| Course Name | Economic Analysis of Law |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| LAW 294 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to establish the relationship between basic economics and legal concepts and to analyze the economic aspects of legal events. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In this course, the basic economics and law concepts will be explained. Economics and legal aspects of property, tort, contract, crime and punishment, litigation and legal processes will be examined together. Thus, an economic analysis of the law will be made. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Relation between law and economics | Robert Cooter/Thomas Ulen, "Law and Economics”, Berkeley Law Book, p. 1- 10.. |
| 2 | Basic notions of microeconomics - I | Robert Cooter/Thomas Ulen, "Law and Economics”, Berkeley Law Book, p. 11- 54 |
| 3 | Basic notions of microeconomics - II | Robert Cooter/Thomas Ulen, "Law and Economics”, Berkeley Law Book, p. 11- 54 |
| 4 | Basic notions of law and courts | Robert Cooter/Thomas Ulen, "Law and Economics”, Berkeley Law Book, p. 55- 69 |
| 5 | Property law - I | Robert Cooter/Thomas Ulen, "Law and Economics”, Berkeley Law Book, p 70- 111 |
| 6 | Property law - II | Robert Cooter/Thomas Ulen, "Law and Economics”, Berkeley Law Book, p. 70- 111 |
| 7 | Exclusive issues of property law | Robert Cooter/Thomas Ulen, "Law and Economics”, Berkeley Law Book, p. 112-186 |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Tortious act - I | Robert Cooter/Thomas Ulen, "Law and Economics”, Berkeley Law Book, p 187-229 |
| 10 | Tortious act - II | Robert Cooter/Thomas Ulen, "Law and Economics”, Berkeley Law Book, p. 187-229 |
| 11 | Law of contracts - I | Robert Cooter/Thomas Ulen, "Law and Economics”, Berkeley Law Book, p. 276-306 |
| 12 | Law of contracts - II | Robert Cooter/Thomas Ulen, "Law and Economics”, Berkeley Law Book, p. 276-306 |
| 13 | Crime and punishment | Robert Cooter/Thomas Ulen, "Law and Economics”, Berkeley Law Book, p. 454-484 |
| 14 | Litigation and judicial process | Robert Cooter/Thomas Ulen, "Law and Economics”, Berkeley Law Book, p. 382-418 |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
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| Suggested Readings/Materials | Alan Devlin, “Fundamental Principles of Law and Economics”, London, Routledge, 2015, ISBN 978-1-315-75188-7; Cento Veljanovski, “The Economics of Law”, 2nd edition, The Institute of Economic Affairs, Great Britain, 2006, ISBN-13: 978-0- 255-36561-1. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 50 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 50 |
| 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 | 13 | 4 | 52 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 30 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 40 | |
| Total | 180 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles. | X | ||||
| 2 | Solves the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. | X | ||||
| 3 | Evaluates the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. | X | ||||
| 4 | Evaluates the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. | X | ||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. | X | ||||
| 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). | X | ||||
| 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
