Information Package / Course Catalogue
HUK 537 Current Developments in Swiss – Turkish Law of Liability I: Contractual Liability
MEF University
Degree Programs
Private Law
General Information For Students
Diploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Private Law
PhD Length of the Programme: 4 Number of Credits: 240 TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF: Level 8

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Graduate School
Course Code HUK 537
Course Title in English Current Developments in Swiss – Turkish Law of Liability I: Contractual Liability
Course Title in Turkish İsviçre-Türk Sorumluluk Hukukunda Güncel Gelişmeler I: Sözleşmesel Sorumluluk
Language of Instruction TR
Type of Course Lecture
Level of Course Advanced
Semester Spring,Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 2 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload 138 hours per semester
Number of Credits 6 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge Contract Law
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Graduate and doctoral students
Overall Educational Objective To learn the general principles of contractual liability law and current developments in this field
Course Description This course aims to overview the general principles and elements of 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 grounds for non-performance (types of breach of contract and their consequences, liability for associates) and determination of the scope of liability, limitation and extension of the scope of liability, limitation periods and whether these can be modified. Relevant international uniform law instruments will also be taken into consideration.
Course Description in Turkish Bu derste temel olarak sözleşmesel sorumluluk hukukunun temel prensipleri ve unsurları ele alınacak ve konu bağlamındaki güncel Yargıtay ve İsviçre Federal Mahkemesi kararları üzerinden problem bazlı değerlendirmeler ve analizler yapılacaktır. İlgili çerçevede sorumluluk sebepleri (borca aykırılık türleri ve bunlara bağlı sonuçlar, yardımcı kişilerin fiillerinden kusursuz sorumluluk) ve sorumluluk kapsamının belirlenmesi, sınırlandırılması, genişletilmesi, sorumluluk zamanaşımı süresi ve bu sürenin değiştirilebilme olasılıkları gibi hususlar üzerinde özel olarak durulacaktır. Ayrıca konuyla ilgili olarak yapılan uluslararası uyumlaştırma çalışmalarına da karşılaştırmalı olarak göz gezdirilecektir.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Knows the basic features of contractual liability law.
2) Understands the current debates in the doctrine on contractual liability law, forms and expresses his/her own views.
3) Keeps up with the judicial decisions regarding contractual liability law.
4) Keeps up with the developments in comparative law regarding contractual liability law.
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Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) * S HW,Presentation
2) * H HW,Presentation
3) * H HW
4) * H HW,Presentation
5) * S HW
6) * H HW
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Prepared by and Date KADİR BERK KAPANCI , January 2024
Course Coordinator AKTS1
Semester Spring,Fall
Name of Instructor Prof. Dr. KADİR BERK KAPANCI

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Introduction to Contractual Liability: Obligation and Liability
2) Culpa in Contrahendo Liability and Liability Based on the Obligation Independent from the Primary Obligations
3) Defects of Consent and Liability in the Formation of the Contract
4) An Overview of the Basic Elements of Performance and the Consequences of Deviations from These Elements
5) Impediments to Performance because of the Creditor and Their Consequences -I: Creditor's Default
6) Impediments to Performance because of the Creditor and Their Consequences -II: Impossibility due to the Creditor, Other Situations Occured in the Creditor's Risk Area
7) Impediments to Performance because of the Debtor and Their Consequences -I: Debtor's Default
8) Impediments to Performance because of the Debtor and Their Consequences -II: Impossibility
9) Impediments to Performance because of the Debtor and Their Consequences -III: Inadequate Performance
10) Liability for the acts of auxiliary persons
11) Ancillary Agreements Narrowing and Expanding Liability -I: Contractual Penalty and Lump Sum Compensation Agreements
12) Ancillary Agreements Narrowing and Expanding Liability -II: Additional Warranty Undertakings and Non-liability Agreements
13) Termination of Debt -I: Release, Renewal, Merger of Creditor and Debtor titles, Set off
14) Statute of limitations, its effect on obligations and liability, its suspension and interruption, fate of agreements changing the statute of limitations
15) Written submission of assignments
16) Written submission of assignments
Required/Recommended ReadingsÖnerilen başlıca kaynaklar: Kocayusufpaşaoğlu, Necip: Kocayusufpaşaoğlu / Hatemi / Serozan / Arpacı Borçlar Hukuku Genel Bölüm Birinci Cilt, Borçlar Hukukuna Giriş, Hukuki İşlem, Sözleşme, Filiz Kitabevi, (son baskı). Serozan, Rona: Kocayusufpaşaoğlu / Hatemi / Serozan / Arpacı Borçlar Hukuku Genel Bölüm Üçüncü Cilt, İfa, İfa Engelleri, Haksız Zenginleşme, Filiz Kitabevi(son baskı). Oğuzman, M. Kemal/ Öz, M. Turgut: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler Cilt 1, 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.I (Temel Kavramlar - Sözleşmeden Doğan Borç İlişkileri), Seçkin (son baskı). Antalya, Gökhan: Marmara Hukuk Yorumu: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler C.III (Borçların İfası - Borçların İfa Edilmemesinin Sonuçları), 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). İstanbul Şerhi, Vedat Kitapçılık (son baskı).
Teaching MethodsLecture, assignment and presentation
Homework and Projects
Laboratory Work
Computer Use
Other Activities
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Presentation 1 % 40
Paper Submission 1 % 60
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration kapancib@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 2 84
Presentations / Seminar 1 20 1 1 22
Homework Assignments 1 30 1 1 32
Total Workload 138
Total Workload/25 5.5
ECTS 6