CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN JOINT STOCK CORP. AND LIMITED COMP.

LAW572

Course Code: LAW572
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

This is a course that analyses the current developments about Joint Stock Companies and Limited Companies Law

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Basic legal terms
2^nd Week	Changes related to the foundation and concept of ultra vires
3^rd Week	One man joint stock company
4^th Week	Changes to the legal responsibilities of board members (different personalized responsibility)
5^th Week	An analysis of the general meeting of a joint stock company and the legal implications of electronic voting
6^th Week	Regulations relating to structural transformation (merger, division, type changing)
7^th Week	The running of joint stock companies general meeting and problems which occur
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Innovations related to capital increase
10^th Week	Independent audit in joint stock companies
11^th Week	New approaches in termination of joint stock companies
12^th Week	One man limited company
13^th Week	Rights and obligations of partners in limited liability firms
14^th Week	Evaluation of examples in practice and decisions of courts
15^th Week	Final

Recommended or Required Reading

- Erdoğan MOROĞLU: Türk Ticaret Kanunu Tasarısı Değerlendirme ve Öneriler İstanbul 2007
- Şükrü YILDIZ: Türk Ticaret Kanunu Tasarısına Göre Limited Şirketler Hukuku Ankara 2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Practice
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	X
K4
K5
K6	X
K7
K8	X