COMPETITION LAW

LAW554

Course Code: LAW554
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

At the end of the course the students are expected to be well informed about the topic of the course and will have the capacity to apply abstract legal rules to actual cases

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

absent

Course Description

The historical development of competition law, the economical analyse of the law, the relationship between the competition law and the other branches of law; according to the comparison of the competition law of the European Community by " protection of the competition law " number 4054, the agreements limiting the competition among the companies; the actions and decisions in harmony; the individual and group exemptions; the misuse of the dominant situation and its preventions, the unions and takeovers; competition board; sanctions and case of judgements, the conclusion of competition limitations in civil law.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Competition Law, The Place of Competition Law in the Turkish Legal System
2^nd Week	The Outcomes of Partnership in the Turkish Competition Law
3^rd Week	European Competition Law
4^th Week	Turkish Competition Law
5^th Week	Tacit Collusion, Decisions and Competible Actions
6^th Week	Exemptions
7^th Week	Abuse of Market Leadership
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Mergers and Acquissitions
10^th Week	Sanctions
11^th Week	The Consequences of the Competitive Abuses in Private Law
12^th Week	Turkish Competition Authority
13^th Week	The Methods of Investigation and Inquary, The Process of Decision
14^th Week	The Study of the Sample Decisions
15^th Week	Final

Recommended or Required Reading

Arslan, Yılmaz: Rekabet Hukuku Dersleri, Bursa 2006
Arslan, Yılmaz: Rekabet Hukuku, B.3, Ankara 2005.
Rekabet Kurulu'nun Yayınları: Rekabet Dergisi, Perşembe Konferansları
Tekinalp/Tekinalp: Avrupa Birliği Hukuku, B.2, İstanbul 2000.
Pelin Güven: Türk Rekabet Hukuku ve Avrupa Birliği Rekabet Hukukunda Birleşme ve Devralmaların Denetlenmesi, İstanbul 2002.
Gamze Öz: Avrupa Topluluğu ve Türk Rekabet Hukukunda Hakim Durumun Kötüye Kullanılması, Ankara 2000.
Ercüment Erdem: Türk ve AT Rekabet Hukukunda Birleşme ve Devralmalar, İstanbul 2003.
Arslan / Berk: Rekabet Kurumu'nun Oluşumu, Görev ve Yetkileri ile Yargısal Denetimi, İstanbul 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation
Other

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	3	3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	5	70
Preparation for Final exam	14	9	126
Course hours	14	4	56
Preparation for Midterm exam	7	3	21
Laboratory (including preparation)	14	1	14
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	1	2	2
Total Work Load			295
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			9.83
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1
K1	X
K2	X
K3
K4
K5	X
K6	X
K7
K8	X