Human Rights Law at BİLGİ
Human rights at BILGI comes forth, specifically in the context of programs and research in law, through several academic and social means such as programs in various levels, undergraduate and graduate courses, research, publications, professional training, activities of student clubs and a vast library collection on human rights law.
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Declaration of State of Emergency and Related Instruments
These pages are available only in Turkish.
Strengthening Women’s Access to Justice Project (July 2018-July 2019)
The project aims to strengthen access to justice mechanisms for women who are subject to violence and discrimination. ...
Books on Individual Application to the Constitutional Court, January 2019
Within the realm of the Joint Project on Supporting the Individual Application to the Constitutional Court in Turkey co-financed by ...
The Fifth Human Rights Law Summer School at BİLGİ is held between 16-24 July 2019
İstanbul Bilgi University Human Rights Law Research Center organized its fifth “Human Rights Law Summer School” between 16-24 July ...
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ArchiveIstanbul Bilgi University Unit for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Assault: Founding and Experiences
This piece is about the founding of Istanbul Bilgi University Unit for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Assault, the content of its founding documents, its objective and activities and its overall approach to sexual violence. As such, through experience sharing, the piece also intends to be a guide for prospective units at universities. - More
Cemal Duğan Judgment of the Constitutional Court of Turkey: Hierarchical Approach in Protection from Discrimination and the Issue of Proof
The Cemal Duğan judgment of the Constitutional Court of Turkey, which was rendered on 15 February 2017 and published in Official Gazette four months later on 8 June 2017, touches upon significant aspects of discrimination based on sexual orientation that should be dwelled on. - More
Necessity of Non-Accommodation of State of Emergency: Human Rights in Times of Crisis
Following the coup attempt on 15 July 2016, the Council of Ministers of Turkey has declared a nation-wide 90-day state of emergency that was later extended by three months. Within this period, 12 statutory decrees were issued that had serious consequences regarding the regime of restriction of human rights. - More
Interview with Feride Acar on Istanbul Convention and GREVIO
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) entered into force on 1 August 2014. We had an interview with Feride Acar, the President of GREVIO on violence against women, its current state in Turkey and Istanbul Convention. - More
