Philosophy of law

The party plaintiff lawyers in the case of a controversial mine construction in the Black Sea province of Artvin demanded recusal and abandoned the hearing room on Sept. 19 amid intense security precautions.

There should be absolutely no skepticism or suspicion as to how the justice system operates and reaches decisions in a well-functioning democracy.

In 1908, when the second constitutional monarchy was declared, people in all regions of the Ottoman geography took to the streets. The joyous crowds carried banners with the famous slogan of the French Revolution, "Freedom, Equality and Fraternity," with one more concept added: "Justice."  

Bar associations across Greece agreed this week to extend ongoing strike action in protest at social security and tax reforms until May 7, arguing that the new legislation being debated in Parliament will choke off their livelihoods.

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozda? has said they were preparing to submit three separate legislative packages of draft regulations, which he referred to as "revolutionary," aimed at expediting the legal processes in Turkey's judiciary system.

Women in Turkey will not have to take their husbands' surnames after getting married, according to a new ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeals.

The ruling by the court's General Assembly of Civil Chambers confirmed a Sept. 30, 2015 decision that allowed Turkish women to apply to a family court to keep their maiden name after marriage.

Romania has made progress in fighting corruption and in judicial reform, but 2016 is a test year that will show if recent progress is sustainable, a new European Commission report issued under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, CVM, said.

A German court has set a precedent that legally requires citizens to delete any naked photos of their partners after they break up. The country’s high court made this ruling after a woman took the case to court over naked pictures that her ex had in his possession that were taken during sex.

The removal of judge Vladimir Vucinic from Belgrade’s Special Court was a political move aimed at curbing judicial independence and will set back an important case against interior ministry officers, experts alleged.

By Tina Mandilara