COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖZH 6048 TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Private Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DAMLA GÜRPINAR

Offered to

Private Law

Course Objective

It has been observing that most of the lawyer in practice are behaving very recessive about solving the problems in the area of the law of succession. The very one of the reasons of that is teaching the law of succesion in the law schools only two hours weekly, although it is a very large and complex area of civil law. The obcektive of this course, which is about one of the most important subjects of the law of succession, is to give an opportunity at least to the lawyers who will have a doctor degree for improving their knowledge in this area.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to understand the concept of the testamentary dispositions and to severalize their types,
2   Be able to recognize the formal types of the testamentary dispositions,
3   Be able to understand the sequences of the formal types of the testamentary dispositions,
4   To get ability of effective advicing to the people who want to make testamentary dispositions,
5   To get ability of making an academic study about the law of succession.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Some concepts and principals about the law of succession
2 The role of the testamentary dispositions in the law of succession and their types
3 The main formal types of the testamentary dispositions in our law system
4 Formal types of the testamentary dispositions in comparative law
5 Formal types of the testamentary dispositions in the history of law
6 Types of wills
7 Testamentary freedom and formal requirements for wills
8 Midterm examination
9 Invalidity of wills I
10 Invalidity of wills II
11 Contracts of succession
12 Testamentary freedom and formal requirements for contracts of succession
13 Invalidity of contracts of succession I
14 Invalidity of contracts of succession II

Recomended or Required Reading

Turkish Civil Code
Swiss Civil Code
German Civil Code
Antalya, Gökhan / Sağlam, Ipek, Miras Hukuku, 3. Baskı, Istanbul 2015.
Ayan, Mehmet, Miras Hukuku, 9. Baskı, Konya 2016.
Aybay, Aydın, Miras Hukuku Dersleri, 4. Baskı, Istanbul 2003.
Ayiter, Nûşin, Miras Hukuku, 4. Bası, Ankara 1978.
Ayiter, Nûşin / Kılıçoğlu, Ahmet M., Miras Hukuku, Ankara 1989.
Belgesay, Mustafa Reşit, Türk Kanunu Medenisi Şerhi-Üçüncü Kitap: Miras, 4. Baskı, Istanbul 1952.
Berki, Şakir, Miras Hukuku, Ankara 1975.
Dural, Mustafa / Öz, Turgut, Türk Özel Hukuku-Cilt IV: Miras Hukuku, Istanbul 2015.
Escher, Arnold, (Çev. Ansay, Sabri Şakir), Medeni Kanun Şerhi Miras Hukuku, Ankara 1949.
Gönensay, Samim / Birsen, Kemaleddin, Miras Hukuku, Istanbul 1963.
Hatemi, Hüseyin, Miras Hukuku, 5. Bası, Istanbul 2014.
Imre, Zahit, Türk Miras Hukuku, 4. Bası, Istanbul 1978.
Imre, Zahit / Erman, Hasan, Miras Hukuku, 12. Basım, Istanbul 2016.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturer tells the subject and the students who come to class examining the scintific works and related legislation participate in discussions opened by lecturer after her presentation.

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FIN* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + RST* 0.60


*** 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

Contributions are expected to complete the courses. The student who can not attend a course due to an excuse must describe the status to the instructor by an e-mail. The course hours that were announced will not be changed by reason of the student's personal schedules. All students who take this lesson must have each other's contact information.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

damlagurpinar@hotmail.com

Office Hours

At the end of the course hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 48 48
Preparation for final exam 1 54 54
Preparing presentations 1 54 54
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 238

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2111
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LO.4111
LO.511

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