LAW
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
LAW2081 Theory of the State Fall 0 2 1 2

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF KÜZECİ
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF KÜZECİ
Prof. Dr. AYŞE NUHOĞLU
RA MERT NOMER
Recommended Optional Program Components: None.
Course Objectives: This course focuses on especially some important questions on law,society and the state, such as how can we define the state, which period of the history the state has been emerged, which conditions effects the state and what are the components of the state. Within this framework, the Course will deal with a specific important concepts, such as the concept of power, emergence of the modern state, rule of law, globalisation, post-modernism, ideologies and self-determination.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
- Recognize the significant points which are remain in the intersection of law, sociology and political science,
- Define the concept of the state,
- Understand the dynamics which has effected emergence of the state,
- Define the differences between primitive society and civilized society,
- Understand the effects of the philosophers from Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome to the current political life,
- Analyze pre-modern political organizations,
- Define the importance of 1789 French Revolution to the political history,
- Understands the components of the state,
- Understands political legitimacy,
- Analyze the affects of new information technologies to the political life;
- Define surveliance society,
- Understands the concept of ideology.

Course Content

I. The research area of the theory of the state,
II. The meaning of the state/the differences between primitive society and civilized society
III. City state
IV. Feudal state
V. State and law in the middle-ages
VI. The rise of the modern state
VII. The evolution of the modern state
VIII. Locke, Montesquie, Rousseau, three significant thinker from the age of enlightment
IX. 1789 French Revolution
X. The components of the state I: people and territory
XI. The components of the state II: political power
XII. Legitimacy of the state
XIII. Surveillance society
XIV. Ideology
XV. General review, questions and answers

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) The research area of the theory of the state,
2) The meaning of the state/the differences between primitive society and civilized society
3) City state
4) Feudal state
5) State and law in the middle-ages
6) The rise of the modern state
7) The evolution of the modern state
8) Locke, Montesquie, Rousseau, three significant thinker from the age of enlightment
9) 1789 French Revolution
10) The components of the state I: people and territory
11) The components of the state II: political power
12) Legitimacy of the state
13) Surveillance society
14) Ideology

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: K. Doering, Genel Devlet Kuramı (Genel Kamu Hukuku), çev. A. Mumcu, İnkilâp, İstanbul 2002.
A. Şenel, Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, Bilim ve Sanat, Ankara 2002.
K. Gözler, Devletin Genel Teorisi, Ekin, Bursa 2007.
Devlet Kuramı, der. C. B. Akal, Dost, Ankara 2000.
Cemal Bali Akal, İktidarın Üç Yüzü, Dost, Ankara 2009.
References: G. Poggi, Modern Devletin Gelişimi, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul 2002.
P. Clastres, Devlete Karşı Toplum, Ayrıntı, İstanbul 2000.
Marshall Berman, Katı Olan Herşey Buharlaşıyor, İletişim, İstanbul 2001.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 70
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 30
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 70
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 2 28
Midterms 1 10 10
Final 1 18 18
Total Workload 56

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions. 3
2) Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment. 2
3) Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge. 5
4) Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules. 5
5) Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them. 3
6) Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine. 2
7) Use at least one foreign language as scientific language. 2
8) Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state. 5
9) Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development. 5
10) Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level. 4
11) Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals. 2
12) Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems. 4
13) Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations. 2
14) Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written. 4
15) Have the professional and ethical responsibility. 3
16) Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions. 3
17) Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms. 3
18) Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies. 4