Faculty of Law

HUK 468 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Competition Law
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
HUK 468
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Turkish
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives Course objectives are to understand the functioning of competition law in national and international platforms and to comprehend the importance of the competition for economic life.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will be able to study national and international sources of competition law
  • Will internalize the notion of competition with economic and legal dimensions
  • Will have comprehensive knowledge about Turkish, European Union and American Competition regulations
  • Will apprehend the application field of competition law and especially the 'effect principle'
  • Will understand the definitions and conclusions of collusion and abuse of dominant position
  • Will apprehend the relationship between intellectual property law and competition law
  • Will have information about wrongful act to Competition Code
Course Description Comparative competition law, US and EU competition law, abuse of dominant position, conditions affecting competition, vertical and horizontal limitation of competitions, cartels and monopols, merger and acquisitions, transparency.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Notion of competition, sources of competition law, retained interest and constitutional principles Recommended sources
2 Law on the Protection of Competition, its application field, principles of de minimis and rule of reason Recommended sources and notes from preceding week
3 Undertaking, association of undertakings and related market Recommended sources and notes from preceding week
4 Types of competition restricting collusions, concerted practices Recommended sources and notes from preceding week
5 Vertical agreements, distribution in terms of competition law, exclusive distributorship agreement, agency agreement Recommended sources and notes from preceding week
6 Notions of immunity and negative clearance, types, differences, conclusions and effect on jurisdiction Recommended sources and notes from preceding week
7 General review for midterm exam Recommended sources and notes from preceding week
8 Midterm Exam
9 Abuse of dominant position and its legal conclusion Recommended sources and notes from preceding week
10 Acquisition and merging in competition law and superivision Recommended sources and notes from preceding week
11 Intellectual property rights and competition law Recommended sources and notes from preceding week
12 Administration, functioning and authorities of competition board Recommended sources and notes from preceding week
13 Criminal effects of wrongful act to Law on the Protection of Competition Recommended sources and notes from preceding week
14 Private law effects of wrongful act to Law on the Protection of Competition Recommended sources and notes from preceding week
15 General review for the final exam Recommended sources and notes from preceding week
16 Review of the semester Recommended sources and notes from preceding week

 

Course Notes/Textbooks Richard Whish: Competition Law, 2008.
Suggested Readings/Materials Barry Rodger: Competition Law and Policy in the EC and UK, 2008; Yılmaz Aslan: Rekabet Hukuku Dersleri, Bursa 2010; Cevdet İlhan Günay: Rekabet Kanunu Şerhi, Ankara 2010

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
3
25
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
35
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
0
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
3
7
21
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
15
15
Final Exam
1
35
35
    Total
119

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles.

2

Solves the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view.

3

Evaluates the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach.

4

Evaluates the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions.

5

Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour.

6

Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking.

7

Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology.

8

To be able to interpret the legal norms with a sense of justice respectful to human rights and in the light of principles of democratic, secular and social state of law.

9

To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach.

10

Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written.

11

Monitors the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1).

12

Uses the information and communication technology together with the computer programs in a level required by the area of law (“European Computer Driving Licence, Advanced Level”).

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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