Information Package

Program of Law (English 30%)

LAWG409

LAW AND ETHICS

Course Code
LAWG409
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
2 + 1
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Get informed about the historical development of legal ethics
  2. Get informed about the principles of legal ethics
  3. Get informed about the national and international sources of legal ethics
  4. Get informed about legal ethics advisory committees? structure and practice in Turkey,
  5. Get informed about the legal ethics regime that is applying on state employees,
  6. Get informed about the developments of legal ethics in comparative law
  7. Get informed how legal ethics principles are interpreted and evaluated in Turkish Court of Appeals and Europian Court of Human Rights
  8. Learn if a behaviour is ethic or not and how to analyze that.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe relationship between law and ethics, the basic similarities of these concepts and the points they are separated and the concepts of justice, morality and value are discussed.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week The concept of ethics, public ethics, legal ethics
2nd Week The history of legal ethics
3rd Week Legal ethics and Corporation culture
4th Week Sources of legal ethics in comparative law
5th Week Different systems on legal ethics in comparative law
6th Week Bangalor Legal Ethics Principles, it?s importance and assesment
7th Week Budapest Principles
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week The general information about Turkish legal ethics0
10th Week The bases, assesment and standarts of Court of Appeals, Constitutional Court and Council of State
11th Week Legal ethics of advocacy
12th Week Legal ethics in the decisions of Europian Court of Human Rights, Constitutional Court, Court of Appeals and Council of State
13th Week Evaluation of Turkish legal ethics in the regard of international standarts
14th Week Final exam
Recommended or Required ReadingKarşılaştırmalı Hukukta Yargı Etiği İlkeleri, Ankara, Ed. Mustafa Saldırım
Bangolar Yargı Etiği İlkelerinin Yorumu, UNODC yayını, Viyana, Avusturya
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Case Study
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
Individual or group work 14 4 56
Preparation for Final exam 1 1 1
Course hours 7 3 21
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 16 16
Laboratory (including preparation) 14 1 14
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Total Work Load110
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.66
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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