Sociology of Law(HUK293)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUK293 | Sociology of Law | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Zeynep Özlem ÜSKÜL ENGİN zeynepuskul@yahoo.com (Email) Bengisu MERT bmert@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | Students can completely understand ‘law’s a social phenomenon’ They get that making and practicing of law should care social reality. Students should understand specific logic of ‘social’. |
| Content | The course is divided into two parts. The first part covers the basic concepts of sociology of law and provides students with an understanding of the main points of discussion in sociology of law. The second part focuses on thinkers and elaborates on the basic concepts covered in the first part. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
1. Students can be aware of the different perspectives about positive and ‘living law’ or law in books and law in life 2. They get a skill which can look at themselves and at their legal system from outside. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | |
| References |
- Gürkan, Ülker, Hukuk Sosyolojisine Giriş, Siyasal Kitabevi - Öktem, Niyazi; Ahmet Ulvi Türkbağ, Felsefe, Sosyoloji. Hukuk ve Devlet, Der Yayınları - Üskül, Zeynep, Ö., Bireyciliğe Tarihsel Bakış, Büke Yayınları |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sociology and sociological perspective |
| 2 | Law according to legal-sociology |
| 3 | Dynamics effects the law |
| 4 | Societies that create law |
| 5 | Legal typology |
| 6 | Law and technology |
| 7 | Legal sociology and customary law |
| 8 | Concept of reception and reception in Türkiye |
| 9 | The messengers of legal sociology (I): Aristo, İbn-i Haldun, Montesquieu |
| 10 | The messengers of legal sociology (II): Aristo, İbn-i Haldun, Montesquieu |
| 11 | Birth of legal sociology and law (I): Saint Simon, Auguste Comte |
| 12 | Birth of legal sociology and law (II): Ehrlich, Duguit, Gurvitch |
| 13 | Birth of legal sociology and law (III): Durkheim and Max Weber |
| 14 | Historical school or jurisprudence, legal realism |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 0 | 0 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Recognizing fundamental legal concepts, defining, interpreting and using them. | X | ||||
| 2 | Recognizing fundamental disciplines of law and their content, including legislation, case-law and the doctrine in the relevant discipline. | X | ||||
| 3 | Recognizing positive norms in the legislation and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology. | X | ||||
| 4 | Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems. | X | ||||
| 5 | Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyse and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy. | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions. | X | ||||
| 7 | Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems. | X | ||||
| 8 | Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system. | X | ||||
| 9 | Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in Turkish, French and English verbally or in writing, being able to report personal opinion concerning a legal problem verbally or in writing in a persuasive manner. | X | ||||
| 10 | Being able to follow up the local and international legal literature, to update technical legal knowledge permanently, to use information technology in an efficient manner in order to achieve these goals. | X | ||||
| 11 | Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems. | X | ||||
| 12 | Respecting human rights and universal principals and notions of law. | X | ||||
| 13 | Respecting the ethical standarts, good faith, fairness and equity principals. | X | ||||
| 14 | Being sensitive to social problems, democracy, laicism and rule of law principal. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Make-up | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yıl Sonu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hazırlık Yıl Sonu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hazırlık Bütünleme | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 50 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 2.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 2 | ||