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 | HUK 127 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Ottoman Constitutional Developments | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Osmanlı Anayasal Gelişmeleri | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
|
||||
| Estimated Student Workload | 60 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 2 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | None | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Students will have general knowledge about Ottoman constitutional developments | ||||
| Course Description | The following topics will be covered during the course: Constitutional Developments, Charter of Alliance, Tanzimat Period, The 1876 Constitution, The Period of Committee of Union, and Progression. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Derste şu konular incelenecektir: Anayasal gelişmeler, Sened-i İttifak, Tanzimat dönemi, 1876 Anayasası, II. Meşrutiyet ve İttihat ve Terakki dönemi |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) To comprehend Ottoman constitutional developments in depth 2) To recognize the importance and value of developments 3) To understand the background of constitutional movements in the Ottoman period 4) To evaluate constitutional developments more consciously in the next period |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | N | |
| 2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | N | |
| 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 | Exam |
| 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 | |
| 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. | N | |
| 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 | SÜHEYL BATUM , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | SÜHEYL BATUM |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Prof. Dr. SÜHEYL BATUM |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | First thoughts and evaluations on the subject of the course |
| 2) | Evaluation of SENED-İ İTTİFAK |
| 3) | SENED-İ İTTİFAK and Magna Carta |
| 4) | The events causing TANZİMAT FERMANI dated 1839 and its consequences |
| 5) | The events causing ISLAHAT FERMANI dated 1856 and its consequences |
| 6) | The events causing Kanun-u Esasi dated 1876 |
| 7) | 1876 Kanun-u Esasi Organizational structure |
| 8) | 1876 Kanun-u Esasi Its consequences and political developments |
| 9) | Changes coming with Kanun-u Esasi dated 1909 and the events causing its adoption |
| 10) | 1909 Kanun-u Esasi; Organizational structure |
| 11) | 1909 Kanun-u Esasi; Its consequences and political developments |
| 12) | constitutional and political developments between 1911 - 1914 |
| 13) | Republican Constitution Before the Republic |
| 14) | Teşkilat-ı Esasiye Kanunu dated 1921 |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Sina AKŞİN, Jön Türkler ve İttihat Terakki Reca Galip OKANDAN, Amme Hukukumuzun Ana Hatları İlber ORTAYLI, Osmanlı’da Değişim ve Anayasal Rejim Sorunu Bülent TANÖR, Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri Tarık Zafer TUNAYA, Türkiye’de Siyasal Gelişmeler I-II | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture and text discussion | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Assignments will be given to students to determine the midterm grade. | |||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | |||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | None | |||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | |||||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Course Administration |
batums@mef.edu.tr |
|||||||||||||||
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 | 2 | 42 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | |||
| Total Workload | 60 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 2.4 | ||||||
| ECTS | 2 | ||||||