HUK217

School of Law \ Law

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6

Compulsory

English

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Law

The sociology of law aims to understand the social practices and relationships that play a formative role in the development of law. Taking into account the reciprocal and constitutive relationship between society and law, this course examines the meanings, formations, and applications of law within society. The course introduces the fundamental relationship between law and society through classical theories, the functionalist approach, conflict theory, critical legal studies, and theoretical developments, discussing these approaches in the context of the social meanings and applications of law. It also explores how the legal meanings of society, social power relations, traditions, and ethical understandings have evolved over time.

"Javier Trevino (2020) Sociology of Law.
Ülker Gürkan (2021) Hukuk Sosyolojisine Giriş, Siyasal Kitabevi Umut Koloş ve Yasemin Işıktaç (2020), Hukuk Sosyolojisi, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları"

This course aims to help students understand the reciprocal relationship between law and society and grasp the role of social practices in the formation of law. By examining classical and contemporary approaches to sociology of law, it seeks to analyze the evolution of social power relations, traditions, and ethical understandings in law. Additionally, it aims to equip students with the ability to assess the meaning and applications of law in a social context.

1. Applies the reciprocal determining relationship between law and society conceptually and within the sociological method, based on social issues.
2. Masters classical and contemporary perspectives in sociology of law.
3. Applies classical and contemporary perspectives to legal meanings and issues that arise in various areas of daily life.
4. Discusses and analyzes sociological categories, power relations, and socio-legal issues.
5. Evaluates the function of law in society in line with social norms and ethical understandings.
6. Defines the theoretical developments of sociology of law and their effects on social practices.
7. Reads and compares classical and contemporary texts in sociology of law in English.

Week 1: Conceptual Analysis of the Content of Sociology of Law
Week 2: Examination of the Works of Key Thinkers on Law and Society, such as Cesare Beccaria, Sir Henry Maine, Herbert Spencer, and William Graham Summer
Week 3: "Sociological Movement in Law" and Leading Representatives
Week 4: Marxist and Neo-Marxist Perspectives and Debates
Week 5: Weberian and Neo-Weberian Perspectives and Debates
Week 6: Durkheimian and Neo-Durkheimian Perspectives and Debates
Week 7: Structural-Functionalism Theory (1)
Week 8: Structural-Functionalism Theory (2)
Week 9: Conflict Theory
Week 10: Critical Legal Studies
Week 11: Theoretical Orientations and Themes in the Modern Era
Week 12: Interactive Discussion with Students Based on the Course Content

• Midterm 40 %
• Final 60 %