Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Human Rights Law (Thesis) | |||||
| Master | Length of the Programme: 2 | Number of Credits: 120 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF: Level 7 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Graduate School | ||||||
| Course Code | HUK 501 | ||||||
| Course Title in English | International Arbitration Law | ||||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Uluslararası Tahkim Hukuku | ||||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||||
| Level of Course | Advanced | ||||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 138 hours per semester | ||||||
| Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | ||||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||
| Registration Restrictions | None | ||||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To learn the advantages and disadvantages of arbitration, which is one of the methods of resolving international commercial disputes, its various types and functioning, and how to give effect to arbitral awards. | ||||||
| Course Description | The distinction between institutional arbitration and ad hoc arbitration and the distinction between international investment arbitration and trade arbitration as well as consent to arbitration, arbitration procedure, the setting aside of arbitral awards and the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards will be handled, in light of Turkish and international legislation (e.g.“ICSID Convention” and the “New York Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards”) on arbitration | ||||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Gerek Türk mevzuatı gerekse de “ICSID Konvansiyonu”, “Yabancı Hakem Kararlarının Tanınması ve Tenfizine ilişkin New-York Konvansiyonu” gibi belli başlı uluslararası düzenlemeler ışığında, kurumsal tahkim ile ad hoc tahkim, ticarî tahkim ile yatırım tahkimi arasındaki farkları, ticarî uyuşmazlıkların tahkim yoluyla çözümlenmesi iradesinin ortaya konması, bir tahkim davasının işleyişi ile iptal davaları ve hakem kararlarının tanınması tenfizi konuları ele alınacaktır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) To know the purpose, advantages and disadvantages of arbitration proceedings 2) Knowing how to draft a successful arbitration clause 3) To know the differences between institutional and ad hoc arbitration and which type of arbitration is preferable in which situations 4) To know what an investment dispute is and how investment dispute arbitration differs from arbitration of commercial disputes 5) To have knowledge about the Turkish legislation on arbitration proceedings, as well as to know the differences between the provisions of the CCP on arbitration and the provisions of the International Arbitration Law No. 4686 on arbitration procedure 6) To know the annulment actions that can be filed against arbitral awards and the examination to be made in these cases 7) Knowing how to give effect to arbitral awards |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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| 1) Build on the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of human rights law. | |||||||
| 2) Keep updated concerning developments in jurisprudence and legislation. | |||||||
| 3) Diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of human rights law, and applying rules and regulations for solving these disputes. | |||||||
| 4) Critically analyze existing regulations and theory and proposing new insights to old and new problems occurred in the domain of human rights law. | |||||||
| 5) Ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of human rights law. | |||||||
| 6) Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding human rights law field all related professional activities. | |||||||
| 7) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2. | |||||||
| 8) Understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Build on the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of human rights law. | N | |
| 2) | Keep updated concerning developments in jurisprudence and legislation. | N | |
| 3) | Diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of human rights law, and applying rules and regulations for solving these disputes. | N | |
| 4) | Critically analyze existing regulations and theory and proposing new insights to old and new problems occurred in the domain of human rights law. | N | |
| 5) | Ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of human rights law. | N | |
| 6) | Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding human rights law field all related professional activities. | N | |
| 7) | Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2. | N | |
| 8) | Understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | INCI ATAMAN FIGANMESE , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. INCI ATAMAN FIGANMESE |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Opening Lecture, General Introduction of International Arbitration, reasons for the preference of arbitration proceedings. |
| 2) | The differences between institutional arbitration and ad hoc arbitration in terms of the way arbitration is organized |
| 3) | The question of arbitrability |
| 4) | The manifestation of the will to arbitrate. Independence of the arbitration agreement. |
| 5) | Problems created by pathological arbitration clauses. Arbitration objection. |
| 6) | Comparison of the provisions of the CCP on arbitration with the provisions of the International Arbitration Law No. 4686 |
| 7) | The question of the nationality of arbitral awards |
| 8) | The concept and importance of "lex arbitri" in terms of the procedure of arbitration proceedings. |
| 9) | Details of the procedure to be followed in arbitration. Characteristics of the rules of arbitration proceedings of some institutional arbitration organizations (in particular the ICC). |
| 10) | Stages of granting a certificate of enforceability or annulment of arbitral awards |
| 11) | Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards |
| 12) | Comparison of annulment and enforcement of arbitral awards |
| 13) | Investment disputes and their resolution through arbitration. |
| 14) | Enforcement of ICSID arbitral awards |
| 15) | Finals |
| 16) | Finals |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Cemal Şanlı; Uluslararası Ticari Akitlerin Hazırlanması ve Uyuşmazlıkların Çözümü Ziya Akıncı; Milletlerarası Tahkim, İstanbul 2013 İnci Ataman-Figanmeşe; Ticarî Tahkim ile Yatırım Tahkimi Arasındaki Farklar, MHB (2011) S.1 İnci Ataman-Figanmeşe; Milletlerarası Ticarî Hakem Kararlarının İptal ve Tenfiz davaları Yoluyla Mahkemelerce Mükerrer Denetimi, MHB (2011), S.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture by the lecturer, preparation and presentation of seminar assignments by each student individually, ensuring that the seminar assignment is read by other students before this presentation, evaluating the seminar assignment with the lecturer and students on the day of the presentation and learning the subject. | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Seminar paper is prepared by the student | |||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | |||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | None | |||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | |||||||||||||||
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 84 | ||
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 22 | ||
| Final Examination | 1 | 20 | 1 | 21 | |||
| Total Workload | 138 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.5 | ||||||
| ECTS | 6 | ||||||