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Program of Law (English 30%)

LAWG104

INTRODUCTION TO LAW

Course Code
LAWG104
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Distinguish the basic concepts and principles of law;
  2. Distinguish the academic and implementation aspects of law,
  3. Distinguish the philosophical and sociologic aspects of law,
  4. Distinguish the concepts of law in effect (de lege lata) and ideal law (de lege ferenda) aspects of law,
  5. Recognize the basic legal systems;
  6. Recognize the basic features of Anglo-American legal culture (common law),
  7. Recognize the basic features of Continental European Law,
  8. Apprehend the historical importance of the reception,
  9. Collate the similar and distinct features of legal thinking and ethical thinking;
  10. Distinguish the normative statements from descriptive statements,
  11. Recognize the teleological thinking,
  12. Apprehend the distinction of phenomenon and value,
  13. Analyse the constructing elements of dogmatic legal knowledge;
  14. Recognize the institutional phenomenon,
  15. Apprehend the basics of legal principles,
  16. Recognize the process of legal assumptions,
  17. Apprehend the intellectual processing of legal interpretation;
  18. Recognize the kinds of interpretation,
  19. Recognize the techniques of interpretation,
  20. Configure the bases of reasoning.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionDefinition of law, importance and functions of law in society life, difference between law rules and other social order rules regulating social life, branches of law, types of law rules, interpretation and implementation if law schools and disciplines will be explained.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to Law
2nd Week Origins of Law
3rd Week Major Legal Systems
4th Week Sources of Law
5th Week Application of Law
6th Week Conception of Personality in Law
7th Week Legal Acts and Transactions
8th Week Mid-Term Exam
9th Week Liability and Sanctions
10th Week Public Law
11th Week Private Law
12th Week Global Law
13th Week Justice: Protection of rights- Judicial System
14th Week Justification in Law
15th Week
Recommended or Required ReadingKudret Güven, Türk Hukukunun Genel Esasları (Hukuk Başlangıcı), Savaş Kitabevi, 322 sayfa.
Kudret Güven, General Principles of Turkish Law, Savaş Kitabevi, 332 sayfa.
Kemal Gözler, Hukukun Temel Kavramları (İngilizce Karşılıklarıyla), Ekin Yayınları, 352 sayfa.
Ender Ethem Atay, Hukuk Başlangıcı, Seçkin Yayınevi, 584 sayfa.
Ömer Anayurt, Hukuka Giriş ve Hukukun Temel Kavramları, Seçkin Yayınevi, 544 sayfa.
İhsan Erdoğan, Hukuka Giriş, Seçkin Yayınevi, 296 sayfa.
Kemal Gözler, Hukuka Giriş, Ekin Yayınları, 540 sayfa.
Yaşar Karayalçın-Aynur Yongalık, Hukukda Öğretim-Kaynaklar-Metod (Problem Çözme), Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Araştırma Enstitüsü, 395 sayfa.
Ernst E. Hirş, Pratik Hukukta Metot, Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Araştırma Enstitüsü, Ankara, xii-194 sayfa.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 13 13
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 0 0 0
Total Work Load101
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.36
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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