| Course Name | Civil Law I |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| HUK 103 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Service Course | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The object of this course is to enable students to have information on sources and basic concepts of civil law and its sub sections and law of persons which is one of the sub sections. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Main content of the course is basic principles of civil law and law of persons. The notion of 'person' and 'personality' in terms of comparative law, natural persons and legal persons (associations and foundations), capacity to have rights, capacity to act in law and act of injustice, assaults in personal rights, protection of personality and protection of private life and human's dignity, name, kinship and habitation, register of births, deaths and marriages are examined. |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | The concept of law, description of civil law, sub sections, legal systems and legalization movement | Oğuzman, Barlas |
| 2 | Sources of civil law and the application. Legal interpretation, The concept of right, legal gap and judicial discretion | Oğuzman, Barlas |
| 3 | The concept of right, forms of rights | Oğuzman, Barlas |
| 4 | Earning and losing rights. Good faith principle and the role of this principle on earning rights | Oğuzman, Barlas |
| 5 | Exercise of rights, good faith and protection of rights | Oğuzman, Barlas |
| 6 | Review of the subjects and case solving | |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Introduction to law of persons and general information. Beginning and the finality of natural personality | Oğuzman, Barlas |
| 9 | Distinction between capacity to have rights and juridical capacity | Oğuzman, Barlas |
| 10 | Personal right and its protection | Oğuzman, Barlas |
| 11 | Name and kinship | Oğuzman, Barlas |
| 12 | Place of residence and register of births, deaths and marriages | Oğuzman, Barlas |
| 13 | The concept of legal personality and difference between legal and natural personality | Oğuzman, Barlas |
| 14 | Associations | Oğuzman, Barlas |
| 15 | Review of the subjects and case solving | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | M.Kemal Oğuzman/Nami Barlas, Medeni Hukuk, İstanbul, 2014; Mustafa Dural/Suat Sarı, Türk Özel Hukuku Cilt 1 Temel Kavramlar ve Medeni Kanunun Başlangıç Hükümleri, İstanbul, 2013; Mustafa Dural/Tufan Öğüz, Türk Özel Hukuku, Cilt II Kişiler Hukuku, İstanbul,2013; A. Zevkliler/A. Havutçu /H. Albaş /M.B. Acabey/İ. Serdar/D. Gürpınar, Medeni Hukuk Pratik Çalışmaları, Ankara, 2013. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | - | - |
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| Midterm | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| 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 | 4 | 64 |
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | - | ||
| Portfolio | |||
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| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 10 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 28 | |
| Total | 150 |
| # | 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 | To be able to solve the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to evaluate the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to evaluate the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. | |||||
| 5 | To be able to have awareness of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to take responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | |||||
| 7 | 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. | |||||
| 8 | Working efficiently and effectively, learning how to be a team member, taking responsibilities, being open minded, constructive, open to criticism and having self confidence | |||||
| 9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to inform the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to monitor the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1) . | |||||
| 12 | To be able to use 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
