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Law , Law (without thesis)
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This course will first cover the basic principles and concepts of refugee law in the light of the 1951 Geneva Convention, the Protocol and the Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status. Furthermore, the relevant provisions of European Community Law and the practice under the European Convention on Human Rights will be focused upon. Finally, the Turkish legal practice will be reviewed with special emphasis on the implementation of the 1994 By-law and complaints brought before the Turkish Courts.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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The aim of this course is to introduce non-lawyers to the basic concepts and terminology of law. Special emphasis will be given to international law and human rights law. The course will provide a solid basis for the students for their further studies.
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Human Rights Activism – II could be taken after completing the course LAW 517 (Human Rights Activism – I) or separately. This course aims analyzing and discussing the living human rights activism, a way of political and social opposition, not through the interpretation of legal instruments but through the activities, initiatives, campaigns, etc., briefly considering the real activism, occurred in the city of İstanbul mainly and in Turkey or in the world. In this framework what tried to be seen is the discourse and methods through which the human rights activism carries out for the empowerment of rights. In this context, understanding the social, political and cultural environment of rights activism and discussing the innovation and dynamism in varying tools and methods developed in activist movements is another aim of the course. Dealing with the past, strategy and tactics in human rights activism, tactical analysis, tactical mapping exercise, effect of artistic expression over activist discourse will be some titles which will be discussed throughout the course. The course also covers off-campus visits and guest speakers.
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Accounting, also known as the language of business, is one of the most important information sources about business. The aim of this course is to show the role and use of accounting information in the legal context. In the first part of the course, a brief introduction to the accounting system and financial statements will be given. This parts aims to discuss the purpose of accounting and provide students with a basic understanding of the application of concepts and conventions, the procedures for recording business events, and compiling the financial database to develop financial statements. The second part constructs a bridge between Turkish Tax Legislation and accounting applications in the business environment. Determination of the tax base of a business is one of the most important reasons why a business is required to prepare its financial statements. Requirements demanded by Tax Legislation and consequent sanctions and penalties in case of failure of compliance with these requirements are discussed. Other than tax base determination, financial statements have critical functions for professionals in the business environment. Financial statements help one to understand the activities and performance of each business, which is crucial for professionals in the business environment such as regulators, managers, investors, and all other stakeholders. The third part of the course discusses the analysis of financial statements to assess business activities and make necessary financial decisions based on these assessments. This part also investigates the ways to manipulate financial statements to defraud investors and other people who have interests in the business by discussing a contemporary example, namely the Enron Case. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the accounting system, tax applications, financial analysis and management, which will be useful in different types of legal cases, including tax filing, bankruptcy, merger and acquisition and fraudulence in capital markets.
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This course will analyse crime and its ramifications as a social problem. We will first discuss social factors that are associated with criminality, and in this context theories of crime and criminality that utilise social variables will be discussed in class. In the second half of the course, social and institutional responses to crime will be discussed. We will discuss the structure of the criminal justice system, its objectives, and its functioning. Additionally we will also discuss how the justice system itself creates new social problems. Here we will specially focus on how criminal justice system produces diverging results for different social groups, how vulnerable populations engage with the criminal justice system, how increased used of imprisonment creates a new set of social problems, how preventive policing strategies infringe on individual freedoms, and whether justice system has any deterrent effect.
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Law
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In recent years, many international conventions have been made in maritime law. Many countries including the Netherlands and the four Scandinavian Countries, have recently passed comprehensive new legislation on maritime law. Also, preparations continue actively within international organizations, such as IMO, UNCTAD, CMI for the revision of existing or preparation of new international conventions. New Turkish Commercial Code No 6102 has entered into force as of 1/7/2012. The fifth boon of the Code has been dedicated to Maritime Law. The new provisions has been acquired from the international conventions. Against the background of all these developments, the aim of this course is to identify the current motives and directions in maritime law, to introduce modern institutions and concepts and to critically review the fifth book of the New Code in the light of these findings.
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The thesis, which is required for successful completion of the Master's Program with Thesis, is expected to be an original study, the product of intensive research and prepared in compliance with academic criteria. Through this study, the student is expected to prove that he or she has gained the ability to evaluate and interpret legal issues. By means of the outcome of his or her research, the candidate is required to contribute to the progress of the theory or practice of law and to form a different point of view for the solution of a legal matter.
Core in Curriculum
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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The thesis, which is required for successful completion of the Master's Program with Thesis, is expected to be an original study, the product of intensive research and prepared in compliance with academic criteria. Through this study, the student is expected to prove that he or she has gained the ability to evaluate and interpret legal issues. By means of the outcome of his or her research, the candidate is required to contribute to the progress of the theory or practice of law and to form a different point of view for the solution of a legal matter.
Core in Curriculum
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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The project, which is required for successful completion of the Master's Program "without thesis", is expected to demonstrate that the candidate can apply the knowledge that he or she has gained in the Program to the solution of an actual legal matter in practice and support it through research. The student is expected to present an empirical approach rather than a theoretical one and to work with the case method if possible.
