Public Law (Master) (Without Thesis) | |||||
Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 |
Course Code: | KHYL511 | ||||||||
Course Name: | The Debate of Equality and Impartiality in Feminist Law | ||||||||
Course Semester: | Fall | ||||||||
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Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Department Elective | ||||||||
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Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi FEHMİYE CEREN AKÇABAY KARATAŞ | ||||||||
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Dr.Öğr.Üyesi FEHMİYE CEREN AKÇABAY KARATAŞ |
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Course Objectives: | Based on the discussions within the framework of feminist law, different equality debates within the framework of criticisms against formal equality and the possibilities of impartiality will be discussed with examples from national and international judicial decisions. |
Course Content: | In feminist legal debates, formal equality is treated as a liberal demand that sees men and women as equal legal beings and demands rights applicable to both. By basing equality on the sameness of the sexes, liberal feminists have tried to ensure that women leave the private sphere and enter the public sphere. Within the framework of formal equality, gender-based discrimination was rejected, the similarities between men and women were emphasized and equality before the law was demanded. However, even in cases where equality before the law is recognized, the practice of law emphasizes the "real" differences between the sexes, resulting in discriminatory practices. The differences between men and women are increasingly used in a way that leads to more ambiguous evaluations; this expression, which is used without discriminating between biological sex differences and cultural assumptions, renders the differences determined and imposed by cultural norms as natural distinctions and renders them immutable. Another criticism that can be brought to formal equality is that equal protection created within the framework of non-neutral regulations is doomed to failure within the masculine understanding of law. Based on these discussions within the framework of feminist law, different equality debates within the framework of criticisms against formal equality and the possibilities of neutrality will be discussed with examples from national and international judicial decisions. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Meeting with students and introduction of the course: Evaluation of the legal agenda, realization of the methods of accessing legal resources, lecturing, class participation and rewarding active participation, examining court decisions and rewarding individual examinations, reading novels about law and doing activities, informing about midterm and final exams | Reading the next week's topics from the book |
2) | Providing an overview of the history of women's rights and the history of the struggle for gender equality | Reading the next week's topics from the book |
3) | To explain gender and related conceptual framework: 1. The relationship and differences between biological sex and gender 2. Criticisms in terms of gender equality | Reading the next week's topics from the book |
4) | To explain the equality debate in feminist law: 1. Formal equality and substantive equality 2. The search for new equality | Reading the next week's topics from the book |
5) | To explain the neutrality debate in feminist law: 1. Objectivity and neutrality in law 2. Methodological limits of the masculine understanding of law | Reading the next week's topics from the book |
6) | Understanding types of gender-based violence: 1. Types of gender-based violence 2. Aspects of psychological violence 3. Cycle of Violence | Reading the next week's topics from the book |
7) | Explain the international legislation established to prevent gender-based violence and prohibit discrimination: 1. CEDAW and Committee Resolutions 2. ECHR and ECtHR judgments | Decision review |
8) | Explain the national legislation established to prevent gender-based violence and prohibit discrimination: Constitution, Civil Code, Penal Code and 6284 | Decision review - Individual Application decisions |
9) | To provide information on current gender debates and law: Domestic violence, alimony and mediation | Presentation preparation |
10) | Student presentations and discussion | Presentation preparation |
11) | Student presentations and discussion | Presentation preparation |
12) | Student presentations and discussion | Presentation preparation |
13) | Student presentations and discussion | Presentation preparation |
14) | General review | Reviewing the topics covered during the semester from course resources |
15) | Final exam |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Eğitim Materyalleri 1- O’LEARN’e yüklenen ders video kayıtları 2- O’LEARN’e yüklenen ders slaytları 3- O’LEARN’e yüklenen mahkeme kararları ve çözüm örnekleri 4- O’LEARN’e yüklenen geçmiş dönem sınav soruları ve cevap anahtarları 5- Hukuk ile ilgili bir roman okunması Training Materials 1- Lecture video recordings uploaded to O'LEARN 2- Lecture slides uploaded to O'LEARN 3- Examples of court decisions and solutions uploaded to O'LEARN 4- Past exam questions and answer keys uploaded to O'LEARN 5- Reading a novel about law |
References: | 1. Josephine Donovan, Feminist Kuram, İletişim Yayınları, 2016. 2. R.W. Connell, Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve İktidar; Toplum, Kişi ve Cinsel Politika, Ayrıntı yayınları, 2017. 3. Ann Oakley, Juliet Mitchell, Kadın ve Eşitlik, Pencere Yayınları, 1998. 4. Alev Özkazanç, Cinsellik, Şiddet ve Hukuk, Dipnot Yayınevi,2013. 5. Catharine MacKinnon, Feminist Bir Devlet Kuramına Doğru, İletişim Yayınları, 2016. 6. Türkan Yalçın Sancar, Türk Ceza Hukukunda Kadın, SeçkinYayıncılık,2013 7. Ann Scales, Hukuki Feminizm, Dost Yayınevi, 2019. 8. Gökçiçek Ayata ve diğerleri (haz.), Kadın Hakları, Uluslararası Hukuk ve Uygulama, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2010. 9. Carole Pateman, Cinsel Sözleşme, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları,2017. 10. Eylem Ümit Atılgan, Türkiye’de İç Hukuk Kültürü Üzerine Bir Araştırma (Haksız Tahrik Kararlarında Eril Tahakküm Kodları, Turhan Kitabevi, 2015. 11. Fatmagül Berktay, Tarihin Cinsiyeti, Metis Yayınları,2015. 12. Nadire Özdemir, GülrizUygur (ed.), Hukuk ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet, Seçkin Yayınları, 2018. 13. Nisan Kuyucu, Kadına Yönelik Şiddet, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2014. 14. Yakın Ertürk, Sınır Tanımayan Şiddet Paradigma, Politika ve Pratikteki Yönleriyle Kadına Şiddet Olgusu, Metis yayınları, 2015. 15. İlknur Yüksel Kaptanoğlu (haz.), Kişisel Olana Politiktir: Kadınlara Yönelik Ev İçi Şiddet Verisi ve Politika, Notabene Yayınları, 2020. 16. Betül Yarar (ed.), Şiddetin Cinsiyetli Yüzleri, Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2015. 17. Diana Scully, Cinsel Şiddeti Anlamak (Tutuklu Tecavüzcü Erkekler Üzerine Bir İnceleme), İletişim Yayınları, 2013. 18. M. Esra Yıldırım,Yeni Bir Hayat Kurmak (Kadınlar Anlatıyor: Babalık, Evlilik ve Boşanma), İletişim Yayınları, 2017. 19. Ural Nadir, Nasıl Korunabildik (Şiddete Uğrayan Kadınlar ve Çocuklar), İletişim Yayınları, 2017. 20. Pınar İlkkaracan, Leyla Gülçür, Canan Arın (haz.), Sıcak Yuva Masalı; Aile İçi Şiddet ve Cinsel Taciz, Metis Yayınları |
Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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Program Outcomes |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |
Expression | |
Brainstorming/ Six tihnking hats | |
Lesson | |
Reading | |
Homework | |
Case Study |
Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 28 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 32 |