International Construction Law(ÖHDR-345)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÖHDR-345 | International Construction Law | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | English |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Doctoral Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Ziya AKINCI ziya@akincilaw.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | This course aims to teach the legal concepts and rules applicable to international construction contracts. |
| Content | This course treats subjects including FIDIC contracts, rights and obligations in these contracts, concepts such as wages, delays, in which cases additional time and fees may be claimed, DAB mechanism in case of a conflict, and the resolution of dispute in arbitration. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | At the end of the course, students will learn about the contract types used in international construction contracts, general concepts, the rights and obligations of the parties, and how to resolve an international construction dispute. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | The course is composed of lectures which discuss theoretical aspects and cases. |
| References |
1. Ziya Akıncı: Milletlerarası Özel Hukukta İnşaat Sözleşmeleri, 1996 2. Ziya AKINCI: Milletlerarası Tahkim, İstanbul, 2016. 3. Ergin NOMER / Günseli ÖZTEKİN GELGEL / Nuray EKŞİ: Milletlerarası Tahkim Hukuku, İstanbul, 2016. 4. Cemal Şanlı, Uluslararası Ticari Akitlerin Hazırlanması ve Uyuşmazlıkların Çözüm Yolları (Beta, 2016) 5. Nuray Ekşi, Milletlerarası Ticaret Hukuku (Beta, 2015) 6. Cemal ŞANLI / Emre ESEN / İnci ATAMAN - FİGANMEŞE, Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk (Vedat, 2016) |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to international construction law |
| 2 | Standard contracts in international construction law |
| 3 | Payment in international construction law |
| 4 | Delay in international construction law |
| 5 | Request for additional time in international construction law |
| 6 | Request for additional payment in international construction law |
| 7 | Force majeure in international construction law |
| 8 | Termination of the contract international construction law and its consequences |
| 9 | Termination of the contract international construction law and its consequences |
| 10 | Applicable law to international construction contracts |
| 11 | Dispute settlement mechanisms in international construction law |
| 12 | Dispute settlement mechanisms in international construction law |
| 13 | DAB and arbitration in international construction law |
| 14 | DAB and arbitration in international construction law |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
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 | 1 | 25 |
| Presentation | 1 | 25 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 2 | 50 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Recognizing positive norms in private law and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology, | X | ||||
| 2 | Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems, | X | ||||
| 3 | Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyze and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy, | X | ||||
| 4 | Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions, | X | ||||
| 5 | Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems, | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system, | X | ||||
| 7 | Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in private law 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 | ||||
| 8 | 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 | ||||
| 9 | Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems, | X | ||||
| 10 | Being able to explain and utilize academic study methodologies in order to conduct academic research on a certain legal problem. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Assignments | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Presentation | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 244 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 9.76 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 10 | ||