Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Law | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Law | ||||
| Course Code | HUK 107 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Civil Law I: Introduction/Basic Concepts/Law of Persons | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Medeni Hukuk I: Giriş/Temel Kavramlar/Kişiler Hukuku | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Introductory | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 110 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 4 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | N/A | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | N/A | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Students will learn the fundamental principles, foundations and institutions of Turkish Civil Law. | ||||
| Course Description | The first part of the course aims to teach students general principles, sources and key concepts of civil law. The second part of the course will comprise of the law of persons, where students will learn about natural and legal personalities, capacity, protection of personality, personal status. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Ders kapsamında öğrenciler önce medeni hukukun genel ilkelerini, kaynakları ve temel kavramları öğrenecektir. Dersin ikinci bölümünde ise kişiler hukuku ele alınacak olup hak ve fiil ehliyeti, kişiliğin korunması, kişisel durum sicilleri ve tüzel kişiler gibi konulara yer verilecektir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) After the successful conclusion of the course, the student is expected: 1. To understand the fundamental principles of Civil Law. 2) Upon the successful completion of the course, the student is expected: 2. To argue introductory articles of the Turkish Civil Code. 3) Upon the successful completion of the course, the student is expected to: 3. Grasp the term real persons and their legal capacity 4) Upon the successful completion of the course, the student is expected to: 4. Grasp and interpret the legal persons, their foundations, operations, organs and termination. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | ||||
| 2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | ||||
| 3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | ||||
| 4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | ||||
| 5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | ||||
| 6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | ||||
| 7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | ||||
| 8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | ||||
| 9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | ||||
| 10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | ||||
| 11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | ||||
| 12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | H | Exam |
| 2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | H | Exam |
| 3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | H | Exam |
| 4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | S | Participation |
| 5) | The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | H | Participation |
| 6) | The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | H | Participation |
| 7) | The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | N | |
| 8) | The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | N | |
| 9) | The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | N | |
| 10) | Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | N | |
| 11) | The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | N | |
| 12) | The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | İHSAN GÜLÇİN PELİN IŞINTAN , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | İHSAN GÜLÇİN PELİN IŞINTAN |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. İHSAN GÜLÇİN PELİN IŞINTAN |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction to Civil Law and Basic Concepts; Meaning and Subject of Civil Law |
| 2) | Various systems in terms of the way civil law is organised; the codification movement in our legal system and the preparation of the Swiss Civil Code |
| 3) | Codification Movements in the Field of Civil Law in Turkey and the Civil Code; The Concept of Source in Law and Overview of the Enforcement Sources of Civil Law |
| 4) | Application of Civil Law Rules, Interpretation of Rules, Concept of "vacatio legis" |
| 5) | Gap Filling: Customary Law, Law Created by the Judge; The Role of Legal Literature and Judicial Decisions in Civil Law Practice |
| 6) | The Notion of Right; Types of Rights |
| 7) | The Owner of a Right; Acquisition and Loss of Rights; The Role of Good Faith in Acquisition of Rights |
| 8) | Midterms |
| 9) | Exercise of Rights and Obligation to Comply with the Principle of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; Protection of Rights |
| 10) | Introduction to the Law of Persons; Beginning and Termination of Personality |
| 11) | Legal capacity |
| 12) | The Capacity to Exercise Rights and its Types |
| 13) | Personal Status; Protection of Personality Rights |
| 14) | Legal Persons; General Rules Applied to Legal Persons; Associations; Foundations |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Required Materials: At least one of the following course materials is required: - Medeni Kanun - Medeni Hukuk Cilt I, Gökhan Antalya / Murat Topuz, Seçkin Yayınlar (son baskı). - Yeni Medeni Kanuna Göre Medeni Hukuk (Temel Bilgiler), Aydın Zevkliler / Ayşe Havutçu / Şeref Ertaş / M. Beşir Acabey / Damla Gürpınar, Turhan Kitabevi (son baskı). - Türk Medeni Hukuku, Zafer Zeytin / Ömer Ergün, Seçkin Yayınları(son baskı). - Medeni Hukuk Temel Bilgiler, Ahmet Kılıçoğlu, Turhan Kitabevi(son baskı). - Medeni Hukuk (Temel Kavramlar - Başlangıç Hükümleri - Kişiler Hukuku), Ahmet Kılıçoğlu, Turhan Kitabevi(son baskı). - Medeni Hukuk Giriş - Kaynaklar - Temel Kavramlar, M. Kemal Oğuzman / Nami Barlas, Vedat Kitapçılık(son baskı). - Kişiler Hukuku, M. Kemal Oğuzman / Özer Seliçi / Saibe Oktay Özdemir, Filiz Kitabevi (son baskı). - Türk Özel Hukuku Cilt I: Temel Kavramlar ve Başlangıç Hükümleri, Mustafa Dural / Suat Sarı, Filiz Kitabevi (son baskı). - Türk Özel Hukuku Cilt II: Kişiler Hukuku, Mustafa Dural / Tufan Öğüz, Filiz Kitabevi(son baskı). - Medeni Hukuk, Rona Serozan, Vedat Yayıncılık(son baskı). - Medeni Hukuk (Medeni Hukuka Giriş - Kişiler Hukuku - Aile Hukuku), Serap Helvacı / Fulya Erlüle, Legal Yayıncılık(son baskı). Recommended Materials: - Medeni Hukuka Giriş - Bölüm I, Haluk Nami Nomer / Pakize Ezgi Akbulut, Filiz Kitabevi (son baskı). - Medeni Hukuk Pratik Çalışmaları Cilt I, Belen/Çelebi/Kır/Şengül/Çabri/Koçak Diker/Apaydın/Daver, Beta Yayıncılık(son baskı). - Medeni Hukuk Pratik Çalışmaları (Yeni Medeni Kanuna göre İşlenmiş), Aydın Zevkliler / Ayşe Havutçu / Damla Gürpınar / Emre Cumalıoğlu / Hakan Albaş / Mehmet B. Acabey / İlknur Serdar, Turhan Kitabevi(son baskı) - Medeni Hukuk Pratik Çalışmaları, Serap Helvacı/Gediz Kocabaş, Legal Yayınları(son baskı). - Medeni Hukuk Temel Kavramlar ve Kişiler Hukuku Pratik Çalışma Kitabı, Aslı Makaracı / Seda Öktem Çevik / Gülen Sinem Tek / Ş. Deren Gündüz, Vedat Kitapçılık(son baskı). - Medeni Hukuk Pratik Çalışmaları, Ahmet Kılıçoğlu / Kumru Kılıçoğlu Yılmaz, Turhan Kitabevi(son baskı). - Medeni Hukuk Pratik Çalışmaları, M. Kemal Oğuzman / Aydın Aybay / Suat Sarı, Filiz Kitabevi (son baskı). | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Theoretical evaluation of the subjects during lectures, followed by analysis of court cases and case studies. | ||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
isintanp@mef.edu.tr +902123953600 Office: MEF University Office (5th floor) Office Hours: By appointment |
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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 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 84 | ||
| Laboratory | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 16 | 1 | 17 | |||
| Total Workload | 110 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 4.4 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4 | ||||||