The course is intented to improve the legal writing and oral skills of students who will participate in any Moot Court Competition, national or international. Instruction and guidance on legal research methods, how to prepare and organize a legal memorandum, litigation and advocacy strategies and improvement of oral presentation skills will be given.

The goal of this course is to create a platform for students with a prior knowledge of the fundamentals of intellectual property law, to examine and discuss advanced intellectual property law issues. The course will not be taught by the lecturer. Instead, students shall conduct research on national, foreign or international contemporary court cases or academic sources and present them in the class. The main research topics are the effects of technological developments on IP law and contemporary developments in European law and other foreign laws. The course shall be conducted fully in English and student presentations shall also be carried out in English. Team work will be encouraged.

Criminology is a branch of the social science that deals with crime as a social phenomenon. Throughout the course we will examines the nature, function, and causes of crime in society, and will trace the development of criminological theory, from the Enlightenment through the present, including psychological, biological and sociological explanations of crime and criminality. Finally we will also study the relationship between crime and gender, which is the most robust correlation in the study of crime

This course is designed to introduce students to the topic of victimology, the scientific study of victims, with focus on criminal victimization. While traditionally, criminologists and criminal justice professionals have focused on the offender and the criminal justice system, it is only recently that they have begun to examine the victim, the forgotten member of the criminal process. In this course, we will examine the field of victimology, including its scope and development, review the problems associated with victimization, examine the relationship between the victim and the offender, the victim and the criminal justice system, and the victim and society. We will also discuss various practical applications and policies that have resulted from society’s increasing concern about victims.

Addressing a broad range of criminal justice topics, this Course will equip students with knowledge about the fundamental role that effective, fair, humane and accountable crime prevention and criminal justice institutions play in support of the rule of law and the promotion of peace. This multi-disciplinary course will connect theory to practice, encourage critical thinking, and use innovative interactive teaching approaches such as experiential learning and group-based work. The broad range of examples used to elucidate the United Nations standards and norms on crime prevention and criminal justice make this course relevant globally. This course is roughly based on the module developed as a part of Education for Justice (E4J) initiative, which is a component of UNODC’s Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration.

This course aims at studying the law of international sales agreements based on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), which entered into force in 1988 and has today more than seventy contracting states. Emphasis will be given especially on the scope of application of the Convention, the hierarchy between the CISG and the national sales law provisions, formation of the contract under the CISG, obligations of the parties and remedies in case of non-performance, and the liability regime of the CISG. Since the CISG was influenced by both the common law and civil law systems of contract law, the course will also focus on the basic principles of the law of contract of both systems in a comparative approach. Successful students will have the opportunity to participate in the team of the University for the Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.

This course will analyze and discuss the harmonization efforts in current and dynamic areas of European and international private law. Each year a different topic such as contract law, consumer law, company law, banking law or international private law will be chosen and discussed. The course will host expert guest lecturers from universities from all over the world.

CyberLaw is an emerging legal topic which will continue to grow in importance as we ascend into the information age. CyberLaw focuses upon the interaction of law with information communications technologies and computer mediated communications systems in the area that is increasingly becoming known as “cyberspace”. Although initially it is not thought to be a separate topic of study, CyberLaw has since the mid 1990s become a separate topic for research, and study. Nowadays, constantly evolving by taking into account new and emerging technologies, applications, and services such as those offered by Web 2.0 technologies including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, CyberLaw is found at the cutting edge of law, where the ability of law to achieve its goals is challenged. Thus, the “law” in CyberLaw tends to take as its subject, not only the law that applies to the Internet as we know it, but also the wider range of regulatory responses and strategies of governance that subsequently arise. Therefore, the topic is as much about the “law in action” as the “law in books”. The aim of this course is to introduce the students to the legal implications that arise from the concept of cyberspace. This course will therefore explore the impact of cyberspace, the Internet, existing and emerging information and communication technologies from a socio-legal point of view. The sessions involving predominantly public law issues chosen for this module will each explore very different aspects of the legal action that we now call CyberLaw. State level issues will be assessed from a comparative angle even though the focus will be Turkish law. Relevant legal and policy developments from Europe as well as from North America will be part of the module’s debate. Furthermore, Europe wide (European Union and Council of Europe) legal and policy initiatives will also form part of the module’s content.

