COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ROMAN LAW

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HUK 1019 ROMAN LAW COMPULSORY 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ALI SELKOR ATAK

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to approach the basic concepts and foundations of law along with the basics of Roman Law and to introduce them to the students by considering the historical development process. In this course, basic and general knowledge on private law, especially regarding to Civil Law, Law of Obligations and Law of Property, will be conveyed; the formation of basics of the concepts, foundations and principles in Roman Law and their development until today will be demonstrated. Moreover it is aimed to provide the required basis knowledge for the prospective law courses for the students by comparing Roman Law and the modern legal systems and by emphasizing their differences and similarities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Getting familiar with the concepts of Roman Law.
2   Being able to explain the rules of law.
3   Being able to distinguish private law-public law branches (which is one of the contribution of Roman Law to the modern legal systems).
4   Being able to apply the rules of law for settlement of disputes.
5   Being able to determine the factors that constitute a legal relationship.
6   Being able to associate the legal concepts of Roman Law with modern law.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information about the objective and contents of the course; information about the teaching method of the course; delivering the materials to the students regarding the teaching method of the course
2 Subject and Importance of Roman Law; Outlines of Roman Political History, Historical Periods of Roman Law
3 The sources of Roman Law; Classification of Roman Law
4 Ius (Right-Law) and Actio (Case) concepts
5 The concept of person and the three elements of status in Roman law
6 Legal Transaction
7 Capacity to Act in Roman Law and Modern Law
8 Condition, Deferral, Representation
9 The Law of Delicts
10 Subjects and Development Stages of Roman Civil Procedure and Enforcement Laws
11 Private Judgment System (Ordo Iudiciorum Privatorum), Off-system Judgment (Cognitio Extra Ordinem)
12 Case Study
13 1st Mid-term
14 1st Mid-term
15 The Importance of Roman Law of Obligations; Concept of Obligation and the Elements of Obligation, Natural Obligations (obligatio naturalis)
16 Responsibility of the Debtor, Resources of the Obligations, Contractual Scheme of the Roman Law, The Concept of Contractus, Real Contracts
17 Verbal Contracts, Stipulatio, Written Contracts
18 Sale (emptio venditio); Lease, Contract for Work and Services and Labour Contract (locatio conductio rei, locatio conductio operarum, locatio conductio operis)
19 Partnership (societas); Mandate (mandatum); Innominate contracts; Pacts (pacta)
20 Quasi Contracts (quasi contractus); Quasi Delicts (quasi delictum)
21 Concept of Law of Property, Real Rights and the Characteristics of Real Rights
22 Case Study
23 2nd Mid-term
24 2nd Mid-term
25 Possession (possessio)
26 Ownership (dominium, proprietas)
27 Acquiring ownership
28 Protection of property and limited real rights
29 Case Study
30 Final Exam
31 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks: Karadeniz-Çelebican, Özcan: Roma Hukuku, Tarihî Giriş-Kaynaklar-Genel Kavramlar-Şahsın Hukuku-Hakların Korunması, Yeni Medenî Kanun'a Uyarlanmış 11.Basım, Ankara 2005; Tahiroğlu, Bülent/Erdoğmuş, Belgin: Roma Hukuku Dersleri, Tarihi Giriş-Hukuk Tarihi-Genel Kavramlar-Usul Hukuku, 3. Basım, Istanbul 2003; Rado, Türkân: Roma Hukuku Dersleri, Borçlar Hukuku, Istanbul, 2006; Erdoğmuş, Belgin: Roma Eşya Hukuku, Istanbul 2000; Umur Ziya: Roma Hukuku Ders Notları, 3. Baskı, Istanbul 1999; Koschaker, Paul/Ayiter, Kudret: Modern Özel Hukuka Giriş Olarak Roma Hukukunun Ana Hatları, Izmir 1993.
Other Course Materials: Academic Journals, internet resources.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, case study.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 MTEG MIDTERM AVERAGE GRADE roundVZ1 * 0.50 + VZ2 * 0.50,0
4 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundKPU + FN,0
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) roundKPU + BUT,0


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

irem.karakoc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday and Thursday 12.30-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 25 2 50
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 25 2 50
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 138

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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