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Title

The Achievements and Paradoxes of Constitutional Democracy in Turkey

Authors

Bertil Emrah Oder, Koç University Law SchoolFollow

Publication Date

11-6-2012

Abstract

Professor Oder discusses the basic features of constitutional democracy in Turkey, such as: democratic institutions, constitutional review, the balancing of majoritarian tendencies with liberal values, the secular state within a predominantly Muslim society, women’s rights, and the influences of Europeanization. She highlights the achievements and the paradoxes of Turkish constitutionalism.

Runtime: 01:03:04

Recommended Citation

Oder, Bertil Emrah, "The Achievements and Paradoxes of Constitutional Democracy in Turkey" (2012). The Morris Lecture in International and Comparative Law. 7.
https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/morris/7

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