Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Private 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 504 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Non-Contractual Liability Law | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Sözleşme Dışı Sorumluluk Hukuku | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Advanced | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 148 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 | The aim of the course is to instruct students about the general principles of extra-contractual liability law and current developments in the field | ||||
| Course Description | This course aims to overview the general principles and elements of non-contractual liability law and analyze and evaluate the current decisions of Turkish Court of Cassation and Swiss Federal Supreme Court. Within this respect, some of the issues that will especially be of importance are general principles for liability, different grounds for liability (such as liability with fault or without fault) and determination of the scope of liability, limitation and extension of the scope of liability, limitation periods and whether these can be modified, liability of more than one person from the same damage. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Bu derste sözleşme dışı sorumluluk hukukunun temel unsurları ele alınacak ve ilgili konular bağlamındaki güncel Yargıtay ve İsviçre Federal Mahkemesi kararları üzerinden problem bazlı değerlendirmeler ve analizler yapılacaktır. Sözü edilen çerçeve dahilinde, temel sorumluluk ilkeleri, farklı sorumluluk sebepleri (kusura dayalı ve kusursuz sorumluluk) ve sorumluluk kapsamının belirlenmesi, sınırlandırılması, sorumluluk zamanaşımı ve birden fazla kişinin aynı zarardan sorumluluğu gibi hususlar üzerinde özel olarak durulacaktır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to 1. know the basic features of the law of non-contractual liability. 2) Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to 2. understand the current debates in the doctrine on the law of extra-contractual liability, formulate and express their own views. 3) Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to 3. follow judicial decisions on the law of non-contractual liability. 4) Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to 4. follow the developments in comparative law on non-contractual liability law. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) An advanced and integrated understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of private law in general. | ||||
| 2) An advanced and integrated understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of private law specifically on the rules and principles governing contractual dealings, equitable doctrines, civil wrongs and private law remedies. | ||||
| 3) An advanced and integrated understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of private law specifically on current debates on the nature, basis and potential reform of private law doctrines. | ||||
| 4) Expert, specialised cognitive and technical skills to independently analyse, critically reflect on and synthesise complex information, concepts and theories in the field of private law. | ||||
| 5) Expert, specialised cognitive and technical skills to independently research and apply such information, concepts and theories to the relevant body of knowledge and practice. | ||||
| 6) Expert, specialised cognitive and technical to independently interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences. | ||||
| 7) Knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, expert judgment, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner and learner in the field of private law. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | An advanced and integrated understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of private law in general. | H | HW,Presentation |
| 2) | An advanced and integrated understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of private law specifically on the rules and principles governing contractual dealings, equitable doctrines, civil wrongs and private law remedies. | H | HW,Presentation |
| 3) | An advanced and integrated understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of private law specifically on current debates on the nature, basis and potential reform of private law doctrines. | H | HW,Presentation |
| 4) | Expert, specialised cognitive and technical skills to independently analyse, critically reflect on and synthesise complex information, concepts and theories in the field of private law. | H | HW,Presentation |
| 5) | Expert, specialised cognitive and technical skills to independently research and apply such information, concepts and theories to the relevant body of knowledge and practice. | N | |
| 6) | Expert, specialised cognitive and technical to independently interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences. | S | HW,Presentation |
| 7) | Knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, expert judgment, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner and learner in the field of private law. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | BAŞAK ERDOĞAN , February 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Prof. Dr. HALUK NAMİ NOMER |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Overview of Tort Liability, its Causes and Principles |
| 2) | Fault-Based Liability I: Liability for Unlawful Acts |
| 3) | Liability Based on Fault II: Liability for Immoral and Intentional Acts |
| 4) | Objective Liability I: Ordinary Objective Liability |
| 5) | Objective Liability II: Aggravated Objective Liability |
| 6) | Objective Liability III: Cases of Liability Based on Equalization of Sacrifices |
| 7) | Objective Liability IV: Liability based on equity principle |
| 8) | Objective Liability V: Liability over dangerous activities |
| 9) | Objective Liability VI: Product liability |
| 10) | Sanctions with regard to violation of personal rights and especially moral compensation |
| 11) | Limitation of tort liability by contractual stipulations |
| 12) | Joint liability in torts, Responsibility from various causes of liability |
| 13) | Limitation periods on tort liability |
| 14) | malafides intervention in others' affairs and disgorgement of profits |
| 15) | Submission of Written Assignments |
| 16) | Submission of Written Assignments |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Oğuzman, M. Kemal / Öz, M. Turgut: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler Cilt 2, Vedat Yayıncılık(son baskı). Nomer, Haluk N.: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, Beta Yayınevi (son baskı). Eren, Fikret: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, Yetkin Yayınevi (son baskı). Antalya, Gökhan: Marmara Hukuk Yorumu: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler C.II (Haksız Fiil – Sebepsiz Zenginleşme), Seçkin (son baskı). Kılıçoğlu, Ahmet: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, Turhan Kitabevi(son baskı). Develioğlu, Murat / Pichonnaz, Pascal / Tercier, Pierre : Borçlar Hukuku - Genel Hükümler, On İki Levha Yayıncılık(son baskı). Develioğlu, Murat / Kara, Doğan: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler ile İlgili İsviçre Federal Mahkemesi Kararlarından Örnekler, On İki Levha Yayıncılık(son baskı). Baysal, Başak: Haksız Fiil Hukuku, On İki Levha Yayıncılık (son baskı). İstanbul Şerhi, Vedat Kitapçılık (son baskı). | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | The courses are supported by seminar assignments and presentations prepared by the students. | ||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
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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 | ||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 30 | 2 | 64 | |||
| Total Workload | 148 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.9 | ||||||
| ECTS | 6 | ||||||