COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: LEGAL ETHICS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
LAW 305	A	5	3	0	0	3	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Dr. Eglantina Farruku efarruku@epoka.edu.al
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Integrated second cycle study program in Law
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:
Course Description:	This course invites students to study and engage in ethics, as it applies to matters of crime, law and justice. During this course, the concepts of morality, ethics, values, moral/ethical frameworks, and dilemmas between right and wrong will be examined. The aim of the course is to improve students' abilities to think critically, and to deal with both sides of an issue, right and wrong simultaneously.
Course Objectives:	-To become familiar with and understand the ethical rules that guide lawyers’ conduct. -To understand and be able to critically analyze the rationales behind the ethical rules. -To develop the ability to efficiently identify ethical issues and dilemmas in realistic scenarios, and to propose well-reasoned and articulate resolutions to those issues and dilemmas

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Legal ethics mean the minimum standards of appropriate conduct within the legal profession.
2	It is the behavioural norms and morals which govern the conduct of judges and lawyers
3	Legal ethics can also refer to the study or observance of roles and duties of lawyers or the written regulations governing those duties and roles
4	Legal ethics as principles of conduct that members of the legal profession are expected to observe in their practice. They are an outgrowth of the development of the legal profession itself.
5	Legal ethics as the code of conduct regulating and instructing behaviour of persons within the legal profession. This definition covers not only the nature of the interaction of the lawyer with the client, but is recognized to include the duty owed to the wider population

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to the Module and Course Requirement
2	Definitions, Approaches, values and breaches of Legal Ethics
3	Ethical theories
4	The social context of the legal profession
5	The regulation of the legal profession
6	The lawyer-client relationship. Confidentiality and Conflicts of interests
7	Fees
8	Negligence and lawyers
9	Midterm Exam
10	Litigation
11	Alternative dispute resolution
12	Third parties
13	Business ethics
14	Lawyers' social responsibilities; and Applying legal theories

Prerequisite(s):	-None
Textbook(s):	Jonathan Herring (2017) Legal Ethics. Second Edition. Oxford University Press
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Acquisition and use of advanced knowledge in the field of legal ethics.
2	Gaining knowledge about issues and problems in the justice field, along with the analysis of ethical and social aspects.
3	Improving the ability to work within the main disciplines of social sciences and other disciplines which are related to justice.
4	Gaining knowledge about justice by absorbing professional terminology of the field.
5	Defining complex events and topics, through the development of discussions and making new suggestions in accordance with field research.
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in conducting research independently.
7	Gaining knowledge to speak in foreign language at a level sufficient to communicate with colleagues and to understand contemporary developments in the field of justice and jurisprudence
8	Acquisition of skills to respect social, scientific and ethical values during the collection and interpretation of data related to social and justice developments.
9	Awareness of the importance of human rights and the environment.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Law Program
1	Fitimi dhe përdorimi i njohurive të avancuara në fushën e drejtësisë dhe jurisprudencës, mbështetur në tekstet mësimore, materialet dhe burimet e tjera shkencore.	5
2	Fitimi i njohurive rreth çështjeve dhe problematikave të fushës së drejtësisë, së bashku me analizën e aspekteve historike, shoqërore e politike.	4
3	Fitimi i njohurive rreth organizimit të shtetit.	5
4	Fitimi i njohurive rreth kapaciteteve të analizës lidhur me konceptet dhe ndarjet kryesore të degëve të së drejtës.	3
5	Përmirësimi i aftësive për të punuar së bashku me disiplinat kryesore të shkencave sociale dhe disiplinat e tjera të cilat janë të lidhura me drejtësinë.	4
6	Fitimi i njohurive rreth drejtësisë duke përthithur terminologjinë profesionale të fushës.	5
7	Përcaktimi i ngjarjeve dhe temave komplekse, nëpërmjet zhvillimit të diskutimeve dhe bërjes së sugjerimeve të reja në përputhje me hulumtimet e fushës.	5
8	Fitimi i aftësive në përdorimin e programeve kompjuterike dhe të teknologjisë së informacionit me qëllim arritjen e qasjes në dijen aktuale.	4
9	Përmirësimi i të menduarit kritik dhe aftësive në kryerjen e hulumtimit në mënyrë të pavarur.	5
10	Fitimi i njohurive për të folur në një gjuhë të huaj në një nivel të mjaftueshëm për të komunikuar me kolegët dhe për të kuptuar zhvillimet bashkëkohore në fushën e drejtësisë dhe të jurisprudencës.	5
11	Fitimi i aftësive për të respektuar vlerat shoqërore, shkencore dhe etike gjatë mbledhjes dhe interpretimit të të dhënave që kanë të bëjnë me zhvillimet shoqërore dhe atyre në drejtësi.	4
12	Ndërgjegjësimi në lidhje me rëndësinë e të drejtave të njeriut dhe mjedisit.	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Project	1	30
Final Exam	1	40
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	20	20
Other	1	5	5
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

The students gained knowledge about issues and problems in the justice field, along with the analysis of ethical and social aspects.