This is a graduate seminar that takes the foundational questions of jurisprudence seriously: what makes law actually binding, where its authority ends, and how it relates to morality, rights, and individual liberty. You'll work through historical and contemporary readings (Schauer's anthology plus weekly articles on Moodle), debate them in seminar, and do most of your thinking through writing — a term essay, a homework piece, and a final essay where you defend a position rather than summarize one. Expect the natural law vs. legal positivism debate to anchor everything else, with the harm principle and global justice extending those tools to free speech, punishment, and intervention.
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The use of generative AI is not permitted for any aspect of this course, including research, writing, and proofreading. AI-powered writing assistance tools, such as Grammarly and QuillBot, are also prohibited. If you are unsure whether a tool is allowed, please consult your course instructor.
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| Dönem | Course CPA | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 Spring | 3.85 | 1 sec · 4 öğr |
| 2023-2024 Spring | 3.88 | 1 sec · 5 öğr |
| 2022-2023 Spring | 3.67 | 1 sec · 6 öğr |
| 2021-2022 Spring | 3.90 | 1 sec · 6 öğr |
| 2020-2021 Spring | 4.00 | 1 sec · 2 öğr |
| 2019-2020 Spring | 4.00 | 1 sec · 3 öğr |
| 2017-2018 Spring | 3.85 | 1 sec · 4 öğr |
Aggregate course GPA — Bilkent STARS'tan public data. Hoca-bazlı per-section detayı için STARS evaluation report →. Öğrenci anket cevapları KVKK kapsamında defter'de tutulmaz.
A student is assigned an FZ grade if they cannot obtain a grade of 59 or above.