TORT LAW-I
- Course
- ILAW301 - TORT LAW-I
- Department
- International Law - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 4
- ECTS
- 5
- T+P+L
- 3 + 2 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Dr. HAKAN ŞONYA
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
Tort Law-I introduces students to general principles of tort law and engages with its principal topic of negligence. This engagement focuses on the basic elements of negligence, the requisite duty of care, the issues of economic loss and omissions, and the questions of causation and remoteness. The course's focus remains upon specific areas of tort law that are related to negligence. This entails a study of diverse yet connected topics of defective premises with a focus upon separate liabilities for occupiers and landlords, defective products, employers' liabilities, and finally issues of medical negligence. The course concludes with tort law aspects of a breach of statutory duties.
TORT LAW-I
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm | Midterm | 40 |
| Final | Final | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
No course outcomes have been defined yet.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Principles of Tort Law |
| Week 3 | Tort of negligence: Elements of tort |
| Week 4 | Tort of negligence: Elements of tort |
| Week 5 | Tort of negligence: Elements of tort |
| Week 6 | Tort of negligence: Elements of tort |
| Week 7 | Tutorial |
| Week 8 | Midterm |
| Week 9 | Negligence: Defences and Limitations |
| Week 10 | Negligence: Psychiatric Injury and Economic Loss |
| Week 11 | Negligence: Public Bodies |
| Week 12 | Product Liability |
| Week 13 | Practice Questions |
| Week 14 | Final Revision |
| Week 15 | Final Exam |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Elliot, C and F Quinn Tort Law (Pearson: 2017, 11th ed.)
- 02 McBride, NJ and R Bagshaw Tort Law (Pearson: 2018, 6th ed.)
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Outline application of tort law SOLO 3
- L02 Separate elements of tort and apply this distinction to different sets of fact with for the purposes of identifying correct forms of tort SOLO 4.5
- L03 Generalize situations which may be covered by duty of care which in turn may lead to a tort of negligence claim. SOLO 5
- L04 Differentiate tort of negligence other situations of duty, such as product liability or employer’s liability. SOLO 4
- L05 Exemplify under which circumstances public bodies may be liable for tort. SOLO 4
Program Outcomes
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Po-Lo Matrix
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