| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Law | ||||
| Course Code | HUK 205 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Law of Obligations: General Provisions I | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Borçlar Hukuku: Genel Hükümler I | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 108 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 4 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | In this course, students will learn contracts as a source of obligation, types of contractual obligations, principles of their performance and consequences of their non-performance. | ||||
| Course Description | This course will firstly introduce the general principles of the law of obligations. The course will then focus on the law of contracts, where subjects such as formation, validity, performance and non performance of contracts as well as the authority of agents will be explained in detail. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Learns the basic concepts of contracts as a source of obligation, the formation and validity of contracts, the performance and non-performance of contractual obligations. 2) Can present and discuss the content of the provisions regarding contracts and can answer text questions. 3) Identify the legal problems that may arise in concrete cases regarding contracts and apply the relevant provision. 4) Evaluate and criticise the results of the application of the provisions regarding contracts. |
| 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. |
| 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. | S | 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 | Exam |
| 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 | Exam |
| 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 | Exam |
| 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 , September 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | BAKİ İLKAY ENGİN |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Prof. Dr. EKREM KURT |
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | The subject matter of the law of obligations, the relationship between the civil code and the law of obligations, the systematics of the law of obligations. Basic concepts of the law of obligations: Obligation, obligatory relationship, performance, obligation and responsibility, obligation and burden, natural obligations Principles of the law of obligations: Free will, freedom of contract/obligation to contract, relativity |
| 2) | Legal transaction/contract as a source of obligation, contract-like obligatory relations, types of contracts Formation of the contract |
| 3) | Conditions for the effectiveness and validity of contracts (capacity; violation of public order, morality, personal rights; impossibility of performance at the time of the conclusion of the contract). |
| 4) | The conditions for the validity and the validity of the agreements Grounds for avoidance: Error, threat, fraud |
| 5) | Grounds for avoidance Collusion, lesion, non-compliance with form requirement General contract terms |
| 6) | General contract terms Interpretation, completion and modification of contracts Agency |
| 7) | Agency II |
| 8) | Midterm |
| 9) | Performance - General principles The role of the obligor / obligee in performance, subject of performance, time of performance, place of performance, proof of performance |
| 10) | Characteristics related to the performance of various debts Defences of Non-Performance and Insolvency |
| 11) | Impediments to Performance-1: Systematics, Obligee's Default, Other Cases where the Obligor cannot Perform due to the Obligee |
| 12) | Impediments to Performance-2: Impossibility of performance, improper performance |
| 13) | Impediments to Performance-3: Obligor's default, liability |
| 14) | Extinguishment of obligations |
| 15) | Finals |
| 16) | Finals |
| Required/Recommended Readings | 1- It is obligatory to use the Code of Obligations in the lessons. 2- You must follow at least one of the sources given below for the course: Çetiner, Bilgehan / Furrer, Andreas / Müller-Chen, Markus: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, On İki Levha, son bası. Çetiner, Bilgehan: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, On İki Levha, son bası. Eren, Fikret: 6098 Sayılı TBK’na Göre Hazırlanmış Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, Yetkin Yayınları, son bası. Gönen, Doruk: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, Filiz Kitabevi, son bası. Gümüş, Alper: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, Yetkin Yayınları, son bası. Hatemi, Hüseyin / Gökyayla, Emre: Borçlar Hukuk Genel Bölüm, Vedat Kitapçılık, son bası. Kılıçoğlu, Ahmet: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, son bası. Kocayusufpaşaoğlu, Necip, Kocayusufpaşaoğlu / Hatemi / Serozan / Arpacı: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Bölüm, Borçlar Hukukuna Giriş Hukukî İşlem Sözleşme, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2017. Nomer, Halûk Nami: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, Beta Yayınları, son bası. Oğuzman, Kemal / Öz, Turgut: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, C. I, Vedat Kitapçılık, son bası. Serozan, Rona, Kocayusufpaşaoğlu / Hatemi / Serozan / Arpacı: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Bölüm, Üçüncü Cilt, İfa, İfa Engelleri, Haksız Zenginleşme, C.III, Filiz Kitabevi, son bası. 3 - The use of the following material is not compulsory, but it will be helpful to you. Ceylan, Ebru / Kurt, Ekrem / Arat, Ayşe / Aybay, Memet Erdem / Özcan, Cem / Bingöl, Kemale Leyla / Zeytin Çağrı, Gözde: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler Pratik Çalışmaları, On İki Levha, son bası. Engin, Baki İlkay / Önay, Işık / Aydın Ünver, Tülay: Borçlar Hukuku Pratik Çalışmaları, On İki Levha, son bası. Helvacı, Serap / Kocabaş, Gediz: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler Pratik Çalışmaları, Legal, son bası. Kurtulan Güner, Gökçe: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler Çözümlü Pratik Çalışmalar, On İki Levha, son bası. Öktem Çevik, Seda / Kahraman, Zafer / Ayanoğlu, Ahu / Gündüz, Ş. Deren: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler Pratik Çalışma Kitabı, Vedat Kitapçılık, son bası. Yüce, Halil Ahmet / Bilgetekin, N. Tuğçe: Medeni Hukuk Uygulama Çalışmaları: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler - Eşya Hukuku, On İki Levha, son bası. Yüce, Melek Bilgin: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler Pratik Çalışmaları, Seçkin, son bası. 4- Apart from these, various judicial decisions and articles uploaded to the system are also within the scope of responsibility. | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Theoretical lectures, judicial readings on the subject and case studies | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | 3 | 70 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 20 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | |||
| Total Workload | 108 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 4.3 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4 | ||||||