Course Details Language of Instruction English Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree Department / Program Political Science and International Relations Type of Program Formal Education Type of Course Unit Compulsory Course Delivery Method Face To Face Objectives of the Course This course aims to help students understand the analytical approaches to the study of law and their many practical and immediate uses, whether in clarifying the logic behind divergent perspectives on legal questions or in identifying the shared ontological assumptions of principles of law. The major organizational features of this course reflect the logic of trying to balance (a) acknowledgment of the breadth of the general principles and basic concepts of law with (b) awareness of written legal regulations and their hierarchy related to public and private law. Course Content The historical development of law as a science is discussed throughout the course. Key concepts in law are presented. The course also explores the differences between public and private law. Later Chapters introduce the students – including the prospective or novice students of law, politics, or other social sciences – to the fundamentals of law and legal systems. The topics encourage curiosity about the intriguing nature of law and promote further reflection and exploration into its central role in our lives. Those searching for a deeper understanding of the numerous facets of the law will want to turn to some of the works listed in the ‘further reading’ section. After the students learn the basic concepts, public law, private law, historical roots, the branches of law, and morality and law until the Mid-term exam, in the 2nd half until the final exam, the course introduces students to understand the basic annals of law as the courts, lawyers, natural law, legal positivism, rights, and justice and finally the law and society. Course Methods and Techniques Lecture Discussion based lecture Case study Small group work Group work Activities within a Student Body or Research Project Prerequisites and co-requisities None Course Coordinator None Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Ahmet KESER Assistants None Work Placement(s) No Recommended or Required Reading Resources Required: Anonimuous, (2014), Introduction to Law Basic Concepts of Law, e book. Required: Raymond WACKS, (2008), Law a very Short Introduction, e book, Oxford University Press. Required: Raymond WACKS, (2006), Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction, e book, Oxford University Press. Required: K itty CALAV ITA, (2010), Invitation to Law & Society An Introduction to the Study of Real Law, e book, The University of Chicago Press Chicago and London. Recommended: Mark TEBBIT, (2005), Philosophy of Law An introduction, Routledge, 2nd Edition Recommended: Beth WALSTON-DUNHAM, (2009), Introduction to Law, Delmar, 5th Edition Recommended: Bronwen MORGAN, and Karen YEUNG (2007), An Introduction to Law and Regulation: Text and Materials, Cambridge University Press 2007. AUDIOVISUALS (HOMEWORK) Homework One: What is Law? Blackstone School of Law: What is Law? Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP12GHW6UJA Homework Two: What is Law? Video Lecture by Wajdan Bukhari: What is Law? De Course Notes Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. CLO1: Identify the basic concepts and theories of law (PLO1/PÖÇ1: Basic concepts and theories, PLO3/PÖÇ3: Be Updated) 2. CLO2: Demonstrate competency in the basic approaches and perspectives in evaluating various concepts and branches of law. Explores several issues, such as legal positivism and rights and justice. (PLO1/PÖÇ1: Basic concepts and theories, PLO3/PÖÇ3: Be Updated, PLO5/PÖÇ5: Independent Studying), 3. CLO3: Distinguish between various types of law. Creates typology of the branches of law. Knows the framework of studying methods of law in great detail. Discuss the ideas in a group/team structure by taking responsibility and concerning other ideas and cultures (PLO1/PÖÇ1: Basic concepts and theories, PLO3/PÖÇ3: Be Updated, PLO5/PÖÇ5: Independent Studying, PLO6/PÖÇ6: Taking Responsibility, PLO7/PÖÇ7: Social Communication, PLO8/PÖÇ8: Be able to construct intercultural relations), 4. CLO4: Identify and explore the basic annals of law. Public vs. private law. (PLO1/PÖÇ1: Basic concepts and theories, PLO7/PÖÇ7: Social Communication, PLO8/PÖÇ8: Be able to construct intercultural relations), 5. CLO5: Demonstrate competency in the basic approaches and perspectives in evaluating various practices of legal analytical frameworks. Analyze the properties of various branches of law. (PLO1/PÖÇ1: Basic concepts and theories, PLO7/PÖÇ7: Social Communication, PLO8/PÖÇ8: Be able to construct intercultural relations), 6. CLO6: Distinguish between public and private law, courts, and lawyers. Create a typology of different branches and ethical standards. (PLO1/PÖÇ1: Basic concepts and theories, PLO2/PÖÇ2: Research Methods, PLO3/PÖÇ3: Be updated, PLO4/PÖÇ4: Interdisciplinary Study, PLO5/PÖÇ5: Independent Studying, PLO6/PÖÇ6 Taking Responsibility, PLO10/PÖÇ10 Ethics). Course Category Social Sciences %20 Field %80