COURSE UNIT TITLE

: JUDGEMENT METHODS IN FAMILY COURTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖAH 7075 JUDGEMENT METHODS IN FAMILY COURTS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Family Law Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MÜNEVVER AKTAŞ

Offered to

Family Law Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to emphasize the dispute resolution methods in terms of especially violence against children and women. Therefor, in this context the role of the family courts will be discussed

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to use concepts and institutions properly with high knowledge level about civil procedure in family courts.
2   Ability to determine points in which disputes and procedure rules required to be obeyed to settle a dispute arising from family law, differ from other disputes and proceedings.
3   Ability to bring together law of civil procedure with substantial law because of the fact that family law requires a sui generis proceeding.
4   Ability to analyse scientific opinion and jurisprudences about proceedings in family courts.
5   Ability to express one's opnion freely about scientific opinion and jurisprudences about proceedings in family courts.
6   Ability to contribute filling in the gap of legal protection aimed at violence against women and children with new opinions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Dispute Resolution Methods Concerning Family Law and Family Mediation
2 Establishment and Organization of Family Courts, Jurisdiction of Family Courts
3 Determination of Place of Jurisdiction Over Disputes Arising From Family Law
4 Trial Proceedings in Family Courts in Terms of The Fundamental Principles of Civil Procedure Law
5 Procedural and Proof Issues of Nullity of Marriage Action
6 Legal Characters of Protections of the Matrimonial Unity and Enforcement Proceedings of the Legal Protections
7 Temporary Legal Protections in Regard to Laws in Order to Protect the Family and Violence Against Woman
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 The Proof Issues of Actions for Divorce and Judicial Separation
10 The Proof Issues of Actions for Divorce and Judicial Separation
11 Features of Prohibition of Expanding and Exchanging Assertion and Defense of Grounds for Divorce
12 Temporary Legal Protections in the Actions for Divorce and Judicial Separation and enforcement of the judgments
13 Procedural and Proof Issues in the Alimony and Paternity Actions
14 Ex Parte Proceeding in the Family Courts

Recomended or Required Reading

Akıntürk, Turgut/ATEŞ-KARAMAN, Derya: Aile Hukuku, 2012
Subsidiary Sources: Aras, Bahattin: Boşanma Davalarında Yargılama Usulü Ve Aile Mahkemeleri, 2011
Other Materials of the Course: BAKTIR-ÇETINER, Selma: Aile Mahkemeleri, Ankara 2003

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, assessments of court decisions, presentations of the students

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

evrim.erisir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparing presentations 1 11 11
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 28 28
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.511111
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