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Since the foundation of the Competition Authority in 1997, the Protection of Competition Act has been applied rigorously to all kinds of business transactions. Throughout this term, the Competition Authority (Board) has rendered more than 3000 decisions ranging from hard-core cartels to monopolies and mergers concerning almost all industries. Given the vagueness of the rules and policy making role of the Competition Authority, there is no doubt that these decisions are of utmost importance for the interpretation and the application of the substantive rules. Accordingly, as in the comparative laws of the EU and the US, this case-law has played a significant role in the formation and development of the Turkish competition law. In this regard the purpose of this course is to analyze the decisions of the Board and of the courts in collaboration with attorneys and legal experts.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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The subject of this course is the fundamental changes in Turkish joint-stock company law regarding the incorporation, structure and activities of companies. The scope of the subject matter covers board of directors, representation of company, general assembly, cancellation of decisions, capital raising, shareholder rights, minority rights, issue of share certificates and bonds, relation to securities regulations, corporate governance principles and liquidation of company.
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The course will provide the student with an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of international environmental law, including negotiations, drafting and implementation of international environmental agreements and the related institutional framework.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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This course is addressed to persons who possess previous knowledge of the theoretical foundations of intellectual property (IP) law and aims to create a platform where problems regarding IP law practice can be discussed with practitioners. The purpose of the course is to inform participants about actual developments in IP law practice on the one hand, and to encourage them to use their theoretical knowledge to find solutions on the other. Each week, a different topic will be handled together with a legal practitioner or an expert and an effort will be made to evaluate problems and produce possible solutions.
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Traditionally, competition and international trade policies have followed separate paths. While trade liberalization addresses obstacles to business transactions across national borders, competition law tackles business conducts affecting the competitive process, including collusion among competitors, monopolization, and anti-competitive mergers. Notwithstanding these distinct legal traditions, both policies are broadly complementary in that they each aim to foster consumer welfare, growth, development, and even poverty reduction. This course will look at the convergence and divergence points between international trade and competition policy fields through the disciplines applicable to anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominant position, mergers and acquisitions, state aids from one side and to trade defence instruments such as damping, subsidies and safeguards from the other side.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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The objective of the course is to provide students with detailed knowledge of the area of international finance and banking law. The course aims to cover the main substantive laws relating to the practice of international banking and financial law.
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Trademark law, by virtue of its aim, is considered a part of industrial property law. The framework of the course covers general principles of trademark law, the concept of ‘trademark' and its legal types, the registration of trademarks, the rights granted by the official registration and the dissolution of the rights on trademarks. Protection of trademarks at the national and international levels, and assertion of the rights and particular protection by lawsuits are the other topics that constitute the basis of the course.
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Information and Technology Law , Information and Technology Law (without thesis) , Law , Law (without thesis) , Private Law , Public Law , Turkish-German Business Law (without thesis)
Recommended for exchange students
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This course will explore both the private law and the public law aspects of international trade relations. The first part of the course will provide an overview of the legal structure and operation of the world trading system, primarily through analysis of the legal texts governing the trade relations between countries by focusing on the law of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as well as regional trade agreements such as the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in the field of tariff and non-tariff barriers, discrimination, regionalism, anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties, safeguard measures and the devices for international settlement of trade disputes. The second part of the course will aim at enabling participants to familiarize themselves with the core principles of the international law of foreign investment and the resolution of foreign investment disputes between investors and sovereign States. To achieve this aim, the course will cover the international trade and investment dispute resolution, in particular through international arbitration and other non-judicial dispute settlement mechanisms. Particular emphasis will be paid to key instruments and institutions such as Bilateral Investment Treaties (bilateral), ICSID, NAFTA (regional), WTO and the Energy Charter Treaty (multilateral) by addressing the leading judicial decisions.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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The Act No. 6356 on the Trade Unions and Collective Agreements has been adopted by the Parliament. To bring Turkish legislation in conformity with the ILO Conventions and acquis communautaire is the fundamental aim of the legislative change. The main problem has been arisen from the approach of abrogated Acts Nos. 2821 and 2822 to freedom of association and collective bargaining. Nevertheless, Act No. 6356 developed a similar approach. The aim of this course is to examine current issues, which may be summarized as follows: Principles of unionization and freedom of association, trade unions and democracy, the nature and levels of collective agreement, relations between collective agreement and the contract of employment, collective labor disputes, strikes and lock-outs.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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Legal developments relating to the protection of human rights are not limited to the activities of persons who act on behalf of governmental authorities. It is possible to encounter cases between private persons which may be defined as human rights violations and the law should also function in this area. So, the legal discipline, “human rights law”, should consider this fact. The course “Human Rights in the Business World” aims to discuss the international legal standards on protecting human rights in establishing, managing or ending business relations with special reference to existent cases at the national or transnational level. In this course, the effects of globalization on national and international business relations will also be discussed in the light of the existent or developing international human rights norms. In this framework, the in-house relations of a corporation will also be covered. The investment conditions and local or transnational effects of the activities of corporations toward people or the environment will be discussed in the same context.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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The aim of this course is to analyze the rules of international law applicable to international and non-international armed conflicts. In this regard, criteria used to classify armed conflicts, law applicable to different types of armed conflicts, groups of persons specially protected under the humanitarian law, places which cannot be targeted in armed conflicts and restrictions on the weapons and methods which can be used in armed conflicts will be explored.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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The main subjects of this course are as follows: the determination of the legal statute of the motion pictures and other audiovisual works (TV shows and films, TV games and other TV programs based on formats, audiovisual advertisements and music videos, etc.) according to Turkish Law and comparative law, the display of main problems relating to statute of authorship on motion pictures and other audiovisual works, the analysis of some contract types such as ‘the contract of production' or ‘the contract of license'.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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In this course, especially in the light of the new provisions of Turkish Code of Obligation, rent law will be discussed. In this context definition of rental agreement, formation of the contract, parties’ obligations, special conditions in rental agreements, change of the parties of the contract, regulations which are protecting renter, determination of the hire purchase and termination of the contract will be discussed in detail.
