Candan YASAN İstanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law Hacıahmet Mah. Pir Hüsamettin Sok. No: 20 34440 Dolapdere İstanbul-Turkey Tel : (+90) 212 3115131 E-mail : [email protected] EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 2009-Present Galatasaray University, Institute of Social Sciences, Istanbul-Turkey Ph.D. Candidate in Private Law Currently writing Ph.D. thesis entitled “International Product Liability” under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Hatice Özdemir Kocasakal 2005-2008 Galatasaray University, Institute of Social Sciences, İstanbul-Turkey Master Degree in Law, LL.M. Thesis Title: Same-Sex Relationships in Private International Law Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ziya Akıncı 2000-2005 Galatasaray University, Faculty of Law, İstanbul-Turkey Bachelor Degree in Law, LL.B. 1992-2000 Lycée de Galatasaray, İstanbul-Turkey Secondary education PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES 9/2007Present İstanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Law, İstanbul-Turkey Teaching & Research Assistant in Private International Law Department Courses assisted: Private International Law (undergraduate), Foreign Investment Law (undergraduate), International Commercial Law (graduate), International Commercial Arbitration Law (graduate) Courses conducted: Case study tutorials of private international law (undergraduate) Main areas of research: International Commercial Law, Comparative Law, Tortious Liability, International Family Law Conferences organized: New ICC Arbitration Rules, 10 January 2012, (under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Dr. Cemile D. Gökyayla together with ICC Turkey National Committee); Bilgi University International Arbitration Day, 24 October 2008, (under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Dr. Cemile D. Gökyayla); Bias and Cultural Diversity in International Arbitration, 7 June 2007, (under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Dr. Cemile D. Gökyayla); Compatibility of Turkish Business Law and European Union Law, 14-15 December 2007, (under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Yeşim M. Atamer); United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: What Challenges for Turkish Sales Law, 17-18 November 2006, (under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Yeşim M. Atamer) 9/2011-5/2012 Co-coach of İstanbul Bilgi University Team to the “19. Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot” 8/2009-6/2012 Assistant of Departmental Coordinator of the Erasmus Exchange Programs 7/2005-8/2006 Aybay&Aybay Law Firm, İstanbul-Turkey Legal Internship 17.10.2014 1 LIST of PUBLICATIONS (The original name of the publication is given first; the English translation is given in brackets) Book: Milletlerarası Özel Hukukta Aynı Cinsiyetten Kişilerin Birliktelikleri (Private International Law Aspects of Same Sex Relationships), On İki Levha Yayınları, February 2013, (xix+296 pages). Report: National Report of Turkey on Same-Sex Marriage and the Turkish Law, (together with Dr. Başak Başoğlu), American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law, Volume: 19, Number: 1, 2011, p. 319-329. Report: Le recouvrement de créances en Turquie, (Debt Collection in Turkey), Guide Pratique du recouvrement de créances en Belgique, au Luxembourg et à l’étranger, Editor: Marianne Dickstein, Anthemis, 2011, p. 351-358. Article: Milletlerarası Özel Hukukta Aynı Cinsiyetten Kişilerin Evliliği ve Evlilik Dışı Birliktelikleri, (Same-Sex Marriages and Relationships in Private International Law), Prof. Dr. Atâ Sakmar’a Armağan, Galatasaray Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, 2011/1, p. 749-776. Article: Milletlerarası Tahkimde Gizlilik, (Confidentiality in International Arbitration), Prof. Dr. Atâ Sakmar’a Armağan, Galatasaray Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, 2011/1, p. 777-806. Article: Eşcinsellerin Evlât Edinmesi, (Adoption by Homosexuals), Prof. Dr. Belgin Erdoğmuş’a Armağan, 2011, p. 895-908. Article: Kesin Hükmün Zaman İtibariyle Etkisi, (Effect of res judicata in time), Prof. Dr. Bilge Umar’a Armağan, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Volume: 11, Special Number, 2009, p. 651686. Translation: Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi’nin Taner Kılıç/Türkiye Kararı, (European Court of Human Rights Decision: Taner Kılıç v. Turkey), Uğur Alacakaptan’a Armağan, Volume: 1, Bilgi University Publishers, June 