Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Introduction to Law

Soru 1:

What does mean of of "control of the central bodies on acts, actions, officers and financial resources of local administration".?

A) Administrative tutelage B) Sovereignty C) Integrity D) Decentralized administration E) Public personnel

Soru 2:

"Law is studied on an objective and empirical basis. The question is not what law ought to be, but rather what actually law is. Only laws on the statute books and other written forms can be considered as law since they have an empirical form." Which of the following approaches defines law from an empirical perspective?

A) Natural law B) Marxism C) Legal positivism D) Social law E) Critical approach to law

Soru 3:

Which one of the following statements is false as regards to provincial departments?

A) Turkey is divided into provinces on the basis of “geographical situation”, “economic conditions”, and “public service” requirements. B) Under the Law on Provincial Administration (No 5442) lower levels of provinces are laid down as sub-provinces and districts. C) The administration of the provinces is based on the principle of devolution of powers. D) The mayor is the chief executive of the province and is responsible for the coordination and cooperation of government authorities within the province. E) Central administrative organizations comprising several provinces may be established to ensure efficiency and coordination of public services.

Soru 4:

Article 1363 of the Italian Civil Code reads: “Clauses in contracts are to be interpreted each by means of the others, by attributing to each of them the meaning which ensues from the whole of the contract.” Which of the following types of interpretation does this article refer to?

A) Systematic interpretation B) Teological interpretation C) Historical interpretation D) Textual interpretation E) Argumentative interpretation

Soru 5:

Which of the followings is wrong?

A) Morality looks to thought and feeling; whereas law looks to acts. B) Moral principles must be applied with reference to circumstances and individuals; whereas legal rules are typically of general and absolute application. C) Law does not necessarily approve what it does not condemn. D) Ethics aims at perfecting the individual character of men; whereas law seeks only to regulate the relations of individuals with each other and with the state. E) Resistance to law may be legal, but cannot be moral.

Soru 6:

Which type of interpretation does require an investigation into the semantic content and the syntactic structure of a provision.?

A) Genetic interpretation B) Systematic interpretation C) Literal interpretation D) Historical interpretation E) Purposive Interpretation

Soru 7:

Which article of Turkish Constitution stipulates that international laws shall prevail in case they contradict national laws in Turkish Republic?

A) Article 3. B) Article 19, paragraph 4. C) Article 90, paragraph 5. D) Article 150. E) Article 107, paragraph 7.

Soru 8:

Which one below is the historical root of Civil law tradition?

A) Talmudi law B) Islamic law C) Hindu law D) Common law E) Roman law

Soru 9:

Which one of the following functionally decentralized administrations are established to regulate the operation of markets and make regulations in order to both set and protect the public interest in these markets by setting standards, issuing licenses, prohibiting unlawful practices?

A) Public Economic Enterprises B) Independent Regulatory Agencies C) Universities D) The Council of Higher Education E) Public Professional Organizations

Soru 10:

What is the process of clarifying the true meaning of a written document?

A) Analogy B) Methodology C) Rationality D) Interpretation E) Gap-filling

Soru 11:

With which of the following Covenants do the members of The Human Rights Committee have to be affiliated?

A) The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights B) International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance C) The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights D) The American Convention on Human Rights E) The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Soru 12:

The existence of human rights is a result of a struggle against unrestricted absolute power of rulers. Which of the following texts is not one of the early examples of documents against absolute power?

A) Code of Hammurabi. B) The French Declaration of Human and Citizen Rights. C) Petition of Rights, 1628. D) Magna Carta. E) American Declaration of Independence.

Soru 13:

"We have discovered that students who come eager to learn the rules and who do learn them, and who learn nothing more, will take away the shell and not the substance. We have discovered that rules alone, mere forms of words, are worthless" The quote above was said by which legal mind on US legal education?

A) E. Kant. B) K. Llewellyn C) Berman. D) Stolker. E) Cooper.

Soru 14:

What does the mean of "interpretatio cessat in claris"?

A) The inclusion of the one is the exclusion of the other. B) An inquiry into the meaning of legal terms as intended by the historical legislator. C) Interpretation stops when a text is clear. D) Reasoning that moves from specific cases to more general, but uncertain, conclusions. E) A fundamental principle that words shall be construed literally.

Soru 15:

When norms conflict, which solution is applicable by courts?

A) One of the conflicting norms could be altered B) One of the conflicting norms could be invalidated C) An exception could be added D) To interpret E) To fill the gap

Soru 16:

I. The European Court of Human Rights consists of judges from the member states of European Union II. The judges who are elected for the Committee are not representatives of their states III. National judges shall not sit as a single judge. Which of above are false?

A) Only I B) Only II C) Only III D) I and II E) I, II and III

Soru 17:

“Sanctions for civil wrongs are primarily ……..” Which word should fill the blank in the sentence above?

A) Imprisonment B) Nullity C) Public service D) Fine E) Compensation

Soru 18:

I. Anonymity, II. Similar or same subject previously dealt with, III. Incompatibility with the Convention's provisions, IV. Domestic remedies exhausted. Which of the listed above is a reason for inadmission by the European Court of Human Rights?

A) Only I. B) I & II. C) Only IV. D) I, II & III. E) Only III.

Soru 19:

I. Case law has not any role in any circumstances in civil law system. II. The binding part of the decision is called ratio decidendi in case law system. III. A judge can overrule a decision of a lower court. Which ones are the correct?

A) Only I B) Only II C) Only III D) I and II E) II and III

Soru 20:

Which of the followings is not one of the duties and powers of the Turkish National Assembly?

A) To debate and adopt the budget bills and final accounts bills. B) To exercise the powers and carry out the duties envisaged in the other articles of the Constitution. C) To establish the official communication between the senate with congress and cabinet of ministers. D) To enact, amend and repeal laws. E) To issue decrees having the force of law on certain matters.