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HUK 410 - Social Security Law

Faculty of Law · Law · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Ömer Fatih Gürcan

Course Objective

The aim of the course; the basic concepts and principles of social security law in the context of social rights, the international and national sources of social security law, the Turkish social security system, social insurance branches, providing a general understanding of social assistance and services, examining the important problems that may arise in practice and discussing their solutions and the recognition of Turkish social security legislation.

Course Content

The concept of social security, social risks, the place of social security in our legal system, social security institutions, features of social insurances, financing and employer obligations, the scope of social insurances and optional insurance, short-term insurance branches in terms of social insurance types, long-term insurance branches, unemployment insurance includes topics such as combining services and utilizing them through borrowing.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. By distinguishing the fundamental differences of opinion in his doctrine, he is able to find different interpretations in various conflicts.
  2. The purpose and content of the Social Security Law becomes clear.
  3. By learning about the established case-law, he/she has an idea about the problems and solutions in practice.
  4. Provides solutions to problems related to social security in practice.
  5. Gains fundamental information about social security systems in comparative law.

Core Area Distribution

(31) Social and Behavioural Science%50 (72) Health%50

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and Practice

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)15345
Out of Class Study Period15345
Midterm122
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final122

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to Social Security LawThe following sections of the books will be read
2Maternity insuranceThe following sections of the books will be read
3Health insuranceThe following sections of the books will be read
4Invalidity insuranceThe following sections of the books will be read
5Old-age insurance-entitlement conditionsThe following sections of the books will be read
6Conditions affecting conditions that increase the number of days payableThe following sections of the books will be read
7Benefits from old-age pension - pensionThe following sections of the books will be read
8Midterm ExamMidterm Exam
9Death insuranceThe following sections of the books will be read
10General health insuranceThe following sections of the books will be read
11Conditions for entitlement to universal health insuranceThe following sections of the books will be read
12Conditions for entitlement to universal health insuranceThe following sections of the books will be read
13Individual pensionThe following sections of the books will be read
14Non-premium regimeThe following sections of the books will be read
15PracticeThe following sections of the books will be read
16Final SınavıFinal Sınavı