HUK347

School of Law \ Law

2

4

Elective

Turkish

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Law

This course is designed to provide students with practical experience in litigation processes and courtroom procedures. Throughout the course, students will learn how to draft legal petitions, understand fundamental procedural law concepts, engage in teamwork, and develop oral advocacy skills. By working on a hypothetical case scenario, students will prepare legal documents and practice oral arguments. At the end of the course, students will participate in a moot court competition, where they will apply their acquired knowledge and advocacy skills in a simulated trial setting.

Yılmaz, E., Arslan, R., Taşpınar Ayvaz, S., Hanağası, E. Medeni Usul Hukuku Pratik Çalışmaları. Yetkin Publishing.
Pekcanitez, H., Özekes, M., Akkan, M.: Medeni Usul Hukuku Pratik Çalışmaları, 12 Levha Publishing.
Görgün, Ş., Börü, L., Kodakoğlu, M.: Medeni Usul Hukuku Pratik Çalışmaları, Yetkin Publishing.

The objective of this course is to provide students with practical training in litigation procedures, procedural law rules, and effective advocacy techniques. Students will develop skills in drafting legal petitions, presenting evidence, formulating legal arguments, and delivering oral pleadings. Additionally, the course aims to enhance professional skills such as teamwork, time management, and effective communication, which are essential for legal practice.

1. Apply moot court procedures and litigation processes.
2. Explain and implement fundamental rules for drafting legal petitions.
3. Analyze procedural law rules and methods of presenting evidence.
4. Develop effective legal arguments and en hance oral advocacy skills.
5. Improve teamwork, time management, and persuasion abilities.
6. Reinforce professional skills through practical application and gain hands-on experience in legal practice.

Week 1: Introduction and Course Overview What is a moot court? General information on various moot court competitions
Week 2: Essential Elements of Legal Petitions Structure and necessary components of legal petitions
Week 3: Fundamentals of Procedural Law I Basic principles of procedural law Key legal concepts related to litigation
Week 4: Fundamentals of Procedural Law II Legal procedures in court cases Rules of evidence presentation
Week 5: Teamwork and Oral Advocacy Techniques Effective teamwork strategies Key aspects of oral pleadings
Week 6: Team Formation, Case Distribution, and Initial Preparations Assigning teams and roles Introduction to the moot court case scenario Beginning of practical casework
Week 7: Case Preparation and Legal Research Analyzing legal issues in the case Structuring arguments and gathering legal precedents
Week 8: Case Preparation and Legal Research Refining legal arguments Developing a strategy for written and oral pleadings
Week 9: Case Preparation and Advocacy Practice Preparing written submissions Drafting memorandums and refining case arguments
Week 10: Case Preparation and Oral Argument Practice Mock oral pleadings
Feedback and improvement of oral advocacy skills
Week 11: Submission of Legal Petitions Finalization and submission of written pleadings
Week 12: Moot Court Competition Conducting the final moot court session Evaluation of advocacy performance

• Practice 20%
• Written pleadings 20%
• Oral Phase (Pleadings) 60%