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Information and Technology Law , Information and Technology Law (without thesis) , Law , Law (without thesis)
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This course has been designed to improve the language skills of the participants who will need to operate in English in an international legal environment. The course content consists of realistic texts, tasks and topics similar to those practitioners would expect to encounter in their daily working lives. The course materials are based on international law and cover such areas as contracts, corporate and real property as well as other relevant aspects of legal practice. The language proficiency of the participants in this course is expected to be at least at an upper-intermediate level (B2 level of CEFR).
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Since the new forms of crimes emerged in the last few years and the terrorism acts increased, the criminal law of the enemy has been adopted and expanded in the legal system of some countries. The expanding forms of preparation and participation and also political crimes are used to punish individuals and groups that were considered undesirable and “enemies of the state”. This course aims to explain the general principles of the modern criminal law theory and criticize the expansion and practice of the enemy criminal law.
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This course offers an introduction to the historical roots and theories of the restorative justice, its practices and applications, and its potential as a component of or an alternative to the retributive justice approaches to offending. We will examine the role of the offender, victim, community and the state in restorative practices. Effectiveness of restorative approaches as well as its limitations and criticisms will be examined as well.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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This course examines the restriction and guaranty system within the European Convention on Human Rights' provisions on the right to privacy, freedom of belief, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. We will first determine the scope of these rights and freedoms, focusing on the criteria used for their restriction and guaranty. Special attention will be given to the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. Films will be shown for some rights and freedoms and relevant discussions will also be a part of the course.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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The right to information is guaranteed in international law, including as part of the guarantee of freedom of expression in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Many countries around the world including Turkey gave (or about to give) legal effect to access to information as a fundamental right, both by enshrining such right in their constitutions and by adopting laws which give practical effect to the right, providing concrete processes for its exercise. The Information Law module therefore aims to cover and assess legal and policy issues surrounding citizens’ access to official government information in Turkey. The implementation and application of the Turkish Right to Information Act 2003 will be assessed critically during the delivery of this module.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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It is universally accepted that information and communication technologies can, on the one hand, significantly enhance the exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms, such as the right to freedom of expression, access to information, right to communication, and the right to assembly, while, on the other hand, they may adversely affect these and other rights, freedoms and values, such as the respect for private life and secrecy of correspondence, and the dignity of human beings. With this in mind, this postgraduate module will assess the nature of Internet content regulation and censorship in Turkey by providing an overview of the current legislative regime from a critical perspective. This will include legislative attempts to regulate Internet content in Turkey as well as a critical assessment of Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Suppression of Crimes Committed by means of Such Publications and its related regulations. This will also include an analysis of the legal responsibilities of various actors including content providers, hosting companies, access providers and Internet cafes. The module will assess how the current regulatory systems work and how websites, predominantly situated outside the Turkish jurisdiction, are blocked by court and administrative blocking orders by giving examples. The module will also assess the establishment and the work of the Telecommunications Communication Presidency and its Internet Hotline for reporting illegal activity so far as it relates to the application of Law No. 5651. Freedom of expression has been one of the key issues in Turkey's democratization process. The European Court of Human Rights has found Turkey in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in two Article 10 cases involving Law No. 5651. Similarly, the Constitutional Court has issued 4 separate decisions involving Law No. 5651. European Convention on Human Rights and constitutional law considerations and safeguards will therefore also be part of the module and critical considerations. Finally, the module will provide an overview of international developments with regards to Internet content regulation at the European Union and Council of Europe levels.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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This course focuses on the individual application to the Constitutional Court which is the prominent mechanism established for the human rights violations in Turkey. During the course the material scope and content of the each right an freedom will also be identified and the procedural aspects of individual application will be dwelled upon. By analysing the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court, the course will provide sufficient knowledge regarding the individual application to the Constitutional Court which is a recently established judicial remedy for human rights violations in Turkey.
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Law , Law (without thesis)
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This course will focus on corporate restructuring transactions such as mergers and splits. Besides this topic, the changing of company management by way of share acquisitions will also be handled. The topics will be evaluated first at a theoretical level, while the practical aspects will be reflected by guest speakers from legal practice.
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