Essays about: "turkey and human rights"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words turkey and human rights.

1. 1. Free(doom) of Expression: An Analysis of the ECtHR’s Application of the ECHR Values and Principles on Case-Law on Freedom of Expression in Türkiye (2003-2022)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Turku Cebi; [2023]
   Keywords : European Court of Human Rights; European Convention on Human Rights; freedom of expression; Article 10; victimhood; victim status; state of exception; parrhesia; dissenting opinions; violation; non-violation; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The issue of freedom of expression in the context of Turkey and the European Court of Human Rights (‘ECtHR’ or ‘the Court’) has been widely discussed from legal perspectives. Especially, with the changing political, legal and social dynamics in Turkey within 2003-2022, the case-law of the Court increased by a considerable amount. READ MORE

3. 2. Enlargement of the European Union: An examination of the criteria for accession in light of the Union’s objectives

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Iris Öhnström; [2021]
   Keywords : EU law; EU-rätt; Enlargement; Accession; Utvidgning; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Enlargement, the process whereby countries join the European Union (EU), has had a key role in the Union’s development. Since its founding, the EU has grown from six to twenty-seven Member States, in a total of seven enlargement rounds. READ MORE

4. 3. Turkey and crimes against humanity : A case study on Turkish treatment of civilian population

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Muminovic Fata; [2021]
   Keywords : crimes against humanity; Turkey; coup d’etat; Syrian civil war; Kurdish-Turkish conflict; human rights;

   Abstract : Despite the developments in the international arena to ensure and protect human rights, evidence from around the world showcase examples of organized and systematic violations of human rights in the form of war crimes, genocides, and crimes against humanity. Turkey is one of the countries that has shown decline in the last ten years when it comes to respect for human rights. READ MORE

5. 4. Femicides in Turkey : Understanding Femicides through the Social, Political, and Gendered Context

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Gül Akbal; [2021]
   Keywords : femicides; gender-based violence; discourse theory; critical discourse analysis; intersectionality; Turkey; decoloniality; resistance strategies;

   Abstract : Turkey and its authoritarian policies are in the headlines: the topic of Syrian refugees and the EU – Turkey deal, gross human rights violations, repression against opposition parties, and last but not least the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention in March 2021. Heavy protests of feminist activist groups are demanding the end of gender-based violence and femicide. READ MORE

6. 5. One public sphere at a time: A post-structural analysis on Turkey’s social media law

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Ipek Sezer; [2021]
   Keywords : Keywords: Social media; public sphere; Turkey; post-structural analysis; Habermas; freedom of expression; penal code; problem representation; human rights; critical voices; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the amendments of the Law on the Arrangement of Internet Publication and Combating Crimes Committed Through These Publications regarding its impact on the public sphere in Turkey, and explores the importance of the political background in which one analyses law. The study argues that social media is the last free public sphere in Turkey and analyses how the law aims to attack this sphere. READ MORE