COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HUK 4060 PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HACI CAN

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

Private international law is a branch of law that indicates which country's law applicative to the jural relation with a foreign element between the parties. The objective of course is to explain the issues related with the conflict of laws within the purview of Turkish law and international agreements, to consider the problems within the framework of judgements and jurisprudence, to explain the main principles of international procedure law and international competence of Turkish courts together with the recognition and enforcement of judgements. Additionally, international arbitration become the usual way of solving international dispudes, because of this a general information about international arbitration will be given in the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To find the applicative law to the private jural relation with a foreign element.
2   To explain the international competence of Turkish courts
3   To cide that in which circumstances a foreign judgement has an effect on Turkish law
4   To cide that in which circumstances a foreign arbitral award has an effect on Turkish law
5   To sort bilateral and multilateral international agreements which Türkiye became party.
6   to cide the court decisions about disputes with a foreign element.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Framework of Private International Law: Necessity, Purpose and Function, Nature, Scope, Historical Development and Sources 1. WEEK
2 Private International Law's Concept of Justice, System of Interests, Principles and Rules 2. WEEK
3 Fundamental Issues Related to Competent Law 3. WEEK
4 Form and Proof of Legal Transactions, Statute of Limitations and Forfeiture of Rights 4. WEEK
5 International Personal Law-1 5. WEEK
6 International Personal Law-2 6. WEEK
7 International Family Law-1 7. WEEK
8 International Family Law-2 8. WEEK
9 International Family Law-3 9. WEEK
10 International Inheritance Law 10. WEEK
11 nternational Property Law 11. WEEK
12 International Contract Law-1 12. WEEK
13 International Contract Law-2 13. WEEK
14 Non-Contractual Obligations in International Law 14. WEEK
15 I. MIDTERM EXAM 15. WEEK
16 General Framework of International Procedural Law: Territoriality, Classification, Reference, and Sources 16. WEEK
17 Concept of International Jurisdiction-1 17. WEEK
18 Concept of International Jurisdiction-2 18. WEEK
19 Concept of International Jurisdiction-3 19. WEEK
20 Issues Related to International Private Law Proceedings-1 20. WEEK
21 Issues Related to International Private Law Proceedings-2 21. WEEK
22 Issues Related to International Private Law Proceedings-3 22. WEEK
23 Issues Related to International Private Law Proceedings-4 23. WEEK
24 Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Court Decisions-1 24. WEEK
25 Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Court Decisions-2 25. WEEK
26 BANK HOLIDAY 26. WEEK
27 International Arbitration and Mediation 27. WEEK
28 II. MIDTERM EXAM 28. WEEK
29 General Review 29. WEEK
30 Practical Study-1 30. WEEK
31 BANK HOLIDAY 31. WEEK
32 Practical Study-2 32. WEEK

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Materials:
Nomer, Ergin: Devletler Hususi Hukuku, 19. Bası-Beta, Istanbul 2011.
Çelikel, Aysel/Erdem, B. Bahadır: Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk, 11. Bası-Beta, Istanbul
2012.
Tekinalp, Gülören/Çavuşoğlu, Ayfer Uyanık: Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk, 12. Bası-Vedat,
Istanbul 2011.
Doğan, Vahit: Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk, Ankara 2010.
Subsidiary Materials:
Nomer, Ergin/Çelikel, Aysel: Devletler Hususi Hukuku Pratik Çalışmalar, Istanbul 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, case studies, seminars and studies.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

http://web.deu.edu.tr/hukuk/egitimogretim/lisans/basarideger.htm

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Haci.can@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 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 1 25
Preparation for midterm exam 2 7 14
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

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