GRADUATE SCHOOL
Private Law Graduate Program (Without Thesis)
HUK 553 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Legal Ethics and Responsibilities of Lawyers
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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HUK 553
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
Turkish
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
Second Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | It is aimed with this course to raise awareness and to advance the knowledge about legal ethics and legal responsibilities of advocates, prosecutors and judges. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Legislation and case law about legal ethics and responsibilities of lawyers. |
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Core Courses |
X
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| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Concept of Legal Ethics and Justice as the aim of legal practice | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 2 | The meaning and importance of legal ethics for judges, prosecutors and advocates as the actors of legal practice | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 3 | International Legal Associations | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 4 | International Regulations about Legal Ethics | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 5 | Legal Ethics of Union of Turkish Bar Associations | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 6 | Practice of legal ethics by Union of Turkish Bar Associations | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 7 | MIDTERM | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 8 | Rules of Havana | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 9 | Legal Ethics Principles of Bangolar | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 10 | Legal Ethics for Judges and Prosecutors in Turkey | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 11 | Supreme Council of Judges and Public Prosecutors Decisions | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 12 | Case law about legal responsibility of lawyers | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 13 | Presentation of Term Project | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 14 | Presentation of Term Project | Reading related chapters of sources and finding out new sources about the subject |
| 15 | General Evaluation | |
| 16 | General Evaluation |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Course Notes and Presentations |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | İnceoğlu, S. (2012) Devlette Etikten Etik Devlete, Yargıda Etik. TÜSİAD Raporu.İstanbul. Özkan,İ.B.(2000) “Uluslararası Yargı ve Savcı Etiği”. www.umut.org.tr/UserFiles/File/.../12Ekim-II-1.i.o.pdf, 31.07.2013. Yiğit, U.(2009)”Anayasal İlkeler ve Etik Kuralları Çerçevesinde Savcının Soruşturma ve Davadan Reddi ile Çekilmesi”, Türkiye Barolar Birliği Dergisi S.85. Yücel M.T.(2008) Avukatlık Meslek Etiğine Kriminolojik bir Yaklaşım. Türkiye Barolar Birliği Dergisi, Sayı 75. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
4
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20
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| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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20
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| Final Exam |
1
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30
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
70
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
30
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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4
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64
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
4
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5
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20
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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43
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43
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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20
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20
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| Final Exam |
1
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30
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30
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| Total |
225
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To consolidate the ability of interpretation of events on the basis of legal principles by analytical thinking in the field of private law. | X | ||||
| 2 | The acquisition of knowledge on private law and its sub-disciplines. | X | ||||
| 3 | To generate new information putting together the knowledge of various disciplines with theoretical and applied ones that are gained from expert level of private law. | X | ||||
| 4 | To have the ability for utilizing theoretical and applied knowledge gaining from expert level of private law on the analysis of the problems. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to interpret with a critical point of view by making connection between legal concepts, institutions and methods. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to convey the expert level of knowledge and equipment that will be possessed on private law and its sub-disciplines effectively verbally and in writing. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to solve legal disputes, particularly those brought before the judicial bodies. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to have effective communication skills. | X | ||||
| 9 | To pursue social, scientific and ethical values during the processing and evaluation of knowledge. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to conduct an independent study that requires specialty in the field of private law and about its sub-disciplines. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest