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Information
| Code | HKU321 |
| Name | Legal clinic |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi OLCAY KARACAN |
| Course Instructor |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi OLCAY KARACAN
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
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Course Goal / Objective
To support vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in their access to justice by learning about the obstacles to their access to justice.
Course Content
Barners to access to justice for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups and ethical issues related to justice for these groups
Course Precondition
none
Resources
legal clinics and online resources on access to justice
Notes
Ioanna Kuçuradi, İnsan Hakları Kavram Çeşit ve Sorunları, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Comprehending the connections between legal theory and practice |
| LO02 | Raising awareness about problems related to access to justice, especially for disadvantaged individuals and groups |
| LO03 | Experiencing how collaboration increases their own and others' potential |
| LO04 | Being able to think that both responsibilities and responsibilities can affect the lives of others |
| LO05 | Realizing that injustice is not fate but a decision, that is, injustice is done by human will; understanding that dealing with injustice is also in the hands of people. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the fundamental concepts and principles of law. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Evaluates the fundamental legal disciplines and their contents (legal regulations in every field, decisions of judicial bodies and scientific evaluations) by using scientific methods and techniques. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Identifies legal problems. | 5 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognizes the historical and sociological development process of law and legal norms. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Comprehends the research, analysis and interpretation methods of legal science. | |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Uses appropriate legal interpretation methods in order to find solutions to the identified legal problems. | 5 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Solves the legal problems encountered by using the knowledge has acquired | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Exposes the solutions to legal problems separately in terms of de lege lata and de lege ferenda law. | 5 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Takes responsibility as a member of the team to develop solutions to problems encountered in legal practice. | 5 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Be sensitive to social and legal problems with a sense of social responsibility. | 5 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | By gaining self-learning skills, evaluates the information which has learned with a critical approach. | 3 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Uses technical legal knowledge in both Turkish and English verbally or in writing. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Convincingly conveys her/his personal opinion and assessment on a particular legal issue, either orally or in writing. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Uses information and communication technologies related to law effectively. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Internalizes the understanding of honesty, justice and ethics required by being a lawyer in line with the principles of universal law. | 4 |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Follows the legal developments at national and international. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Adopts a democratic, secular and social state of law. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is the purpose of Legal Clinics? | Informing students about previous work accomplished with other students to encourage them to work together. | |
| 2 | Prejudices against individuals and groups such as the elderly, the disabled, victims of domestic violence, the poor, etc. and the impact of these prejudices on legal reasoning. | Reading the first chapter of Seeing Injustice in Law | |
| 3 | Comprehending the violations of rights based on prejudices | Reading through court decisions to determine whether prejudices have been caused by various court decisions | |
| 4 | Accesing to justice and Barriers to accessing justice | Researching studies conducted with other students in law clinics regarding access to justice on websites | |
| 5 | Based on the problems identified in the previous lesson regarding access to justice, grouping students by prioritizing individuals and groups with problems regarding access to justice, especially disadvantaged groups. | Students should think about which group they want to choose. | |
| 6 | Students follow cases related to their own subjects such as domestic violence, disabled rights, elderly rights, children's rights, etc. | Determining the hearing dates of the cases related to the subjects preferred by the students in advance. | |
| 7 | Students will work in groups on access to justice issues related to the cases they are following. | Each student group and the course instructor come together to evaluate the litigation process. | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reporting on access to justice problems in the case each group is following | |
| 9 | Each student group reads the file of at least one of the cases they are following. | Each student group comes together and decides on the topic they will study. | |
| 10 | Students reporting human rights problems in the files they read | Providing legal information support to students by different faculty members according to their subjects. | |
| 11 | Students informing the society in courthouses about domestic violence, disabled rights, etc. | Establishment of stands in courthouses | |
| 12 | Students continue their information activities in courthouses | Establishment of stands in courthouses | |
| 13 | Reporting of information activities of student groups | tudents come together to report on information activities | |
| 14 | Discuss each group's report with the whole class. | Providing an environment for students to give each other supportive feedback | |
| 15 | Evaluating the course period with students | Explaining to students the importance of evaluating group reports without competing with each other. | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Group working | |
| 17 | Final | Joint evaluation |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 109 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,36 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||