Minorities and Nationalism in Turkish Law

ISBN-13: 9781138278844 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 320 str.

Derya Bayir

Opis

This book argues that the state’s failure to accommodate ethno-religious diversity in Turkey is attributable to the founding philosophy of Turkish nationalism and its heavy penetration into the socio-political and legal fibre of the country. It examines the articulation and influence of the founding principle in law and in the higher courts’ jurisprudence in relation to the concepts of nation, citizenship, and minorities. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this timely book is of interest to those engaged in the fields of Middle Eastern, Islamic, Ottoman and Turkish studies, as well as to those working on human rights and international law and nationalism.

Spis treści

List of Abbreviations, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 The Ottoman Empire and Minorities, 2 Transition to the Turkish Nation-State, 3 Management of Diversity in the Turkish Nation-State, 1923–60, 4 The Myth of the Civic State and Turkish Ethnie in Law, 5 Nation and Minority in the Jurisprudence of the Turkish Constitutional Court, 6 ‘The right to equal concern and respect’: Equality, Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Racism Laws in Turkey, Conclusion, List of Cases and Laws, Bibliography, Index

O autorze

Dr Derya Bayır is a legal consultant specializing in international human rights and minority rights, criminal law, and the Turkish legal system.