Information Package

ECON403

LAW AND ECONOMICS

Course Code
ECON403
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study4
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Learn to see the results, social effects and normative expansions of legal rules.
  2. Analyze how incentive mechanisms that provide effective rules are formed in real life.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course examines the interrelationship between law and economics.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to Law and Economics
2nd Week Introduction to Law and Legal Institutions
3rd Week Economic Theory of Property
4th Week Property Law Practices
5th Week Contract Theory
6th Week Contract Theory Applications
7th Week Midterm
8th Week Tort Law and Applications
9th Week Economic Analysis of Legal Processes
10th Week Economic Analysis of Crime and Punishment
11th Week Economic Analysis of Crime and Punishment
12th Week Crime and Criminal Economics Applications
13th Week Crime and Criminal Economics Applications
14th Week Crime and Criminal Economics Applications
Recommended or Required ReadingKemal Gözler, Hukuka Giriş, Bursa, Ekin, 17. Baskı, Temmuz 2020, XX+540 s.
Richard A. Posner, Economic Analysis of Law, Ninth Edition (Aspen Casebook) 9th Edition.
Coşkun Can Aktan editör. Hukuk ve İktisat Hukuk ve İktisat Yaklaşımı, Hukukun İktisadi Analizi ve Ekonomi Hukuku Üzerine İncelemeler, SOBİAD Hukuk ve İktisat Araştırmaları Yayınları, 2020.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 0 0 0
Total Work Load141
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.7
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2
K1
K2 X X
K3 X X
K4 X
K5
K6 X
K7
K8 X
K9 X
K10 X X
K11 X
K12 X
K13 X