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
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BİLGİ Pro Bono Award 2017 Winners were announced, 24 January 2018
İstanbul Bilgi University Pro Bono Network held its first Pro Bono Award Ceremony on 24 January 2018. Law ...
The Third Human Rights Law Summer School at BİLGİ is held between 17-25 July 2017
İstanbul Bilgi University Human Rights Law Research Center organized its third “Human Rights Law Summer School” between 17-25 ...
The Council of Europe has released the Guide to Human Rights of Internet Users, December 2017
The Council of Europe has released the Guide to Human Rights of Internet users as a tool for ...
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ArchiveCemal 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
Turkey has ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities establishing the individual complaint mechanism!
Turkey has ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities establishing the individual complaint mechanism. - More
