Law by country

Turkey Breached Gulen-Affiliated Journalist’s Rights: Strasbourg Court

The European Court of Human Rights, ECHR in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of Hidayet Karaca, who was an executive at a major media group executive affiliated with exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen, for unfairly keeping him in detention for too long before his trial.

Sakellaropoulou affirms Treaty of Lausanne’s enduring role in regional peace

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou affirmed the enduring significance of the Treaty of Lausanne on its 100th anniversary during the opening of an international conference organized by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) on Monday.

Türkiye becomes committee member against illicit trafficking

Türkiye has been elected as a member of the Subsidiary Committee of the Meeting of States Parties to the "UNESCO 1970 Convention," which is an international treaty to combat the illegal trade in cultural items.

Türkiye's membership in the committee will work to promote the protection of cultural assets and their return to their homelands.

Four-year membership

Ljubljana-Hague Convention to ease prosecution of worst international crimes

After almost two weeks of intense negotiations, experts from more than 70 countries gathered in Ljubljana adopted a document to cooperate in the investigation and prosecution of the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. It is the first such treaty since the 1998 Rome Statute.

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