THE COURSE SYLLABUS ()

Faculty of Law
Law (%30 English)
HUK 308 - Law of Heritage
COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
Course Name
Code
Law of Heritage
HUK 308
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Turkish
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Course Coordinator
-
Semester
Theory
Application/Laboratory
Local
(hour/week)
(hour/week)
Credits
3
0
3
Spring
ECTS
5
* Yrd. Doç. Dr. Özge ÖNCÜ
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
-
Course Objectives
This course aims to offer a general knowledge about the heritage of legator. Basic
principles and notions of law of heritage, appointed legatee and legal inheritor, types of
testamentary disposition and power of disposition on the heritage of legator, limits of this
power, partition of heritage and leaving heritage will be covered.
Course Learning Outcomes
The students who succeeded in this course;
* Will be able to explain basic principles and notions of heritage law
* In the light of the basic principles of the identification of inheritors, will be able to
determine of who can be inheritors and what distributive shares will be
* Will be able to determine the types of testamentary dispositions and the limits of the
power of the dispotisiton of the heritafe of legator
* Will be able to explain basic principles of legating and portion of the inheritance
* Will be able to examine court decisions in the field of inheritage law
Course Content
Basic notions and principles of inheritage law, notions of legator and inheritor (the
distinction between legal heir and appointed legatee), legal heirship, (parental system and
basic principles related, heirship of surviving spouse, heirship of adopted child, heirship of
the state), notion and types of testamentary disposition, inheritors with reserved portions,
reserved portions and action for reduction, transfer of the estate and partition of the estate.
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week
Subjects
Related Preparation
1
Definition and Function of Inheritance Law - Basic Principles Regarding Legal
Related parts of the sources
Arrangement of Inheritance Law and Tendencies of Inheritance Law - Sources of
Inheritance Law
2
Basic Principles of Turkish Inheritance Law - Content of the Inheritance Law and
Related parts of the sources
Basic Notions
3
Inheritors - Distinction Between Legal Inheritor and Appointed Inheritor - Legal
Related parts of the sources
Inheritors ( Heir of the Blood, Parental System, Heir of the Adopted Child)
4
Heir of the Surviving Spouse - Escheatage
Related parts of the sources
5
Heirs with Reserved Portion - Notion of Reserved Portion - Ratio of Reserved
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Portions
6
Action for Reduction - Savings Subject to Reduction - Rank in Reduction - Types of
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Savings with Reduction Specialities
7
Case Study
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8
Mid Term Exam
9
Notions and Types of Testamentary Dispositions - Power of Disposition - Formal
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Testamentary Dispositions
10
Types of Testamentary Dispositions Materially
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11
Interpretation of Testamentary Disposition - Cancellation of Testamentary
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Disposition
12
Descent of the Heritage - Conditions to be Inheritor
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13
Conclusion of the Descent - Administration of the Estate - Disclaimer of the
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Inheritance - Official Liquidation - Action for the Recovery of the Heirship
14
Partition of the Estate - Community of Heirs
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15
Equalization of the Partition - Conclusion of the Partition
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16
Case Study
Related parts of the sources
SOURCES
Course Notes / Textbooks
References
Öztan, Bilge, Miras Hukuku (Tablolar ve Örneklerle), Ankara, 2014; Serozan, Rona / Engin, Baki
İlkay, Miras Hukuku, Ankara, 2014.
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Requirements
Number
Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation
-
-
Laboratory
-
-
Application
-
-
Field Work
-
-
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)
-
-
Quizzes/Studio Critics
-
-
Homework Assignments
1
10
Presentation/Jury
-
-
Project
-
-
Seminar/Workshop
-
-
Midterms/Oral Exams
1
30
Final/Oral Exam
1
60
Total
3
100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK
-
40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK
-
60
Total
0
100
COURSE CATEGORY
Course Category
Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS
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Program Qualifications / Outcomes
* Level of Contribution
1
1
2
3
4
To solve problems, to have analytical and holistic viewpoint and to develop strategic
thinking as a principle in the field of law
2
It is aimed to graduate students whom are able to critique what they have already learn in the
field of law, adopting lifelong learning and continuously developing themselves
3
It is aimed to graduate students whom are able to analyze and interpret their academic
knowledge and express their solutions regarding legal problems both oral and written
4
It is aimed to graduate students whom are able to understand the legal concepts and ideas in
both national and multinational settings and practice cross disciplinary and comparative analysis
5
To be aware of principles of social, occupational, and legal ethics
6
To create solutions with creative and innovative motives when coming across with unexpected
legal situations, and be able to apply the academic gain during new and unconventional
occasions
7
Acquiring leadership qualifications and applying them successfully
8
Working efficiently and effectively, learning how to be a team member, taking responsibilities,
being open minded, constructive, vulnerable to criticism and having self confidence
9
To be able to reach the latest scientific resources, court decisions and other sources of law and
be able to transfer the academic knowledge to real life with both national and international
thinking
10
To know and act according to the social, scientific and ethical values under any circumstances
such as data collection, interpretation, announcing and practicing regarding legal, social and
political progress
11
To be able to use a foreign language as fluent as possible for both pursuing the legal
information and court decisions and developing proper communication with colleagues from
other countries, ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)
12
Above average in both written and spoken of a second foreign language
13
Able to use computer programs and technology to an adequate level required by the field of law
("European Computer Driving License", Advanced Level")
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Activities
Number
Duration (Hours)
Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory
-
-
-
Application
-
-
-
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)
-
-
-
Field Work
-
-
-
Study Hours Out of Class
15
2
30
Presentations / Seminar
-
-
-
Project
-
-
-
Homework Assignments
1
12
12
Quizzes
-
-
-
Midterms / Oral Exams
1
15
15
Final / Oral Exam
1
25
25
Total Workload
130
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