Constitutional Court of Turkey: Decision Making between Legal and Political Reasoning and the Practice of Dissent

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Constitutional Court of Turkey: Decision Making between Legal and Political Reasoning and the Practice of Dissent

Oya YEGEN

The Constitutional Court of Turkey (Anayasa Mahkemesi, AYM) is going through difficult times. In the past couple of years, the lower courts have refused to comply with its decisions, resulting in the high court issuing a second ruling for rights violation…

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The Constitutional Court of Turkey between Legal and Political Reasoning: Perspectives From Outside and From Within

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The Constitutional Court of Turkey between Legal and Political Reasoning: Perspectives From Outside and From Within

Ece GÖZTEPE & Silvia VON STEINSDORFF

Constitutional courts have been regarded as effective protectors of the newly established constitutional order in emerging democracies in many European countries since the 1950s. The German and Italian constitutional courts are the first and most prominent examples of a long list…

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