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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Philosophy of Law HUK200 Compulsory Bachelor's degree 1   5

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Rabia SAĞLAM

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) To develop an critical aspect towards law.
2) To understand the relation between law and ethics.
3) Being able to evaluate the legal events and concepts with the theories of philosophical thought.
4) To improve an awareness to law.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Learning Outcomes
1 No relation No relation Low Low High High High Low Low No relation Middle High
2 Middle No relation Low Low High Middle High Middle Middle No relation Middle High
3 Middle High Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle No relation Middle Middle
4 High No relation Middle Middle Middle High High Middle Middle No relation Middle High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Philosophia, Law and Literature

Course Contents

Section I: The Concept of Law -Natural Law Theory - Legal Pozitivism - Legal Realism The Attack on Traditional Jurisprudence: Critical Legal Studies and Feminist Jurisprudence Section II: Moral Theory and Its Application to Law - Utilitarianism and Kantianism - Liberty and tolerance

Weekly Schedule

1) Law and Justice
2) Legal Positivism

Recommended or Required Reading

1- https://kouhukukfelsefesi.wordpress.com/2021/02/01/hfderskaynaklaribahar/
2- https://kouhukukfelsefesi.wordpress.com/2021/09/21/hfderskaynaklariguz/
3- Rabia Sağlam, Hukuk Felsefesi Dersi Soru ve Yanıtları, Tekin Yayınları, 3. Baskı

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Case Study
6) Self Study


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

40%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required