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 | LAW 327 | ||||||||
| Course Title in English | Principles of International Commercial and Sales Law | ||||||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Ok | ||||||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 100 hours per semester | ||||||||
| Number of Credits | 4 ECTS | ||||||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Registration Restrictions | None | ||||||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Students will learn the key concepts relating to International Commercial and Sales Law and obtain an understanding of the major concepts and rules, international actors, and how international commercial and sales law is implemented and enforced. | ||||||||
| Course Description | This course covers the sources of international commercial and sales law, Scope and application of the CISG, Contract formation, Financing in the international sale of goods, contract performance, remedies and damages, Private international law, electronic commerce, electronic communications, and dispute settlement. | ||||||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Bu ders, uluslararası ticaret ve satış hukukunun kaynakları, CISG'ın kapsamı ve uygulanması, sözleşmenin kurulması, uluslararası mal satışında finansman, sözleşmenin ifası, tazminat ve davalar, uluslararası özel hukuk, elektronik ticaret, elektronik iletişim ve uyuşmazlıkların çözümü konularını kapsamaktadır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Understands the sources and concepts of international commercial and sales law 2) Understands the major laws regulating international commercial and sales law 3) Understands the scope of application of the CISG 4) Understands contract formation under applicable laws 5) Understands financing in international commerce and letters of credit 6) Understands the rules on contract performance 7) Understands the rules on remedies and damages 8) Understands the rules relating to electronic commerce and communications 9) Understands dispute settlement mechanisms and laws |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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| 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. | N | |
| 2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | N | |
| 3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | N | |
| 4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | N | |
| 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. | S | |
| 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 | |
| 7) | The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | H | |
| 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. | H | |
| 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. | S | |
| 12) | The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. | H |
| Prepared by and Date | FATMA BERİL ÖZCANLI , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | FATMA BERİL ÖZCANLI |
| Semester | Fall |
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Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | The sources of international commercial and sales law |
| 2) | Scope and application of the CISG |
| 3) | Contract formation |
| 4) | Financing in the international sale of goods |
| 5) | Contract performance – Seller’s performance and Risk of loss |
| 6) | Contract performance – Seller’s performance and Quality of the goods |
| 7) | Contract performance – Seller’s performance and Quantity of the goods |
| 8) | Contract performance – Buyer’s performance |
| 9) | Excused performance |
| 10) | Remedies and damages |
| 11) | Private international law |
| 12) | Electronic commerce |
| 13) | Electronic communications |
| 14) | Dispute settlement |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Spanogle & Winship, INTERNATIONAL SALES LAW - Required Reading Packet - Required | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Students work independently before class lesson covering readings and assignments. Class time is spend on theory, concepts, and application of materials. Students are either taught in a lecture format with questions or broken into groups to apply material to hypothetical problems. | ||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
ozcanlib@mef.edu.tr |
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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 | 56 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 2 | 11 | 2 | 26 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | |||
| Total Workload | 100 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 4.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4 | ||||||