LAW OF OBLIGATION

MAN407

Course Code: MAN407
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Tuğçem Seçer

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Are well informed about the rules concerning obligational relations.
Have the legal capacity to decide the validity and termination of debts and contracts.
Have the capacity to apply abstract legal rules to actual cases in order to resolve conflicts arising from obligational relationships.
Have the capacity to classify different types of contracts.
Learn basic principles of legal liability derived from the tort act.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Man408 Commercial Law

Course Description

Concept of obligation, relationship and obligation, sources of obligation, formation and validity of legal transactions, particularly contracts, torts and unjust enrichment, assignment of claims, transfer of dept, certain types of agreements especially contrakt, about the transfer of ownership, contracts about the usage of property (tenancy, loan, commadatum) contracts about work, contracts about guaranty, ordinary partnership agreements. Students who miss more than 30% of total class hours receive an F2 grade.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction, Subject and Sources of Law of Obligations
2^nd Week	Basic Concepts
3^rd Week	Sources of Obligation, Obligations Derived from Legal Transactions
4^th Week	Construction and Validity of Contracts
5^th Week	Validity of Contracts
6^th Week	Representation of the Contracting Parties, Interpretation of Contracts
7^th Week	Midterm
8^th Week	Obligations Derived from Torts
9^th Week	Obligations Derived from Unjust Enrichment
10^th Week	Performance
11^th Week	Violation of an Obligation
12^th Week	Violation of an Obligation (continued)
13^th Week	Transfer of Debt and Credit
14^th Week	Termination of Debts

Recommended or Required Reading

Kılıçoğlu, Ahmet: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, Ankara 2007.
Oğuzman Kemal: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, İstanbul 2000.
Eren, Fikret: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, İstanbul 2008.
Reisoğlu, Safa: Borçlar Hukuku Genel Hükümler, İstanbul 2006.
Akıntürk, Turgut: Borçlar Hukuku, Genişletilmiş onikinci baskı, İstanbul 2006.

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	1.5	1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	40	1	40
Preparation for Final exam	1	36	36
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	24	24
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			145.5
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.85
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1	X	X		X	X
K2			X
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10	X	X		X	X
K11
K12
K13