Public Law (DR)
PhD	TR-NQF-HE: Level 8	QF-EHEA: Third Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 8

General course introduction information

Course Code:

KHDR602

Course Name:

Interdisciplinary Legal Studies

Course Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	8

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory

Course Level:

PhD

TR-NQF-HE:8. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Third Cycle

EQF-LLL:8. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator :

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi FEHMİYE CEREN AKÇABAY KARATAŞ

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi FEHMİYE CEREN AKÇABAY KARATAŞ

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

In the course, the multidimensional character of law will be analyzed by making use of contemporary interdisciplinary studies on law and current legal debates will be discussed from this perspective.

Course Content:

Although law is often seen as a normative structure separate from social reality, in essence it shapes human behavior and social reality and is an observable social phenomenon that is born and develops with society. In fact, confusion about legal analysis stems from the multidimensional character of law. At first glance, law is a "normative order". Every rule of law contains a positive norm, that is, a rule of behavior. Although the existence of a positive norm is a necessity for the concretization of law, law cannot be seen as consisting only of norms. The main function of law is to shape social life according to ethical principles. Therefore, it cannot be abstracted from its content and reduced to norms. Law is also an observable social phenomenon since it shapes human behavior and social reality, is born and developed together with society, and is dependent on the conditions of place and time like society. In the course, this multidimensional character of law will be analyzed by making use of contemporary interdisciplinary studies on law and current legal debates will be discussed from this perspective.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Understands the relationship between law and society.
2) Can produce information on social problems by using existing legal knowledge.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) Evaluate the relevant laws and legislation from an interdisciplinary perspective.
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
1) To be able to follow current legal issues and make connections with society.
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Meeting the 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)	To present an overview of the development of law and scientific study of law	Reading the next week's topics from the book.
3)	Explaining the relationship between law and society, social change and law	Reading the next week's topics from the book.
4)	Explaining the relationship between law and culture and legal anthropology	Reading the next week's topics from the book.
5)	Relationship between legal psychology and social psychology	Reading the next week's topics from the book
6)	Explaining the interdisciplinary nature of sociology of law and the relationship between sociology of law and sociology	Reading the next week's topics from the book
7)	To explain the differences in methods in law and research methods in law	Reading the next week's topics from the book
8)	To explain the importance and difference of method in legal research	Review of the research template
9)	Giving interdisciplinary examples from legal research: artificial intelligence and bioethics debates	Article review
10)	Student presentations and discussion	Preparing for presentations
11)	Student presentations and discussion	Preparing for presentations
12)	Student presentations and discussion	Preparing for presentations
13)	Student presentations and discussion	Preparing for presentations
14)	General review	Reviewing the topics covered during the semester from course resources
15)	Final exam

Sources

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. Ülker Gürkan, Hukuk Sosyolojisine Giriş, Siyasal Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara, 2005
2. Tarık Özbilgen, Eleştirisel Hukuk Sosyolojisi Dersleri, Sulhi Garan Matbaası, İstanbul, 1971.
3. Hamide Topçuoğlu, Hukuk Sosyolojisi Dersleri, Ankara, 1969.
4. N. S. Timasheff, An Introduction to the Sociology of Law, Cambridge, 1939.
5. Catharine MacKinnon, Feminist Bir Devlet Kuramına Doğru, İletişim Yayınları, 2016.
6. Roger Cotterrell, “From ‘Living Law’ to the ‘Death of the Social’-Sociology in Legal Theory”, Micheal Freeman (ed.), Law and Sociology, New York: Oxford University Press, 2006
7. Ann Scales, Hukuki Feminizm, Dost Yayınevi, 2019.
8. Mehmet Tevfik Özcan, Hukuk Sosyolojisine Giriş, Set Yayınları, İstanbul, 2003.
9. Reza Banakar ve Max Travers (ed.), An Introduction to Law and Social Theory, Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2002.
10. Roberts, Simon, Düzen ve Kargaşa: Hukuk Antropolojisine Giriş, A. Erkan Koca (çev.), Ankara: Bileşik Yayınevi, 2010.
11. Cotterrell, Roger, Law, Culture and Society: Legal Ideas in the Mirror of Social Theory, Hampshire: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2006.
12. Davies, Margaret, Asking The Law Question, Sydney: Thomson Lawbook Co, 2008.
13. Collins, Hugh. Marksizm ve Hukuk, Dipnot Yayınları, Ankara, 2013.
14. Roger Cotterrell, Hukuk Sosyolojisi, (çev. Saim Üye), Pinhan Yayıncılık, 2019.

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	4	2	3
Program Outcomes

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

Program Outcomes

Level of Contribution

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Brainstorming/ Six tihnking hats
Individual study and homework
Lesson
Reading
Homework
Q&A / Discussion
Case Study

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Homework
Presentation

Assessment & Grading

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

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	28
Final	2	4
Total Workload		32