When the Gloves Go Off? Turkey Intends to Suspend the European Convention on Human Rights
When the Gloves Go Off? Turkey Intends to Suspend the European Convention on Human Rights

Author(s): Veronika Bílková
Subject(s): International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Penal Policy, EU-Legislation
Published by: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů
Keywords: Erdogan; Öcalan; death penalty;
Summary/Abstract: Could the state of emergency and the suspension of the ECHR justify the measures which have been adopted in Turkey in the past days (removal of public servants and teachers, purge in the judiciary, ban on academic travel, etc.)? With the ECHR suspended, are the (legal) gloves off in Turkey? Can the government use just any means it finds appropriate to suppress those segments of society in which it sees a threat? This reflection shows that all these questions have to be answered in the negative. It gives more details on the topic discussed in paper #5 of these “International Law Reflections”.

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