Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1HUK 101INTRODUCTION TO LAW I2+0+02325.09.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Law
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To create a basis for legal knowledge by giving place to the knowledge of the basic concepts of law.
Course Content In the first part of the course, the concept of law together with the rules of social order, in the second part the rules and types of reasoning in law, the sources of law in the third part and the interpretation of the legal rules in the fourth part are examined.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Barış BAHÇECİ
Assistants Research Assist. Özge KAPLAN
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Hukukun Temel Kaynakları ( Author: Prof. Dr. Enver BOZKURT, Yetkin Yayınları, 14. Edition, 2021)

Course Category
Social Sciences %100
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 15 3 45
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 15 3 45
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 94

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Defines the concept of law by comprehending the rules regulating social relations.
2 Learns the sources of law and other disciplines related to law.
3 Gains the ability to apply the legal norm to a concrete case by using both interpretation and gap-filling methods.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Rules of social order, religion, morality, etiquette and law.
2 Concept of law, definition of law, different meanings, various distinctions of law, positive law, subject law and natural law and their meanings.
3 Various distinctions of law, objective – subjective law, substantive – formal law, national – international law, public – private law.
4 Purposes of law, ensuring order, preserving the existence of society, ensuring equality, ensuring trust, trying to realize justice.
5 Legal rules and features, generality, abstractness and sanction elements and types of sanction, punishment, compensation, enforced execution, invalidity and types
6 Types of legal rules, imperative, authorizing, descriptive, complementary, interpretive and abrogated legal rules
7 Methods of cognisance in law, argumentum a contrario, argumentum a fortiori, comparison.
8 Midterm exam
9 Sources of law, primary sources, constitution, law, international treaties, regulations.
10 Making, enacting and enforcing laws, applying laws in terms of time, meaning and place.
11 Unwritten sources, customary law and conditions, material element, moral element and sanction element.
12 Helpful resources, scholarly opinions and court decisions, hierarchy in law
13 Interpretation of legal rules. Legislative interpretation, judicial interpretation and scientific interpretation.
14 Interpretation methods in law. Literary interpretation, historical interpretation, logical interpretation, conceptual interpretation, purposive interpretation with the case law of interests.
15 Final exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
C1 5 4 5 4 3 5 2 3 2 3
C2 5 4 5 4 3 5 2 3 2 3
C3 5 4 5 4 3 5 2 3 2 3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant