Legal German I
gbeygo@gsu.edu.tr
Content
Objective
By taking into consideration the German B1 German level of the students, familiarise them with the terminology, the expressions and the grammar of the german legal language.
Enable students to read and understand german legal texts.
This course refers to the German and Swiss law.
Course Content
- The realms of law
- Law studies in Germany (text + questions + exercices)
- The German Constitution (articles 1 to 6 + text + questions + exercices)
- Film "Goethe!" + questions
- text: "La naissance du Code civil et du Code des Obligations" or "The birth of the Civil Code and Obligations Code" (Swiss) + exercices
- art. 1,2,3,18, 23, 24 CO (swiss)
- Extracts from the decision of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland 105-II-16
- grammar exercices
Course Learning Outcomes
Get familiarised with the terminology, expressions and grammar of the german legal language.
Read and understand the German legal articles.
Teaching and Learning Methods
- Lecture
- Commun work on vocabulary, traduction and grammar exercices.
References
Einführung in das deutsche Recht und die deutsche Rechtssprache, H. Simon / G. Funk-Baker, C.H. Beck 2006
Übungsbuch zur Einführung in die deutsche Rechtssprache, H. Simon / G. Funk-Baker, Pressath 1999
Stefan Kettler, Lexique de l'allemand juridique, Ellipses 2002
Obligationenrecht (suisse)
Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (GG)
Weekly Contents
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | The realms of law |
| 2 | Law studies in Germany (1st part of the text + questions + exercices) |
| 3 | Law studies in Germany (2nd part of the text + questions + exercices) |
| 4 | The German Constitution (articles 1 to 6 GG + questions + exercices) |
| 5 | The German Constitution (texte + questions + exercices) |
| 6 | Film "Goethe!" - visionned |
| 7 | Film "Goethe!" - questions |
| 8 | Text: "Entstehung von ZGB un OR" (swiss) + questions |
| 9 | Text: "Entstehung von ZGB un OR" (swiss) + exercices |
| 10 | Art. 1, 2, 3 CO (swiss) + execices |
| 11 | Art. 18 CO (swiss) + exercices |
| 12 | Art. 23, 24 CO (swiss) + exercices |
| 13 | Extract from the Judgement of the FSC 105-II-16 + exercices |
| 14 | Extract from the Judgement of the FSC105-II-16 + exercices |
Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 2 | 100 |
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 100 |
| 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 |
| Total | 1 | 100 |
Relation of Proficiency
| 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 | ||||
ECTS
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 32 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 1.28 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 1 | ||