Course Details Language of Instruction English 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 It is to show that law has a social aspect as well as legal rules and ideologies. In this sense, it is explained that law cannot be considered separately from social life and that it occurs in it, develops and is affected by it. Course Content In the first part of the course, the place of sociology of law among the sciences and sociology as a specialization are presented. In the second part, sociology of law is handled as a positive science; The subject of definition, sources, features and changes are discussed. In the third part, the roots of the sociology of law in the history of law and the thinkers are explained. Course Methods and Techniques Theoretical explanations and question-and-answer sessions are supplemented by text analysis and in-class discussions. Students compare the approaches of legal dogmatics, legal philosophy, and the sociology of law by examining what behavior a given legal rule prescribes, how it can be evaluated from the perspective of justice, and how it is applied in social life. Using case studies, they discuss how social conditions influence legal rules and how legal rules, in turn, influence social behavior. Prerequisites and co-requisities None Course Coordinator None Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Hamdi Gökçe Zabunoğlu Assistants Research Assist. Cahit Baybars Kayhan Work Placement(s) No Recommended or Required Reading Resources An Introduction to the Sociology of Law, Prof. Dr. Ülker Gürkan, 11th edition, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, 2017. Yaşar Salihpaşaoğlu, Dilara Buket Tatar, Sociology of Law, Lykeion Publications, Ankara, 2021. Sociology of Law, Georges Gurvitch, Pinhan Publishing, Istanbul, 2021. Course Notes The course notes begin with the subject matter of the sociology of law, its historical origins, and its place within the social sciences. The relationship between law and social order and change is examined through the lens of culture, social norms, and examples of law in early societies. In the theoretical section, the relationship established by Durkheim between forms of social solidarity and the development of law, Marx’s approach to the relationship between law and economics, and Weber’s views on the spirit of capitalism and rationalization are examined. In the final section, functionalism, critical theory, and hermeneutics are compared in terms of how they explain the role of law in society. Course Category Social Sciences %100 Field %100