Legislative Clinic (LAW491) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Legislative Clinic LAW491 Area Elective 1 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Area Elective
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Discussion, Drill and Practice, Team/Group, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Sever
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Aslı Şimşek
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Kumru Kılıçoğlu
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Students should examine the national and international legislation in a certain way and prepare the proposals on how to make changes when necessary by referring to the opinions of other countries' regulations, doctrines, court decisions, the practitioners, and share this opinion with relevant institutions.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Able to learn legislation review, literature review, decision making, learning and application of law making techniques.
Course Content In the scope of the law clinic, students are responsible for examining relevant legislation in one or more different issues in each semester, investigating the related literature and court decisions, identifying the problems in practice and developing the solution proposals for them and formulating the proposed act and/ or regulatory transaction

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Law preparation and norm-setting techniques (In collaboration with Ankara Bar Association Law Monitoring Institute) Kanun Yapma Tekniği, Türkiye Barolar Birliği, Şubat 2016, Ankara
2 Law preparation and norm-setting techniques Kanun Yapma Tekniği, Türkiye Barolar Birliği, Şubat 2016, Ankara
3 General review of the regulations on the selected topic. Screening and reading related legislation.
4 General review of the regulations on the selected topic Screening and reading related legislation.
5 Evaluation of problems related to relevant legislation (decisions, situation in international law, country examples, if any) Researching of issues distributed to students
6 Evaluation of problems related to relevant legislation (decisions, situation in international law, country examples, if any) Researching of issues distributed to students
7 Evaluation of problems related to relevant legislation (Literature review) Searching literature on distributed issue
8 Identification of problems in practice and discussion of solution suggestions. In respect there are any reports of non-governmental organizations, court decisions, etc. on the topic, investigation of that material.
9 Identification of problems in practice and discussion of solution suggestion.
10 Selection and evaluation of subjects that can be changed Working on the draft
11 Writing of general rationale for the amendment proposal Preparing a draft rationale
12 Writing of the articles and rationale of amendment proposal. Preparing draft article
13 Writing of the articles and rationale of amendment proposal. Preparing draft article
14 Writing of the articles and rationale of amendment proposal. Preparing draft article
15 Sharing the legislative/ regulatory transaction amendment proposal to the relevant institutions (Deputies, relevant ministries, institutions, etc.) and making the final text that can be published in the student journal. Sharing the legislative/ regulatory transaction amendment proposal to the relevant institutions
16 General evaluation

Sources

Course Book 1. Kaynaklar seçilen konuya bağlı olarak değişkenlik gösterecektir.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 20
Laboratory - -
Application 1 50
Field Work 1 10
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 20
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Understands, compares and paraphrases the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. X
2 Solves problems using a critical point of view when necessary, determines and analyses the theoretical and practical problems of law. X
3 Understands, plans, exercises and coordinates the functions of law, by explaining and practising. X
4 Understands the strategic, tactical and practical dimensions of private and public law. X
5 Understands the local, national, international, universal and supranational dimensions of private and public law. X
6 Understands modern methods and distinctions of law. X
7 Can successfully participate in disciplinary and interdisciplinary team works. X
8 Have an open-minded attitude towards learning and attempting. X
9 Assimilates and complies with the rules related to legal ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility awareness. X
10 Can use Turkish effectively both orally and in writing and has communication skills required for a career in the discipline of law. X
11 Thinks critically and creatively on legal and social problems based on the principle of rule of law and the ideal of justice. X
12 Understands and practices the national and international dimensions of law by following court case law and practices. X
13 Prepares and presents a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethics and rules. X
14 Uses information technologies related to the profession effectively in solving legal problems. X
15 Reinforces the knowledge of foreign languages and has a command of legal terminology. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application 10 2 20
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 8 4 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 100