Law of Obligations I (General Provisions)(HUK221)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUK221 | Law of Obligations I (General Provisions) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Mehmet ERDEM mehmeterdemus@yahoo.com (Email) Doğan KARA dkara@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The objective of the course is to teach the general concepts of the law of obligations. |
| Content | As shown under the subject headings (topics) |
| Course Learning Outcomes | Students who have successfully completed this course is capable of understanding Turkish law of obligations well as appliying necessary rules to determine the rules applicable for each legal issues of law of obligations. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Ex-cathedra |
| References |
Kemal Oğuzman, Turgut Öz, Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, İstanbul 2018. Fikret Eren, Borçlar Hukuku, Genel Hükümler, İstanbul 2018. Pierre Tercier, Pascal Pichonnaz, Murat Develioğlu, Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, İstanbul, 2016. Pierre Tercier, Pascal Pichonnaz, Droit des obligations, Zürich, 2012. S. Sulhi Tekinay, Haluk Burcuoğlu, Sermet Akman, Atilla Altop, Borçlar Hukuku, Genel Hükümler, İstanbul 1993. Haluk Nomer, Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, İstanbul, 2019. Necip Kocayusufpaşaoğlu, Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler Cilt I, Filiz Kitabevi, 2017. Pierre Engel, Traité des obligations en droit suisse, 2ème édition, 1997. Commentaire Romand Code des obligation art. 1-529, 2ème édition, Bâle, 2012. Turkish Code of Obligations, Swiss Code of Obligations, jurisprudence |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | General Concepts |
| 2 | Conclusion of Contract |
| 3 | Validity of Contract |
| 4 | Invalidity of Contract |
| 5 | Representation |
| 6 | Performance |
| 7 | Performance in synallagmatic contracts, the Default of the Creditor |
| 8 | Non-performance |
| 9 | Default of the Debtor |
| 10 | The General Consequences of Non-Performance |
| 11 | Impossibility |
| 12 | Release, Novatio, Fusion of Creditor and Debtor Titles |
| 13 | Impossibility of Performance, Damages |
| 14 | Statutory limitation |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 40 |
| 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 | 40 |
| 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 | 4 | 56 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Total Workload | 88 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 3,52 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 4 | ||