HKU321 Legal clinic

4 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 5. Semester- 3 National Credit

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
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)


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. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma, Soru-Cevap, Beyin Fırtınası
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 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
3 Comprehending the violations of rights based on prejudices Reading through court decisions to determine whether prejudices have been caused by various court decisions Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
4 Accesing to justice and Barriers to accessing justice Researching studies conducted with other students in law clinics regarding access to justice on websites Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
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. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Grup Çalışması
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. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
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. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Beyin Fırtınası
8 Mid-Term Exam Reporting on access to justice problems in the case each group is following Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev
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. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
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. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Students informing the society in courthouses about domestic violence, disabled rights, etc. Establishment of stands in courthouses Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Proje Temelli Öğrenme
12 Students continue their information activities in courthouses Establishment of stands in courthouses Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Proje Temelli Öğrenme
13 Reporting of information activities of student groups tudents come together to report on information activities Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Proje Temelli Öğrenme
14 Discuss each group's report with the whole class. Providing an environment for students to give each other supportive feedback Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Proje Temelli Öğrenme
15 Evaluating the course period with students Explaining to students the importance of evaluating group reports without competing with each other. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Proje Temelli Öğrenme
16 Term Exams Group working Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev
17 Final Joint evaluation Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev


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

Update Time: 28.09.2024 08:12