Philosophy of law

What is the end-game?

Attacks by the government on the country's judicial system have crossed every line. They have gotten so bad and done so much damage that they can be considered indefensible acts.

Just the other day, a government official targeted judges who have presided over certain serious cases. It is difficul to understand why and what the end-game can possibly be.

Japan executes two convicted murderers

Japan executed two convicted murderers on July 13, the justice ministry said, ignoring calls from international rights groups to end capital punishment.

The hangings of Masakatsu Nishikawa and Koichi Sumida bring to 19 the total number of executions since conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power in late 2012.

Turkey's top court rejects complaint against post-coup arrest, setting precedent

Turkey's Constitutional Court rejected the first individual application related to the July 2016 coup attempt on June 20, ruling out the application of Aydın Yavuz, who was detained on the grounds of allegedly participating in events at satellite company TÜRKSAT on the night of the attempted coup.

Impartial and independent

Nowadays, the government is frequently emphasizing that justice is "impartial and independent" and wants "respect for justice." This is absolutely correct but do we need to remind them what they said even about the Constitutional Court just yesterday? Let us look at what the government understands regarding the independence of the judiciary. 

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