Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
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Course Goals	To provide a general legal knowledge on the resources of international trade law, international organizations contributing to the development of this area of law, prevention and settlement of international commercial disputes, international treaties regarding international sale and carriage of goods.
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Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	The concept and sources of "international trade law"	Oral presentation
2. Week	International organisations contributing to the development of international trade law	Oral presentation
3. Week	Prevention of contractual disputes in international commercial transactions	Oral presentation
4. Week	Prevention of contractual disputes in international commercial transactions	Oral presentation
5. Week	Prevention of contractual disputes in international commercial transactions	Oral presentation
6. Week	Settlement of international commercial disputes through national (state) courts	Oral presentation
7. Week	Settlement of international commercial disputes through national (state) courts	Oral presentation
8. Week	Midterm exams
9. Week	Midterm exams
10. Week	Settlement of international commercial disputes through arbitration	Oral presentation
11. Week	Settlement of international commercial disputes through alternative dispute resolution methods	Oral presentation
12. Week	Law of international sale of goods (UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and Turkish Code on Private International Law article 24)	Oral presentation
13. Week	International treaties regarding international carriage of goods and Turkish Code on Private International Law article 29	Oral presentation
14. Week	Review and assessment of the subjects covered during the term	Oral presentation
15. Week	End of the term exams
16. Week	End of the term exams
17. Week	End of the term exams

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Final Exam	1	100

Program Outcomes PO-1 OP-1. Comprehends both theoretical and applied subjects in international trade at the advanced level, and uses his/her knowledge when necessary. PO-2 OP-2. Analyses basic concepts and data related to International Trade and Economics by scientific methods, interprets those with analytically, and evaluates those with regard to economic issues. PO-3 OP-3. Express his/her thoughts, comments and evaluations related to International Trade discipline both in written and oral forms. PO-4 OP-4. Defines current problems, and proposes solutions which are supported by evidence and research based quantitative and qualitative data. PO-5 OP-5. Inspects how public and private sector enterprises engaged in trade activities operates in practice, and evaluates the continuities and the dynamism in these sectors. PO-6 OP-6. Defines and tracks local, regional (such as European Union or Middle East) and global issues from the point of political economics, and relates these issues to each other. PO-7 OP-7. Possesses sufficient knowledge in other disciplines related to International Trade (such as Economics, Finance, International Business and Law), and reports this information. PO-8 OP-8. Follows publications and research in International Trade, Globalisation and Financial Systems in the English language, and communicates with his/her colleagues internationally. PO-9 OP-9. Uses a second language (Russian, Chinese, etc.) at the intermediate level. PO-10 OP-10. Possesses ethical principles and scientific values in collection, interpretation and release of data.

Learning Outcomes LO-1 Define the concept of "international trade law" and illustrate the legal relations falling within the scope of this area of law. LO-2 Evaluate the place and importance of international organizations for the international trade law. LO-3 Recognize and evaluate the matters to be considered to prevent possible contractual disputes. LO-4 Recognize, identify and distinguish the main methods of conflict resolution in international trade law. LO-5 Recognize the legislation in the field of international sale and carriage of goods.

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