This course focuses on a particular branch of IT law: cybersecurity. Cybersecurity consists of four main sub-areas which are cyber-crimes, digital forensics, information security, and cyber warfare. The course examines these four sub-topics through a comparative perspective. Technology penetrates deeply into almost every aspect of human experience, a broad range of social-political-economic-legal-ethical-military and other considerations have come to envelop the cybersecurity landscape. The use of technology in every part of life for a wide range of purposes and in different scales, has put security at the forefront of the regulation agenda. This course will provide students exposure to the key legal and policy issues related to cybersecurity, including the legal authorities and obligations of both the government and the private sector with respect to protecting computer systems and networks, as well as the national security aspects of the cyber domain including authorities related to offensive activities in cyberspace.

Nowadays, the number of foreign investments in Turkey has been increasing, as well as Turkish investors have realized several important investments in foreign countries. Thus, the protection of foreign investments has become important. Foreign investments have been protected due to local laws and bilateral or multilateral investment agreements. In this course, the concept of investment in the legal sense of bilateral and multilateral investment treaties ratified by Turkey as well as Turkish Act on the Protection of Direct Foreign Investment, the concept of foreign investor, his rights and its protection should be treated. Furthermore, the dispute settlement methods, especially ICSID arbitration, will also be analyzed.

The course will focus on contemporary international criminal law as applied by national and international courts. In the first part of the course, the fundamental principles of international criminal law, like non bis in idem, legality and personal guilt, will be discussed. In the second part, the emphasis will be placed on crimes against the international community as described in national and international legal texts, as well as the perspective of creating a common criminal law of the European Communities. The third part of the course will concern methods of international legal cooperation in criminal investigation and procedure, as well as extradition.

The main purpose of the course is to examine and discuss topical issues of corporate law on a comparative basis. In particular, agency problems between shareholders, the management and other corporate actors will be identified and solutions to these conflicts will be discussed. In this regard, American and English law representing the common law tradition and German law representing an important Continental European tradition will be analysed. In addition, where appropriate, we will make references to other national legal system and consider supra-national initiatives such as harmonising measures of the European Union, as well as international corporate governance standards. As the course is given in English, students are expected to have sufficient language skills. Since the course includes a guest speaker, the lectures will not be held on regular schedule but will be completed in a two weeks period. The exact dates will be announced at the beginning of the academic term. The lectures are scheduled not to conflict with midterm or final exams. In order to avoid any conflict with students' regular schedule, the lectures will be held at evenings or weekends. Due to the intense schedule of the course, students are expected to attend %75 of the lectures.

This course that is offered by the WTO Chair of İstanbul Bilgi University, consists of an overview of the law applicable to international economic relations, in particular in the fields of trade and commerce, and arbitration. It is designed as a comprehensive introduction to the evolving notion of international economic law in the intersection of public and private law aspects and its relationship with arbitration as an effective method to rule commercial and trade disputes. The primary aim of this course is to address, in a nutshell, questions related to when, why and how arbitration and international economic law have become intrinsically interfaced, the scope and current implementation of arbitral proceedings in different areas regulating international economic relations. The Course will be divided into two main sections. The first section will tackle the rules governing interstate trade relations and dispute settlement mechanism applicable therein. The second part will focus on the study of laws applicable to international commercial contracts and business transactions and the international commercial arbitration as a process of resolving business disputes between or among transnational parties through the use of one or more arbitrators rather than through the courts. These two main sections will be studied through a complementary examination of the rules and procedures applicable to the trade and commercial disputes regulated by International Agreements, Conventions, Treaties and different international arbitral institutions under the auspices of the WTO, UNCITRAL, ICC, PCA, ICCA, LCIA, ICSID, WIPO.

Advocacy Skills and Moot Practice is designed to guide students through skills needed to participate in leading moot competitions such as Philip C. Jessup, Willem C. Vis, and EMC2 WTO. The skills will include applying advanced research methods, drafting legal arguments, and oral presentation skills. You will be instructed on the format and procedures of each of the moots.

