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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
LAW1152 | Turkish Legal History | Spring | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | Tr |
Type of course: | Must Course |
Course Level: | Bachelor |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Instructor FAHRETTİN DEMİRAĞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor FAHRETTİN DEMİRAĞ |
Course Objectives: | This is a multi-disciplinary course which combines law and history. The main objective of the course is to examine the evolution of Turkish law through it’s history, to discuss the structure of Ottoman law and to evaluate the meaning of the turkish legal revolution |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Define the relation between the Ottoman Law and Pre-Islamic Turkish Law Analyze the formation of the Islamic Law Recognize the variations between the 19th-century legal reforms and the 20th-century legal revolution Define the örfî and şerî character of Ottoman Law. Analyze the historical evolution of the status of minorities in Turkey. Recognize the differences between theory and practice in law through historical evolution. |
The contents of the course are limited to pre Ottoman and Ottoman legal history. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
1) | Introduction: The historical periods of Turkish Law | ||
2) | Pre-Islamic Turkish Law | ||
3) | The generalities of Islamic law | ||
4) | The sources of Islamic Law | ||
5) | The history of Islamic Law, the mezhebs | ||
6) | The Islamic and Ottoman Court | ||
7) | The generalities of Ottoman Law | ||
8) | Midterm | ||
9) | The structure of the Ottoman State | ||
10) | Minorities in Islamic and Ottoman Law | ||
11) | The pious foundations’ (vakf ) law | ||
12) | Islamic Criminal Law and the Ottoman application | ||
13) | Islamic Criminal Law and the Ottoman application II | ||
14) | The period of Tanzimat and the reception of European Law I | ||
15) | The period of Tanzimat and the reception of European Law II | ||
16) | Final exam |
Course Notes: | Turk Hukuk Tarihi, Mehmet Akif Aydin Beta Yayinlari Turk Hukuk Tarihi, Coskun Ucok, Ahmet Mumcu, Gulnihal Bozkurt |
References: | Ders notlari ve cesitli makaleler Class notes During the semester, extra readings could be assigned. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | % 0 | |
Laboratory | % 0 | |
Application | % 0 | |
Field Work | % 0 | |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
Quizzes | % 0 | |
Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
Presentation | % 0 | |
Project | % 0 | |
Seminar | % 0 | |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
Paper Submission | % 0 | |
Jury | % 0 | |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | ||
Midterms | 1 | 14 | 14 |
Paper Submission | 0 | ||
Jury | 0 | ||
Final | 1 | 28 | 28 |
Total Workload | 90 |
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. | 4 |
2) | Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment. | 3 |
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. | 2 |
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. | |
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. | 1 |
11) | Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals. | 1 |
12) | Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems. | 3 |
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. | 5 |
15) | Have the professional and ethical responsibility. | 3 |
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. | 2 |
18) | Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies. |