HUK229(2)

Course Title Course Code Program Level
History of Turkish Law HUK229 Law B.A. / B.Sc.

Course Term
(Course Semester)
Teaching and Learning Methods
Credits
Theory Practice Lab Projects/Field Work Seminars/Workshops Other Total Credits ECTS Credits
Prep
(Fall)		 28x2 56 2 2,5

Teaching Staff Prof. Dr. Ahmet Mumcu
Language of Instruction Türkçe (Turkish)
Type Of Course Compulsory
Prerequisites No prerequisites
Recommended Optional Programme Component
Course Objectives The aim is to provide a good assessment of law reform and positive law by giving informations about Turkish Law System until the Republic period.
Course Content Students of the faculty of law must know the essence of the law, the development and the characteristics of the institutions formed which come to this development. It is of great importance to know the legal development of Turks in this general atmosphere. Because the feature that is not seen in science in any other way is the foundation of law: the forms of understanding which come directly from history to the rules of law give manner. In this respect, it is possible to see the weaknesses of the Turkish law in today's world by knowing the history of Turkish law.
Learning Outcomes (LO) 1-Examination of social, politic, economic, religious, moral, philosophic factors which provide evolutions and developments underlying rules and institutions of law, 2-To understand an explication of some notions of law as state of law, supremacy of law according to objective and scientific essentials, 3-To learn having a law culture for updating current law which fall short, 4-To comprehend law reforms which were done in the Republic period and 5-To learn an additive for solving foundation, land and heritage law’s cases which are pendent at the present time with history of law knowledge.
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Course Outline
Week Topics
1. Week The subject, section and importance of legal history.
2. Week Periods of Turkish History and Turkish Law
3. Week Importance of Turkish Law History
4. Week Problem of Source in Legal History
5. Week Sources and Institutions of Turkish Law before Islamic Law
6. Week Geographical Situation of Turkish Regions and General Characteristics of Turkish States
7. Week Information about the Hun State and Law of this State in Mete’s Period
8. Week Gokturk State and their law
9. Week Uighurs and their law
10. Week Religions of Turks before Islam
11. Week Turkish Law and Islamic Law after Islam
12. Week Islamic Criminal Law
13. Week Diyah (blood money), Hadd and Ta’zir
14. Week Islamic Private Law
15. Week Islamic Heritage Law
16. Week Foundation
17. Week The Public Law and Organization of the Ottoman Empire
18. Week The Central Organization of the State
19. Week Central Military Organization
20. Week The Dirlik (Grooming) System as a Foundation of the State Organization
21. Week Provincial Management Organization
22. Week Development of European Law
23. Week Development of European Law
24. Week Development of Turkish Law after Tanzimat
25. Week Ottoman Law in the Tanzimat Period - Public Law
26. Week Ottoman Law in the Tanzimat Period - Private Law
27. Week Comparative Information on Western - Islamic - Far East Law
28. Week Comparative Information on Western - Islamic - Far East Law
Assessment
  Percentage(%)
Mid-term (%) 40
Quizes (%)
Homeworks/Term papers (%)
Practice (%)
Labs (%)
Projects/Field Work (%)
Seminars/Workshops (%)
Final (%) 60
Other (%)
Total(%) 100
Course Book (s) and/or References Prof. Dr. Ahmet Mumcu, Prof. Dr. Coşkun Üçok, Prof. Dr. Gülnihal Bozkurt, Türk Hukuk Tarihi, Turhan Yayınları, Ankara 2018.
Work Placement(s)
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