Maritime Law(HUK441)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUK441 | Maritime Law | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
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| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Serap AMASYA samasya@gsu.edu.tr (Email) Dilşad Kuğuoğlu Altınışık dkuguoglu@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The primary objective of this course is to enable students to acquire knowledge of the fundamental concepts of maritime law and to understand its relation with other legal disciplines. |
| Content | The practice and foundational concepts of maritime law at the level of bachelor's degree. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
- A practical knowledge of the most critical legal sources of maritime law. - Introduce students to the legal concepts and applications of maritime law to prepare them for postgraduate programs. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | By following the objective, for the participation of the students and to animate their attentions vis-à-vis the courses, a method based on the different opinions is followed. |
| References |
1. YAZICIOĞLU Emine, Kender-Çetingil Deniz Ticareti Hukuku, Filiz Kitabevi, 17. Baskı, İstanbul, 2022. 2. SÖZER Bülent, Deniz Ticareti Hukuku Cilt I, Vedat Kitapçılık, 6. Baskı, İstanbul, 2022. 3. SÖZER Bülent, Deniz Ticareti Hukuku Cilt I, Vedat Kitapçılık, İstanbul, 2016. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Object of maritime law |
| 2 | Ship and notion of commercial ship |
| 3 | Ship registers |
| 4 | Determinants at ship registers |
| 5 | Maritime mortgage |
| 6 | Notion of "ship owner" |
| 7 | Responsibility of ship owner |
| 8 | Maritime contracts: charter party |
| 9 | Maritime contracts: time charter |
| 10 | Maritime contracts: fraight contract |
| 11 | Carrier's liability |
| 12 | Defacto carrier |
| 13 | General average |
| 14 | Case study |
Practice Topics
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Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 50 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 1 | 50 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Recognizing fundamental legal concepts, defining, interpreting and using them. | X | ||||
| 2 | Recognizing fundamental disciplines of law and their content, including legislation, case-law and the doctrine in the relevant discipline. | X | ||||
| 3 | Recognizing positive norms in the legislation and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology. | X | ||||
| 4 | Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems. | X | ||||
| 5 | Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyse and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy. | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions. | X | ||||
| 7 | Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems. | X | ||||
| 8 | Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system. | X | ||||
| 9 | Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in Turkish, French and English verbally or in writing, being able to report personal opinion concerning a legal problem verbally or in writing in a persuasive manner. | X | ||||
| 10 | Being able to follow up the local and international legal literature, to update technical legal knowledge permanently, to use information technology in an efficient manner in order to achieve these goals. | X | ||||
| 11 | Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems. | X | ||||
| 12 | Respecting human rights and universal principals and notions of law. | X | ||||
| 13 | Respecting the ethical standarts, good faith, fairness and equity principals. | X | ||||
| 14 | Being sensitive to social problems, democracy, laicism and rule of law principal. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Total Workload | 100 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 4.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 4 | ||