Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Law | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Law | ||||
| Course Code | LAW 121 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Methodology of Law | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Hukuk Metodolojisi | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 93 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 4 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Enabling the students to gain essential knowledge about the methodology of law. This knowledge will provide them a solid basis as “working tools” for reading, understanding and interpreting law. | ||||
| Course Description | The lecture’s purpose is explain the methodology of law and enable the students to use the various methods and techniques in their future legal studies. Starting with the concept and functions of law, the structure and context of legal rules will be examined before different types and sources of law will be introduced. Beyond the method of interpreting, supplementing and correcting statutes will be discussed in detail. Finally, the practical use of the legal methods for the application of legal norms will be shown. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Bu dersin amacı hukuk metodolojisinin açıklamak ve öğrencilerin gelecekteki hukuksal çalışmalarında çeşitli metod ve teknikleri ullanmasını sağlamaktır. Hukuk kavramı ve işlevleri ile başlayarak, değişik hukuk çeşitleri ve kaynaklarından önce, hukuk kurallarının yapısı ve kapsamı incelenecektir. Yorum yanında, tamamlayıcı ve düzeltici normlar ayrıntılı ele alınacaktır. Son olarak, hukuk normlarının uygulanmasında hukuksal yöntemlerin uygulamalı kullanımı gösterilecektir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) After successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to: use the gained knowledge as “working tools” for reading, understanding and interpreting law in different areas |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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| 1) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | |
| 2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | |
| 3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | |
| 4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | |
| 5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | |
| 6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | |
| 7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | |
| 8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | |
| 9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | |
| 10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | |
| 11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | |
| 12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | H | Exam |
| 2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | S | Exam |
| 3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | N | |
| 4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | N | |
| 5) | The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | S | |
| 6) | The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | N | Exam |
| 7) | The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | N | |
| 8) | The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | N | |
| 9) | The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | S | Exam |
| 10) | Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | N | |
| 11) | The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | N | |
| 12) | The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | ARNDT KÜNNECKE , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. ARNDT KÜNNECKE |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction to the lecture’s subject and the used material, announcement of the curriculum |
| 2) | What is Law? The concepts of Natural Law and Positivism |
| 3) | Concept and Function of the Law |
| 4) | Structure and Context of Legal Rules |
| 5) | Types of Law |
| 6) | Sources of Law |
| 7) | Interpreting Statutes |
| 8) | Supplementing and Correcting Statutes |
| 9) | Application of Legal Norms |
| 10) | Reading Law |
| 11) | Drafting Statutes |
| 12) | Judicial Review |
| 13) | European Legal Method |
| 14) | Case Law and Precedent |
| Required/Recommended Readings | All course materials will be provided by the lecturer. The students don't need to buy and books etc. For the research on the internet the students should be equipped with a laptop or tablet each lesson. | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | flipped classroom | ||||||||||||
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 20 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 16 | 1 | 17 | |||
| Total Workload | 93 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 3.7 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4 | ||||||