COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EVIDENCE LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EKH 7101 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EVIDENCE LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Law of Economics Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MINE AKKAN

Offered to

Law of Economics Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

This course aims to research problems that come up due to innovation in technology and usage of computer, and those related with law of proof. This course especially aims concept of electronic signature and its usage to be learned and qualification of documents created in electronic media regarding proof rules of law of proof by discussing.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to explain concept of electronic signature and electronic sertificate.
2   Ability to produce solutions to problems of proof stamming from electronic trade and electronic contracts.
3   Ability to produce solutions to problems of proof run into regargding consumer transactions made by in electronic banking and electronic media.
4   Ability to set forth difference between proof value of electronic documents and proof value of documents with electronic signature in area of civil procedure law.
5   Ability to evaluate electronic documents and documents with electronic signature as proof in concrete dispute.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concept of electronic document.
2 Concept of electronic signature and document with electronic signature, types of electronic signature.
3 Electronic sertificate and practices related with creating electronic signature in computer.
4 Electronic sertificate service provider and its responsibility.
5 Evaluation of qualificated electronic sertificate and time stamp as proof.
6 Usage of foreign electronic sertificate as proof.
7 Problems of proof run into in electronic banking.
8 Midterm exam
9 Problems of proof run into in electronic trade.
10 Problems of proof stamming from electronic contracts and electronic sale contracts.
11 Problems of proof run into by consumers in transactions made in electronic media.
12 Place of electronic documents in system of proof and evidence value of electronic documents.
13 Evidence value of documents with electronic signature.
14 Evaluation of Electronic Signature Act numbered 5070 and secondary regulations and regarding of Electronic Signature Act numbered 5070 and related legal regulations with regard to comparative law.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): 1. Konuralp, H., Ispat Kuralının Zorlanan Sınırları (Limits of proof rule pushed), Ankara 1999.
2. Erturgut, M., Medeni Usul Hukukunda Elektronik Imzalı Belgelerin Delil Olarak Değerlendirilmesi (Evaluation of documents with electronic signature as proof in civil procedure law), Ankara 2004.
Supplementary Book(s): 1. Pekcanıtez Usul, Medeni Usul Hukuku, Istanbul 2017.
Kuru, Baki/Aydın, Burak, Istinaf Sistemine Göre Yazılmış Medeni Usul Hukuku, 5. Bası, Ankara 2021.
Tanrıver, Süha, Medeni Usul Hukuku, C. 1, 4. Baskı, Ankara 2021.
Yılmaz, Ejder, Hukuk Muhakemeleri Kanunu Şerhi, 4. Baskı, Ankara 2021.
Arslan, Ramazan/Yılmaz, Ejder/Taşpınar Ayvaz, Sema/Hanağası, Emel, Medeni Usul Hukuku, 6. Baskı, Ankara 2020.
Atalı, Murat/Ermenek, Ibrahim/Erdoğan, Ersin, Medeni Usul Hukuku, 3. Baskı, Ankara 2020.
Budak, Ali Cem/Karaaslan, Varol, Medeni Usul Hukuku, 5. Baskı, Istanbul 2021.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Topic presentations and evaluation of judgments of supreme court.

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


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)

mine.akkan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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