With the growth of the digital economy, platforms have become indispensable channels for both consumers and business circles. Today, many goods and services are offered on platforms and e-commerce is growing rapidly. This growth and expansion brings along various problems, especially monopolization and protection of personal data. Due to these problems, the regulation of digital platforms from various aspects occupies the agenda of legislators today. In this course, different legal rules that regulate and surround the activities of digital platforms (such as consumer law, contract law, competition law, personal data protection law, internet law, advertising law, labor law, intellectual property law) will be discussed with an interdisciplinary perspective. In this context, the regulatory discussions regarding the economic problems caused by digital platforms, the e-commerce law, and the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) adopted in the European Union law will be explained and these regulatory initiatives will be evaluated in terms of legal policy. Again, the legal restrictions caused by different branches of law such as contract law, consumer law and intellectual property law, which regulate the relations of platforms with both commercial users and consumers, will be discussed. The aim of this course is to analyze how the problems caused by the platforms that come into our lives with the development of technology are handled by the legal system and its effectiveness.

In this project-based applied course focusing on international economic law, particularly international trade and investment law, students will participate in a seminar and work on a project on behalf of a developing country government, an international organization, an NGO or an SME under the supervision of the relevant faculty members and with expert mentors throughout the semester. Students will attend a weekly seminar with two-hour sessions (in some weeks, primarily at the beginning of the semester and in the middle and end of the semester, the seminar meets two or three times, in other weeks the seminar does not meet and only team meetings are held) and carry out 10 hours of project work per week under the guidance of their course instructors. In addition, skills sessions to improve legal writing and oral presentation skills will be organized, as well as introductory sessions by "mentors" to provide a basic background to the relevant topics. At the end of the semester, the groups submit written legal memos and present their projects orally in class in the presence of the beneficiary and other invited guests. Quotas are limited to approximately 10-15 students and are allocated based on the student's CV, knowledge of international economic, trade and investment law acquired in other relevant courses in the Law School curriculum, and the nature of the projects. Students must have taken a basic international trade/WTO or investment law course before applying.

This course guides students through the potential legal scenarios that may arise during the life of a fast-growing tech startup, from its formation to its possible acquisition or IPO. The topics we shall cover will give students an idea of the types of issues, challenges, and documents a technology company may face as legal counsel. The course provides a broad overview of the legal aspects of entrepreneurship such as choice of incorporation authority, operations of venture capital funds, investment transactions and pre-contract negotiations, how to protect intellectual property, employee issues, technology mergers and acquisitions, crowdfunding and many more. More. Classes will include role-playing exercises and reviews of real-life scenarios faced by lawyers and managers in startup companies. We will also host guest speakers known in the eco system.

The aim of the lecture is to give information about the concept of intellectual property and the requirements for protection determined by the relevant regulations; convey the important points of the subject with examples and case studies focusing on patents and utility models; explain the steps of the patent registration process and the authorized institutions; explain right ownership and the analysis of the effect of the inventor's employee status; evaluate the scope and limits of the rights provided by the patent; determine the benefits, methods, and potential traps of intellectual property management; make practical examples of using patent search tools; have detailed examination and preparation practice of patent application documents. A patent application file as a course project will be prepared.

Focusing on climate change, increasing social inequalities and corporate sustainability responsibilities of companies, this course covers the place of sustainability (Environment, Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance) oriented regulations in the legal system and their impact and impact on real and legal persons globally and in certain countries, especially in Turkey and the EU. will consider the results. Starting from the origins, theories and legal definition of “sustainability”, the course will examine international sustainability standards in terms of many legal fields, especially international trade law and investment law. In the dissemination of sustainable trade and investment regulations, the regulations of both national, supranational and international organizations will be discussed, and the legal responsibilities and obligations brought by these regulations to macro-scale countries, micro-scale companies and producers will also be evaluated within the framework of "Compliance". In this context, on the one hand, carbon pricing in the fight against climate change and global warming, avoidance of deforestation, the need for digitalization for sustainability, the conditions to be brought to environmentally friendly products and the responsibility of manufacturers arising from such products, on the other hand, gender equality of international trade and investments in order to eliminate social inequalities. The legal consequences of global supply chains in terms of labor rights, human rights, corporate responsibilities and reporting obligations of companies will also be discussed.

Following increased mobility of capital in the world, mergers and acquisitions or M&As as abbreviated gained an important position in commercial law. Lawyers planning to work in this field of law are required to obtain detailed knowledge of company law and contract law. Furthermore, a basic understanding of the fields such as finance, competition law and alternative dispute resolution is very helpful. This course aims to provide these needs. During the course, M&A steps, common practices in share purchase agreements and post-closing stages will be discussed and analyzed. Furthermore, the lectures will include guest speakers from experienced practitioners. The course will be offered in English and it requires a good understanding of company law. Therefore, it is advised that students pass Law 342 with good grades.