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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
LAW2333 Comparative Law in Contemporary Perspectives Spring 0 2 1 4
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi MEHMET SİNAN ALTUNÇ
Course Objectives: This course aspires to learn and understand the history of Comparative Law and discuss its new aspects by students. It encourages research and preparing presentations. Its core aim is to help the students, who have taken this course, to become visionary thinkers able to shape the future of Comparative Law.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Have a conceptual framework regarding the current changes in Comparative Law.
2) Recognize current problems in this area and identifies legal conflicts.
3) Have information on different countries legal system and history of that legal systems.
4) Analyze and compare relationship between different legal disciplines on different law systems.
5) Evaluate the effects of new technologies and contemporary issues on Comparative Law.

Course Content

The course is structured in five parts:
1) In the first part, the students are aimed to understand the history and development of Roman law and its impacts on contemporary law.
2) In the second part, the students are aimed to understand the history and development of the Chinese legal system.
3) The third part is aimed at students understanding of the history and development of the Anglo-Saxon legal system and current important issues of Anglo-Saxon legal system.
4) In the fourth chapter, the two major judicial systems will be compared and a comparison will be made in terms of judges, jury systems and witnesses.
5) Finally, contemporary issues in terms of urban law will be discussed.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Basic legal history of the “first life” of Roman law – XII Tables, jurisconsults, 4th-century Christianization (Constantine), division of the empire, fall of the West, Justinian’s corpus juris civilis)
2) Highlights from “second life” of Roman/civil law – rediscovery of the Digest, Glossators & Commentators, Humanism & jus commune, French ancien regime and Revolution, 18th century national codifications.
3) Foundations of the Chinese legal system – Confucianism and Legalism, the Qin-Han “confucianization of the law”, the Tang Code, and Qing collapse.
4) Modern China’s legal chaos and construction – from 1911 through 2021
5) English common law from historical and operational perspectives – 1066, the rise of equity, the 19th century reforms, and the caselaw system.
6) Comparative Trial Systems (The Two Major Trial Systems of the World): the role of the lawyers in each system
7) Comparative Trial Systems (The Two Major Trial Systems of the World): the role of the Judges in both systems
8) MIDTERM WEEK
9) Comparative Trial Systems (The Two Major Trial Systems of the World): in the role of the jury in the one of the two major systems that uses juries
10) Comparative Trial Systems (The Two Major Trial Systems of the World): the skills of oral argument and questioning witnesses in both systems.
11) International Perspectives on Urban Law and Policy: Global Urbanization
12) International Perspectives on Urban Law and Policy: Impacts of Aging Populations Worldwide
13) International Perspectives on Urban Law and Policy: The Need for Pandemic and Disaster Preparedness
14) International Perspectives on Urban Law and Policy: Planning and Land Development Regulation from an International and Comparative Perspective

Sources

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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Total %
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 0
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK %
Total %

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 13 2 26
Study Hours Out of Class 13 5 65
Homework Assignments 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 98

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.
2) Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment.
3) Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge.
4) Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules.
5) Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them.
6) Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine.
7) Use at least one foreign language as scientific language.
8) Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state.
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.
10) Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level.
11) Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals.
12) Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems.
13) Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations.
14) Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written.
15) Have the professional and ethical responsibility.
16) Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions.
17) Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms.
18) Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies.