| Course Name | Retail Law |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| LAW 412 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Service Course | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The students are expected to acquire a general knowledge about the legal environment of retail business that will improve their professional skills. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | General principles and some specific types of contract law, consumer protection law, Commercial law, labor law and criminal law issues related with retail business. |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Basic Concepts of the Contract Law | Tuğrul ANSAY and Don Jr. WALLACE (eds.), Introduction to Turkish Law, (Ankara, Turhan, 2009): 151159 Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business. A Hand Book on Turkish and International Business Law, (Istanbul, Beta, 2003): 103123 KEENAN&RICHES, Business Law (Pearson Education Limited, 1998):193238 |
| 2 | Legal Elements of Sales Contract | Tuğrul ANSAY and Stephen SCHNEIDER (eds.), Introduction to Turkish Business Law, (Ankara, Turhan, 2002): 1526 KEENAN&RICHES, Business Law (Pearson Education Limited, 1998):270293 |
| 3 | Contract Manufacturing | Tuğrul ANSAY and Stephen SCHNEIDER (eds.), Introduction to Turkish Business Law, (Ankara, Turhan, 2002): 1526 KEENAN&RICHES, Business Law (Pearson Education Limited, 1998):270293 |
| 4 | Food and Product Safety Legislation | http://www.tarim.gov.tr/Mevzuat,Mevzuat.html, http://www.sanayi.gov.tr/DefaultDis.aspx |
| 5 | Negotiable Instruments | Tuğrul ANSAY and Stephen SCHNEIDER (eds.), Introduction to Turkish Business Law, (Ankara, Turhan, 2002): 6680 Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business. A Hand Book on Turkish and International Business Law, (Istanbul, Beta, 2003): 199227 |
| 6 | Unfair Competition | Tuğrul ANSAY and Stephen SCHNEIDER (eds.), Introduction to Turkish Business Law, (Ankara, Turhan, 2002): 103120 www.rekabet.gov.tr |
| 7 | Protection of Trademarks | Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business. A Hand Book on Turkish and International Business Law, (Istanbul, Beta, 2003): 143146 www.rekabet.gov.tr |
| 8 | Commercials, Advertisements and Promotions | http://www.sanayi.gov.tr/webedit/gozlem.aspx?sayfaNo=2316, www.mevzuat.adalet.gov.tr/html/21488.html www.rekabet.gov.tr |
| 9 | Midterm Exam | |
| 10 | Consumer Protection Law (I) | Tuğrul ANSAY and Stephen SCHNEIDER (eds.), Introduction to Turkish Business Law, (Ankara, Turhan, 2002): 2639 KEENAN&RICHES, Business Law (Pearson Education Limited, 1998):353370 |
| 11 | Consumer Protection Law (II) | www.tuketici.gov.tr |
| 12 | Some Specific Obligations of the Worker (Duty of loyalty and professional discretion) | Tuğrul ANSAY and Stephen SCHNEIDER (eds.), Introduction to Turkish Business Law, (Ankara, Turhan, 2002): 120142 Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business. A Hand Book on Turkish and International Business Law, (Istanbul, Beta, 2003): 229248 KEENAN&RICHES, Business Law (Pearson Education Limited, 1998):393477 Sarper Süzek, İş Hukuku,(Beta, İstanbul,2006):265277 Fevzi Demir, İş Hukuku ve Uygulaması,(Anadolu Matbaacılık,İzmir,2001):4556 |
| 13 | Occupational Health and Safety | Sarper Süzek, İş Hukuku,(Beta, İstanbul,2006):661715 |
| 14 | Criminal Liability İn Retail Business (Criminal law cases concerning retail business) | Tuğrul ANSAY and Don Jr. WALLACE (eds.), Introduction to Turkish Law, (Ankara, Turhan, 2009): 165182 KEENAN&RICHES, Business Law (Pearson Education Limited, 1998):314329 |
| 15 | General Review | |
| 16 | General Evaluation |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Chapters of Boooks stated above, Zeynep Şişli, Retail Law Slight Presentations, www.homes.ieu.edu.tr/zsisli |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | ANSAY (Tuğrul) and SCHNEIDER (Stephen) (eds.), Introduction to Turkish Business Law, Ankara, Turhan, 2002, 225 pp. ANSAY (Tuğrul) and WALLACE (Don Jr.)(eds.), Introduction to Turkish Law, 5th ed., Ankara, Turhan, 2009, xv + 244 pp. DEMİR, (Fevzi), Yargıtay Kararları Işığında İş Hukuku ve Uygulaması, Anadolu Matbaacılık, İzmir,2001, 361 pp. ESENER (Turhan), Turkish Business Law 1. Law of Obligations Contracts and Torts, 2nd ed., Istanbul, Boğaziçi University Press, 2004, 172 pp. ESENER (Turhan) and YARSUVAT (Ömür), Turkish Business Law 2, Istanbul, Boğaziçi University Press, 2003, 258 pp. KEENAN (Denis) & RICHES (Sarah), Business Law, 5th ed., London, Pearson Education Limited, 1998, 486 pp. STEWART, W.J.,Collins InternetLinked Dictionary of Law, Third Edition Published 2006, 473 pp. SÖZER (Bülent), Legal Environment of Business. A Hand Book on Turkish and International Business Law, Istanbul, Beta, 2003, 485 pp. SÜZEK, (Sarper), İş Hukuku, 3.Bası, Beta Yayınları, İstanbul, 2006, 765 pp. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 10 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 80 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 20 | |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | ||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 20 | ||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 15 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 25 | |
| Total | 140 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles. | |||||
| 2 | Solves the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. | |||||
| 3 | Evaluates the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. | |||||
| 4 | Evaluates the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. | |||||
| 5 | Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. | |||||
| 6 | Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | |||||
| 7 | Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to interpret the legal norms with a sense of justice respectful to human rights and in the light of principles of democratic, secular and social state of law. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. | |||||
| 10 | Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. | |||||
| 11 | Monitors the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | Uses the information and communication technology together with the computer programs in a level required by the area of law (“European Computer Driving Licence, Advanced Level”). | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
