ECTS - Law and Literature
Law and Literature (LAW254) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Law and Literature | LAW254 | Area Elective | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | It is aimed to objectify the concept of justice and to examine the right to due process, penal sanctioning, the aim of punishment, independence and objectivity of judgement, judiciary ethics, principle of equality, prohibition of discrimination. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The relationship between political power-individual-jurisdiction, the right to due process, penal sanctioning, the aim of punishment, independence and objectivity of judgement, judiciary ethics, principle of equality, prohibition of discrimination, gender, legal positivism, jus naturale, civil disobedience. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the subject, relation between law and literature, contents of the lesson, presentation of the literal work which are going to be read during the term, the method of the lesson. | Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
| 2 | Scope of the legal subjects, the relation with other disciplines, connection between law and literature. | William Domnarski, “Law and Literature”, Legal Studies F., 2003. |
| 3 | The concept of law, working of the legal system, presumption of innocence (It is examined by analyzing The Process written by Franz Kafka) | Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
| 4 | Law and gender, patriarchal society (It is examined by analyzing Asılacak Kadın written by Pınar Kür) | William Domnarski, “Law and Literature”, Legal Studies F., 2003. |
| 5 | The concept of utopia and dystopia and the relationship between political power and individual, state of law. (It is examined by analyzing 1984 written by George Orwell) | Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
| 6 | The right to due process, penal sanctioning, the aim of punishment (It is examined by analyzing In the Penal Colony written by Franz Kafka) | William Domnarski, “Law and Literature”, Legal Studies F., 2003. |
| 7 | Mid-term exam | |
| 8 | The problematic of describing the concept of law, legal positivism. (It is examined by analyzing Murtaza written by Orhan Kemal) | Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. William Domnarski, “Law and Literature”, Legal Studies F., 2003. |
| 9 | The concept of liberty, crime and punishment (It is examined by analyzing Crime and Punishment written by Fyodor Mihayloviç Dostoyevski) | Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
| 10 | The relationship between society – individual and punishment. (It is examined by analyzing The Stranger written by Albert Camus) | Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
| 11 | The principle of equality, prohibition of discrimination. (It is examined by analyzing To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee) | Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
| 12 | The right of civil disobedience. (It is examined by analyzing Antigone written by Sophokles.) | Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
| 13 | The Culture of democracy (It is examined by analyzing Blindness written by Jose Saramago.) | William Domnarski, “Law and Literature”, Legal Studies F., 2003. |
| 14 | The culture of democracy (It is examined by analyzing Seeing written by Jose Saramago.) | Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
| 15 | An overview | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
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| 2. William Domnarski, “Law and Literature”, Legal Studies F., 2003. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Skills to understand, compare and paraphrase the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. | X | ||||
| 2 | Skills to solve problems using a critical point of view when necessary , to determine and analyse the theoretical and implementation problems of law. | X | ||||
| 3 | Contribution to understanding, planning, exercising and coordinating the functionss of law, by explaining and practising. | X | ||||
| 4 | Skills to understand the strategic, tactical and practical sides of private and public law. | X | ||||
| 5 | Skills to understand the local, national, international, universal and supranational sides of private and public law. | X | ||||
| 6 | Skills to understand the modern methods and differences of law. | X | ||||
| 7 | Skills to participate in/inter disciplinary group works succesfully. | X | ||||
| 8 | Skills to adopt open minded behaviors in the way of learning and attempting. | X | ||||
| 9 | Skills to assimilate and carry the rules of ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility | X | ||||
| 10 | Skills to use Turkish efficiently in writing and speaking, and have the communication talent that is required by a law related career. | X | ||||
| 11 | Skills to approach critically and creativly on the legal and social problems in terms of rule of law and ideal of justice. | X | ||||
| 12 | Skills to understand and practice the national and international sides of law through caselaw and judical implementations. | X | ||||
| 13 | Skills to prepare/present a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethic and rules. | X | ||||
| 14 | Skills to use vocational information technologies efficiently in solving legal problems. | X | ||||
| 15 | Skills to reinforce knowledge of foreign languages and command of legal terminolgy. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Total Workload | 50 | ||