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 421 | |||||
| Course Title in English | Moot Court | |||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Farazi Mahkeme | |||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | |||||
| Type of Course | Practical | |||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | |||||
| Semester | Fall | |||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 60 hours per semester | |||||
| Number of Credits | 2 ECTS | |||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | |||||
| Pre-requisites | None | |||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | |||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||
| Registration Restrictions | None | |||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Conducting studies to provide students with experience in research, petition writing and petition presentation through a fictional case competition or pre-prepared case examples. | |||||
| Course Description | Bu ders kapsamında öğrenci, belirli bir kurgusal davası yarışması veya önceden hazırlanmış olay örneklerinin çözümü için derinlemesine araştırma yapacak, davacı ve davalı (veya iddia ve savunma) dilekçeleri hazırlayacak ve bu dilekçeleri hakemlerden oluşan bir yarışma jürisine sunacaktır. | |||||
| Course Description in Turkish | In this course, students prepare for a moot court competition or to solve prepared practical cases. They will do in-depth research on specific topics, prepare claimant and respondent memoranda, and present these memoranda to arbitrators who will make up the competition jury. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Accesses research resources on a particular topic and use them in practice. 2) Prepares claimant and respondent memoranda. 3) Orally presents a specific memorandum. 4) Quickly develops ideas in a collaborative negotiating environment. 5) Makes presentations in front of arbitrators and controls tension and stress in this context. 6) Looks at an issue from different perspectives and develops analytical lines of thought accordingly. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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,HW |
| 2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | S | Exam,HW |
| 3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | H | Exam,HW |
| 4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | S | |
| 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,HW |
| 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,HW |
| 7) | The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | S | Exam,HW |
| 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). | H | Exam,HW |
| 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. | S | Exam,HW |
| 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 | Exam,HW |
| 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 | KADİR BERK KAPANCI , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | KADİR BERK KAPANCI |
| Semester | Fall |
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Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction to moot court competitions |
| 2) | The method to follow in solving a particular legal problem |
| 3) | Legal research |
| 4) | Preparing the claimant's statement of claim |
| 5) | Preparing the respondent's case |
| 6) | Oral presentations |
| 7) | Case presentation 1: Law of Persons |
| 8) | Case presentation 2: Law of Persons |
| 9) | Case presentation 3: Family Law |
| 10) | Case presentation 4: Family Law |
| 11) | Case presentation 5: Contract Law |
| 12) | Case presentation 6: Contract Law |
| 13) | Case presentation 7: Law of Torts |
| 14) | Case presentation 8: Law of Torts |
| Required/Recommended Readings | A Guide to the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Chinese Initiative on International Criminal Justice, Risse, Jörg (Ed.), The Complete but Unofficial Guide to the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, C.H. Beck-Hart-Nomos Spillane, Meghan & International Bar Association, International Moot Court: An Introduction, International Debate Education Association Watt, Gary, The Cavendish Guide to Mooting, Cavendish Publishing Limited | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Homework preparation, presentation / lecture / Flipped Classroom | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
kapancib@mef.edu.tr 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 | 2 | 42 | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Total Workload | 60 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 2.4 | ||||||
| ECTS | 2 | ||||||