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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS HUK 1072 JUSTIFICATION IN LAW AND LEGAL METHODOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ÖZGECAN GÖK

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

To equip students with experience and skills in applying legal rules to concrete cases, resolving legal issues using appropriate methods, and justifying legal claims with proper reasoning.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to understand the concepts and institutions of different branches of law, as well as the relationships between these concepts and institutions. 2   Ability to identify the legal sources that may be applicable when evaluating legal issues. 3   Ability to apply methods of legal interpretation. 4   Ability to carry out legal subsumption by applying abstract legal rules to concrete cases. 5   Ability to conduct legal analysis with logical consistency. 6   Ability to explain how to conduct academic works in the field of law, such as scientific articles, theses, seminar papers, and commentaries.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 General information on justification and legal methodology 2 Definition, elements, and characteristics of social order rules and legal rules 3 The origin and foundation of law 4 Analysis of legal norms and types of legal rules I 5 Analysis of legal norms and types of legal rules II 6 Law and logic 7 The hierarchy of norms 8 Introduction to the interpretation of legal rules 9 Types of interpretation 10 Literal and systematic interpretation 11 Historical and teleological interpretation 12 Subsumption: the application of abstract legal norms to concrete cases 13 1st Midterm Exam 14 1st Midterm Exam 15 Application of positive law -Filling gaps in law 16 Tools used in applying positive law - Filling gaps in law 17 Application of positive law reasoning 18 Logic principles in justification and argumentation 19 Case Study Analysis 20 Logic: its history and principles of reasoning 21 Propositions, reasoning, and syllogism 22 Legal problems from practice I 23 Legal problems from practice II 24 Legal writing 25 Legal publishing 26 2nd Midterm Exam 27 2nd Midterm Exam 28 Ethics in law 29 Unethical behavior in legal practice

Recomended or Required Reading

1. KARAKOÇ, Yusuf; Hukuk Araştırmalarında Metod, 3. Baskı, Yetkin Yayınları, Ankara, 2024. 2. KARAYALÇIN, Yaşar/ YONGALIK, Aynur; Hukukda Öğretim-Kaynaklar- Metod, Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Araştırma Enstitüsü, Istanbul, 2020. 3. IŞIKTAÇ, Yasemin/ METIN, Sevtap; Hukuk Metodolojisi, Filiz Kitabevi, Istanbul, 2016. 4. DEMIR, Abdullah/ DEYAL, Yahya; Hukuk Başlangıcı ve Hukuk Metodolojisi, Adalet Yayınevi, Ankara, 2013.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussion, case study analysis

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1 2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2 3 MTEG MIDTERM AVERAGE GRADE roundVZ1 * 0.50 + VZ2 * 0.50,0 4 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 5 FIN FINAL EXAM 6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundKPU + FN,0 7 RST RESIT 8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) roundKPU + BUT,0

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Yusuf KARAKOÇ yusuf.karakoc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 25 1 25 Preparation before-after PBL/lectures 25 1 25 Preparation for block-end exam 20 1 20 Preparation for block-end exam 20 1 20 Midterm 2 1 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 94

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 1 1 LO.4 1 1 1 1 LO.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.6 1 1 1 1