COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SELECTED ISSUES IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRL 6100 SELECTED ISSUES IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

International Relations (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÖZDE KAYA

Offered to

International Relations (English)

Course Objective

This course aims to provide a general overview on selected topics of private international law and relevant legal instruments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   demonstrate understanding of the rules of private international law in order to identify the relevant legal issues.
2   be able to analyze relevant legal issues.
3   be able to interpret relevant law materials.
4   be able to identify and analyze main problems in order to discuss the relevant topics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to private international law
2 Basic concepts and principles of private international law
3 Hague Conference on Private International Law, UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT and general information on selected Conventions in various areas of private international law
4 International family law issues
5 Choice of law in international commercial contracts
6 Jurisdiction
7 Midterm
8 Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgement
9 International dispute resolution in private international law
10 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of the Goods
11 Presentation
12 Presentation
13 Presentation
14 Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Relevant Acts and Agreements
Textbook will be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Term paper and presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students
1. will analyze relevant rules
2. will evaluate rules and concepts
3. will apply relating rules to possible disputes

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45