COURSE SYLLABUS

JUDICIAL ETHICS

1	Course Title:	JUDICIAL ETHICS
2	Course Code:	HUK3035
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi SERKAN GÖLBAŞI
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Serkan Gölbaşı E-mail: serkang@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 0224 5138002 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Hukuk Bölümü, Gemlik Kampüsü Gemlik/Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Objective of the course is, to evaluate situations/persons accurately and to make judgements considering ethical values; to gain the necessary skills to solve ethical problems that may encountered and to cope with these problems, by examining topics as, progress of professional ethics in law and especially judicial ethics in both Turkey and the other countries, judicial ethic systems in comparative law, the ideal foundations of judicial ethics, The Supreme Court Ethical Principles, evaluation criteria for principle and rules of judicial ethics, function and significance of ethics councils, for a lawyer.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	This course contributes to gain competence for evaluating legal fact and norms and adherence to ethical rules and principles.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Have knowledge about the notion of ethics;
2	Recognize the difference between ethics and morals;
3	Recognize difference between value and value judgement, Recognize difference between value and value judgement, Recognize difference between value and value judgement ;
4	Develop competence in decision making in ethical dilemmas;
5	Grasp the significance of ethics and moral understanding;
6	Improve ethical awareness;
7	Have knowledge about the relationship between ethics and professional ethics;
8	Learn about historical development and philosophical roots of judicial ethics;
9	Have knowledge about general principle and notions of judicial ethics, public ethics and professional ethics;
10	Have knowledge about national and international sources of judicial ethics principles;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The Notion of ethics, difference between ethics and morals, difference between value and value judgement
2	Differentitation and relationship between law and ethics, value of justice
3	Ethics, public ethics, professional ethics, professional ethics in law and value of justice
4	Collectivity of judicial ethics inner or outer institutions, sources and application examples of judicial ethics in comparative law such as The Bangalore Principles, Istanbul Declaration, Budapest Principles and Havana Rules
5	General information about Turkish judical ethics, foundations of Judicial Ethics Principles of Supreme Court, interpretation and understanding the system of Judicial Ethics Principles of Supreme Court, Judicial Ethics Council, Judicial Ethics Principles and principle of judicial independence
6	Objectivity, righteousness and equality in judicial ethics
7	Being right and proper for profession, capability and duty of care in judicial ethics
8	Ethical Conduct Principles for Public Prosecutors
9	Code of Practice of Attorneyship
10	Review of Turkish judicial ethics in the context of ECHR, Constitutional Court, Supreme Court and State Council decisions and internetaional standards, and current problems about judical ethics
11	Renowned cases in judicial ethics 1: Socrates, Galileo Galilei, Giordano Bruno
12	Renowned cases in judicial ethics 2: Miguel Servet, Jeanne d'Arc
13	Renowned cases in judicial ethics 3: Dreyfus affair, the rossenberg trial
14	Renowned cases in judicial ethics 4: medieval courts of law, witch-hunts

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	A Can Tuncay, Yargı Etiği Açısından Tarihte Ünlü Davalar, İstanbul:Beta, 2023.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Assessment and evaluation tools used in the course are midterm exam(s) and a final exam.
Information	Assessment and evaluation might include presentations and homework.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	5	70
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	8	8
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	10	10
Total WorkLoad			116
Total workload/ 30 hr			3,87
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12
LO1	5	3	3	4	5	3	5	5	3	4	1	5
LO2	5	3	4	3	5	2	5	5	4	4	2	5
LO3	5	3	4	3	5	3	5	4	4	4	2	5
LO4	5	3	4	3	5	3	5	4	4	4	3	5
LO5	5	3	4	3	5	3	5	4	4	4	3	5
LO6	5	3	4	3	5	3	5	4	4	4	3	5
LO7	5	3	4	3	5	3	5	4	4	4	3	5
LO8	5	3	4	3	5	3	5	4	4	4	3	5
LO9	5	3	4	3	5	3	5	4	4	4	3	5
LO10	5	3	4	3	5	3	5	4	4	4	3	5

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High