Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2HUK 108ROMAN LAW II3+0+03402.11.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Law
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To enable them to understand the development of concepts and rules inherited from the Roman Law of Obligations and Goods to the present day; to analyze the structures of rights in kind, possession, ownership and debt relations at the institutional level comparatively.
Course Content Legal transactions and invalidity in Roman law, basic concepts of the law of property (property, possession, property, limited rights in kind), basic concepts of the law of obligations and contracts (in kind, consensual, anonymous), torts, tort equivalents, defect, liability and reasons that terminate debt.
Course Methods and Techniques The presentation includes the examination of Roman law texts, comparison of concepts and institutions, case study resolution, and question-and-answer sessions.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Murat ORUÇ
Assistants Research Assist. Betül KORKMAZ
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Özlem Söğütlü, Roma Özel Hukuku, 4. Baskı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2025.
Course Notes Lecture notes on Roman property law, obligations law, and the fundamental institutions of inheritance law, selected sources of Roman law, conceptual diagrams, and case studies connecting with contemporary private law.

Course Category
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5 70
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 116

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 It analyzes the fundamental concepts in Roman law of obligations and property by relating them to contemporary civil law concepts.
2 It explains the debtor ` s liability and property regimes in Roman law according to historical periods.
3 It applies the system of contracts in Roman law and real property models by classifying them according to their criteria.
4 Critically evaluates how Roman Law of Obligations and Roman Law of Property have influenced modern law.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Legal Event - Legal Transaction, Elements of a Legal Transaction, Invalidity of a Legal Transaction
2 The Concept of Property, Classification of Goods (Res), and the Concept of Possession
3 The Concept of Property, Types of Property in Roman Law, and Their Limits
4 Methods of Acquiring Property, Cases for Its Protection, and Limited Real Rights
5 Introduction to Roman Law of Obligations: The Concept of Obligation, Elements of Obligation, and Liability of the Obligor
6 Formation of Debt and Sources of Debt in Roman Law
7 Uniform Contracts: Consumption Loan, Usage Loan, and Storage Contract
8 Mid Term
9 Voluntary Contracts - I: Sales Contract, Its Elements, Conditions of Validity, and Collusion (Conspiracy to Deceive)
10 Voluntary Contracts - II: Locatio Conductio (Rental, Work, Service Contract) and the Tenancy Relationship
11 Agency Contract: The Representation Relationship, Direct/Indirect Representation, and the Consequences of Unauthorized Representation
12 Company Agreements, Unnamed Agreements, Pactums, and the Subsequent Impossibility of Debt in Contracts
13 Personal Guarantees of Debt: Surety Agreement, Its Legal Nature, and Conditions
14 Rome Hukukunda Haksız Filler: Theft, Pickup, Injury Given Damnum Müesseseleri Injury
15 Similarities with Torts and Reasons for Termination of Debt (Performance, Release, Renewal, Settlement)

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 3
C1 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 3 4 3
C2 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 3 4 3
C3 5 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 3
C4 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant