Fundamentals of Law

1th Week

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 Course Introduction

 Fundamentals of Law Course will introduce course

participants to the Turkish legal system, law, and the role of
the lawyer.
 We will learn about the structure and function of the legal
system, and look at the process of resolving grievances
through the courts.
 Throughout the course, you will learn how to use legal
terminology and will have the opportunity to see law in action.

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 Course Objectives

Class participants will:

 Gain an overview of the legal system and the process of case
resolution,
 Recognize the difference between criminal and civil law and
be able to identify key areas and issues in both,
 Be aware of the varied roles of lawyers and their ethical
obligations,
 Become familiar with introductory legal terminology.

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 Grading

Grading

Sequence
Contribution Margin [%]

Midterm Exam 1 30

1 10
Quizzes
2 10

Final Exam 1 50

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 Attendance and Participation

 It is strongly recommended that students attend all classes.

Attending classes every week and on time, will help you to
understand the topics and to develop professional attitude
and discipline.
 Students are expected to contribute to class discussions and
expected to comment on the discussion points and answer
questions.

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 Tentative Schedule

WEEK TOPIC SOURCES

1 Introduction & AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to

Society and Order Law, pp. 21-25
2 Social Order AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to
Law, pp. 26-46
Characteristics With Distinguish
3 Legal Rules (Norms) From Other AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to
Rules of Conduct Law, pp. 47-53
AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to
4 Application of Legal Rules Law, pp. 54-73
AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to
5 Sources of Law Law, pp. 74-76
6 Legal Systems of the World AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to
Law, pp. 77-84 6
 Tentative Schedule

7 Review + First Quiz (10 %) AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to Law, pp. 21-84
8 Midterm (30 %)  
9 Branches of Law: Public Law – Private Law AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to Law, pp. 85-91
10 Public Law AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to Law, pp. 92-96
Branches of Public Law: Constitutional Law +
11 Administrative Law AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to Law, pp. 97-118

12 Criminal Law + Law of Procedure AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to Law, pp. 119-129
Public International Law and Environmental Law
13 + Second Quiz (10 %) AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to Law, pp. 130-135

Private Law + Civil Law + The Preliminary Chapter AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to Law, pp. 136-
14 of the Civil Code 146
Commercial Law + Private International Law +
15 Branches of Law Where Public and Private are AYBAY, Rona, An Introduction to Law, pp. 147-161
Mixed
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16 Final Exam (50 %)  
 Society and Order

Why do people need rules?

Why does society need an “order”?

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 Society and Order

“No man is an island,

entire of itself;
every man is a piece of the
continent...”
John Donne

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Society and Order

In order to survive on the

uninhabited island, Crusoe
made use of the technical
skills and knowledge he had
acquired before he was
marooned there.

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Society and Order

As social beings, humans are

dependent upon community
life for survival. Living in
society provides humans with
a certain degree of security
against the dangers of the
natural environment.

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Society and Order

 While it provides security for

humans , life in society gives rise
to a pressing need for order.
 Wherever humans have
established units of social
organization, they have also
endeavoured to prevent chaos
and anarchy by establishing
some sort of functional order.
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Society and Order

If the human being was a

solitary and isolated creature
spending his/her life subject to
natural conditions, there
would be no need discuss the
role of order.

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Society and Order

In social life, nobody is

absolutely free. Each
person is subject to both
unwritten social rules and
written laws.

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Society and Order

 Society, by definition,
requires order to regulate
relations amongst its
members.
 Unregulated social life
would be chaos.

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Society and Order

As a legal concept, order is

the body of laws, rules,
regulations and customs
that apply to the relations
between the members of a
certain society.

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Society and Order

Many rights and freedoms can

be enjoyed by, and may be
meaningful only for, those
who live in society.

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 Society and Order

There are
Set of rules
If rules of equal and
that may be
Law actions are opposite
called as
not obeyed reactions i.e.
norms
sanctions

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Society and Order

In sum, it is difficult to
conceive of a society
without a system of
law.

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