics, Fundamentals of the Judicial Court of Judicial Judiciary, interpretation and system of the Judiciary Judicial Ethics Principles, Judicial Ethics Advisory Board and Judicial Ethics Principles- Independence Principle | ÇETİNER, s. 149-191. |
| 9 | Neutrality, honesty and equality in judicial ethics | KUÇURADİ, Etik, s. 129-150. |
| 10 | Judgment, competence and care for the profession in judicial ethics | ÇETİNER, s. 89-95. |
| 11 | Code of Ethics of Public Prosecutors | ÇETİNER, s. 84-95, s. 142-143. |
| 12 | Professional Rules of Attorney | ÇETİNER, s. 95-100, s. 143-149. |
| 13 | Principles of Ethical Behavior of Judicial Personnel | ÇETİNER, s. 100-101. |
| 14 | Judicial ethics in ECHR, AYM, Supreme Court and Council of State decisions Evaluation of Turkish judicial ethics in the context of international standards and current issues related to judicial ethics | |
| 15 | Course review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | ÇETİNER, Selma; Yargı Etiği, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ekim 2016, Ankara. KUÇURADI, Ioanna; İnsan ve Değerleri, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu, Ankara 2013. KUÇURADI, Ioanna; Etik, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu, Ankara 2011. KUÇURADI, Ioanna; İnsan Hakları Kavramları ve Sorunları, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu, Ankara 2011. |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
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| 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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| Midterms | 1 | 20 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 40 | |
| 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. | 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). | |||||
| 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
