COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSPORT LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LGM 3003 TRANSPORT LAW COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NIL KULA DEĞIRMENCI

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide a general view of international logistics and maritime transport within the framework of related legal norms and judicial decisions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identifying the environment of logistics and maritime transport
2   Analyzing the environment of logistics and maritime transport within the framework of related legal norms
3   Attributing the application of national and international norms related with transport
4   Critizing the problems which arise during the application of legal norms of transport
5   Interpreting orally or writtenly the solutions regarding the legal problems arise in logistics and maritime transport

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Transport law General Concept (Transport Agreement, Quality) Parties of Transport Agreement (Carrier, Shipper)
2 Formation and validity forms of contracts
3 International delivery terms, their characteristics and the relationships with the international transportation modes INCOTERMS
4 International payment terms and documentary letter of credits and transport documents
5 Parties of Transport: Rights, Obligations and Liabilities Carrier, Consignor, Consignee
6 Liability Regime of Carrier in accordance with TCC
7 Transport Intermediaries: Freight Forwarder Agency Broker
8 Mid-Term
9 Legal Framework of Maritime Transportation
10 Legal Framework of Road-Rail and Airway Transportation
11 Legal Framework of Multimodal Transportation
12 Transport Insurances
13 Presentation (Article, Judicial Decision and Fictional Case Analysis)
14 Presentation (Article, Judicial Decision and Fictional Case Analysis)
15 Presentation (Article, Judicial Decision and Fictional Case Analysis)

Recomended or Required Reading

Law on International Carriage of Goods, Hakan Karan, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 2009.
Transport Law in Türkiye, Atamer, Kerim&Damar,Duygu (edt.), Wolters&Kluwer, 2013.
Milletlerarası Ticaret Hukuku, Ekşi, Nuray, Beta Yayınevi, 2.Bası, Istanbul 2015.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Oral and written competencies regarding the use of knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of Transportation Law in terms of research, investigation and evaluation will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

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