2008, p. 769-779, (together with Dr. Başak Başoğlu). Translation: CISG’ın Uygulama Alanı: Yer, Zaman ve Kişi Bakımından, (CISG Scope of Application: Territorial-Personal-Temporal), Translation of the article written by Loukas Mistelis for Milletlerarası Satım Hukuku, Editor: Yeşim M. Atamer, On İki Levha Yayınları, June 2008, p. 7-25. Translation: Uluslararası İçtihat Hukuku Işığında CISG’da Yorum ve Boşluk Doldurmaya İlişkin Meseleler, (Remarks on Interpretation and Gap-Filling of the CISG in the Light of International Case Law), Translation of the article written by Franco Ferrari for Milletlerarası Satım Hukuku, Editor: Yeşim M. Atamer, On İki Levha Yayınları, June 2008, p. 37-83. Translation: Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi’nin D. ve Diğerleri/Türkiye Kararı, (Case of D. and Others v. Turkey), Istanbul Kültür University Law Faculty Review, Volume: 5, Number: 1-2, December 2006, p. 165-198. PRESENTATIONS 25/6/2010 “Türkiye’de Eşcinsellerin Evlat Edinmesi”, (Adoption by homosexuals in Turkey), International conference for the 18th Pride Week, İstanbul-Turkey 26/5/2009 “Uluslararası Özel Hukukta Aynı Cinsiyetten Kişilerin Evliliği ve Evlilik Dışı Birliktelikleri”, (Same-Sex Marriages and Relationships in Private International Law), Uluslararası Aile Hukuku Sempozyumu (Symposium of International Family Law), Galatasaray University, İstanbul-Turkey 17.10.2014 2 VISITING LECTURER 28/5/20095/6/2009 Humboldt University of Berlin, Lecture on “Recent Developments On The Compatibility Of Turkish Law With The European Union Legislation: Special Emphasis On Civil Law And Private International Law”, 6 hours, (together with Dr. Başak Başoğlu) DISTINCTIONS & SCHOLARSHIPS Swiss Government Scholarship, Visiting Fellowship in Université de Lausanne, Institute Suisse de Droit Comparé (ISDC), 9/2012-6/2013, Lausanne-Switzerland, (Research topic: International Product Liability Law). Full Scholarship by Hague Academy of International Law for the Summer Program of Private International Law, 6 July-24 July 2009, The Hague-The Netherlands. Grant given by Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility Program, 29 May 2009-5 June 2009, BerlinGermany. CERTIFICATES Certificate of attendance for “International Sales Law and Commercial Arbitration”, (taught by Prof. Dr. Pascal Pichonnaz & Dr. Georgios Petrochilos), 19 April 2012-28 April 2012, İstanbul Bilgi University, İstanbul-Turkey. Certificate of attendance of Hague Academy of International Law for participating in the summer courses of private international law, 25 July 2012-13 August 2011, The Hague-The Netherlands. Certificate of attendance of “New Turkish Code of Obligations and New Turkish Commercial Code”, 22 Febraury 2011-3 April 2011, İstanbul Bilgi University, İstanbul-Turkey. Certificate of attendance for International Sales Law and Commercial Arbitration, (taught by Prof. Dr. Micheal Bridge & Dr. Jan Kleinheisterkamp), 12 April 2010-19 April 2010, İstanbul Bilgi University, İstanbul-Turkey. Certificate of attendance of Hague Academy of International Law for participating in the summer courses of private international law, 6 July 2009-24 July 2009, The Hague-The Netherlands Certificate of attendance for EU Corporate Law and Securities Regulation, (taught by Prof. Dr. Dr. Klaus J. Hopt & Prof. Dr. Jan von Hein), 8 May 2009-16 May 2009, İstanbul Bilgi University, İstanbulTurkey. Certificate of attendance for European Union Law, 2 November 2002-15 February 2003, Galatasaray University, İstanbul-Turkey. LANGUAGES Turkish (native) French (fluent) English (fluent) 17.10.2014 3 ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS Association of Turkish Family Law, Association of Attenders and Alumni (AAA) Hague Academy of International Law OTHER PUBLICATIONS (The original name of the publication is given first; the English translation is given in brackets) Article: İstanbul’daki Eşcinsel Düğünü Üzerine Hukuki Bir Değerlendirme, (Legal Considerations on the Homosexual’s Wedding Ceremony in İstanbul), www.bianet.org, 1/10/2014. Translation: Ölmek Gitmek Dönmek Kırlangıç Oyunu, (A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return), Translation of the comic book of Zeina Abirached, Sırtlan Kitap, June 2014. Translation: Azraili Beklerken, (Chicken with Plums), Translation of the comic book of Marjane Satrapi, Mürekkep Yayınevi, January 2014. Article: Gaz Bulutunun Arasında Kaybolan Hukuk, (Law Disappeared Among Gas Cloud), www.bianet.org, 26/6/2013. 17.10.2014 4