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 1074 ROMAN LAW COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ALI SELKOR ATAK

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to approach the basic concepts and institutions of law along with their foundations in Roman law and to introduce them to the students by also 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; how the foundations of the concepts, institutions and principles in these branches of law are included in Roman law and how they have been shaped 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   To be able to define the concepts in Roman law.
2   To be able to explain the rules of law.
3   To be able to distinguish private law-public law branches (which is one of the contributions of Roman law to the modern legal systems).
4   To be able to apply the rules of law for the settlement of disputes.
5   To be able to determine the factors that constitute a legal relationship.
6   To be 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 and the Materials of the Course
2 Subject and Importance of Roman Law, The Outlines of Roman Political History
3 Historical Periods of Roman Law, The Sources of Roman Law
4 Classification of Roman Law
5 Ius (Right-Law) and Actio (Case) Concepts
6 The Concept of Person and the Three Elements of Status in Roman Law
7 Legal Transaction
8 Capacity to Act in Roman Law
9 Condition, Deferral, Representation in Roman Law
10 The Law of Delicts in Roman Law
11 The Subjects and the Development Stages of Roman Civil Procedure and Enforcement Laws
12 The Private Judgment System (Ordo Iudiciorum Privatorum)
13 The Off-system Judgment (Cognitio Extra Ordinem)
14 Case Study
15 1st Mid-term
16 The Importance of Roman Law of Obligations, The Concept of Obligation
17 The Elements of Obligation, Natural Obligations (obligatio naturalis), Responsibility of the Debtor
18 The Resources of the Obligations, The Concept of Contractus, The Contractual Scheme of the Roman Law
19 The Real Contracts-Loan for Consumption (the Fixed-Term Loan) (mutuum), Loan for Use (commodatum), Contract of Bailment (depositum), Pledge (pignus)
20 The Verbal Contracts-Stipulatio, The Written Contracts, Sale (emptio venditio)
21 Lease, Employment Contract, Contract for Work and Services (locatio conductio rei, locatio conductio operarum, locatio conductio operis)
22 Partnership (societas), Mandate (mandatum), The Innominate Contracts (contractus innominati)
23 The Pacts (pacta), The Quasi Contracts (quasi contractus), The Quasi Delicts (quasi delicta)
24 The Concept of Law of Property, The Real Rights and the Characteristics of Real Rights
25 Possession (possessio) in Roman Law
26 Ownership (dominium, proprietas) in Roman Law
27 Case Study
28 2nd Mid-term
29 Acquiring Ownership
30 Protection of Property and Limited Real Rights

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks: Karadeniz-Çelebican, Özcan: Roma Hukuku, Tarihî Giriş-Kaynaklar-Genel Kavramlar-Şahsın Hukuku-Hakların Korunması, Yeni Medenî Kanun'a Uyarlanmış 18.Bası, Ankara 2020; Söğütlü, Özlem: Roma Özel Hukuku, Ankara 2020; Tahiroğlu, Bülent/Erdoğmuş, Belgin: Roma Hukuku Dersleri, Tarihi Giriş-Hukuk Tarihi-Genel Kavramlar-Usul Hukuku, 14. Baskı, Istanbul 2020; Rado, Türkân: Roma Hukuku Dersleri, Borçlar Hukuku, 14. Baskı, Istanbul 2018; Erdoğmuş, Belgin: Roma Borçlar Hukuku Dersleri, 1.7.2012'de Yürürlüğe Giren Yeni Türk Borçlar Kanunu'na Göre Hazırlanmış Yeni Bası, Istanbul 2019; Erdoğmuş, Belgin: Roma Eşya Hukuku, Istanbul 2020; 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.
Supplementary Resources: Gaius Institutiones, Borçlar Kısmı (çev.: Rado, Türkân), Istanbul 1953; Iustinianus: Institutiones (çev.: Umur, Ziya), Istanbul 1968; Umur, Ziya: Roma Hukuku Lügatı, Istanbul 1983; Koçhisarlıoğlu, Cengiz/Söğütlü Erişgin, Özlem: Roma Özel Hukuku Uygulamalı Çalışmaları, 3. Baskı, Ankara 2018; Erdoğmuş, Belgin/Tahiroğlu, Bülent: Roma Hukuku Pratik Çalışmaları: Meseleleri, Istanbul 2014; Günal, Nadi/Küçükgüngör, Erkan: Çağdaş Özel Hukuka Giriş Olarak Roma Hukuku Pratik Çalışmaları, Genişletilmiş 2. Baskı, Ankara 2002

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


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)

selkor.atak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 14:50-15:50

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 28 2 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 26 2 52
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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