Faculty of Law · Law · Undergraduate
ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Hilal PATAT
Instructors: Doç. Dr. Müge ÜREM NOKAY
Course Objective
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 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.
Course Learning Outcomes
- The students who succeeded in this course; Will be able to explain basic principles and notions of heritage law
- Will be able to examine court decisions in the field of inheritage 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 explain basic principles of legating and portion of the inheritance
- Will be able to determine the types of testamentary dispositions and the limits of the power of the dispotisiton of the heritafe of legator
Core Area Distribution
(38) Law%100
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerExercise and Practice
Assessment & Evaluation
Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition and Function of Inheritance Law - Basic Principles Regarding Legal Arrangement of Inheritance Law and Tendencies of Inheritance Law - Sources of Inheritance Law | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 2 | Basic Principles of Turkish Inheritance Law - Content of the Inheritance Law and Basic Notions | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 3 | Inheritors - Distinction Between Legal Inheritor and Appointed Inheritor - Legal Inheritors ( Heir of the Blood, Parental System, Heir of the Adopted Child) | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 4 | Heir of the Surviving Spouse - Escheatage | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 5 | Heirs with Reserved Portion - Notion of Reserved Portion - Ratio of Reserved Portions | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 6 | Action for Reduction - Savings Subject to Reduction - Rank in Reduction - Types of Savings with Reduction Specialities | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 7 | Notions and Types of Testamentary Dispositions - Power of Disposition - Formal Testamentary Dispositions | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 8 | Ara Sınav | Ara Sınav |
| 9 | Types of Testamentary Dispositions Materially | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 10 | Interpretation of Testamentary Disposition - Cancellation of Testamentary Disposition | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 11 | Descent of the Heritage - Conditions to be Inheritor | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 12 | Conclusion of the Descent - Administration of the Estate - Disclaimer of the Inheritance - Official Liquidation - Action for the Recovery of the Heirship | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 13 | Partition of the Estate - Community of Heirs | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 14 | Equalization of the Partition - Conclusion of the Partition | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 15 | Revision with case studies | The related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources and from the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) prior to attending the lecture. The course ise being carried out with the strict complaince of the Law No. 4721 |
| 16 | Final Sınavı | Final Sınavı |