Anayasa Mahkemesi kararlarında uluslararası ve karşılaştırmalı hukuka yapılan atıflar: ampirik bir analiz

Abstract

Ulusal yüksek mahkemelerin uluslararası ve karşılaştırmalı hukuka kendi kararlarında atıf yapmaları son yıllarda önemli bir tartışma konusu haline gelmiştir. Bu bağlamda, Anayasa Mahkemesi’nin iptal, itiraz ve siyasi parti kapatma ve ihtar davalarında uluslararası ve karşılaştırmalı hukuka yaptığı atıflar ampirik olarak incelenecektir. AYM’nin hangi uluslararası hukuk kaynaklarına, hangi konularda, ne kadar sıklıkla ve nasıl bir şekilde göndermede bulunduğu çalışmamızın cevap arayacağı temel sorulardır. Bu amaca dönük olarak, davayı açanın, dava konusunun, dava sonucunun ve karar yönünün kararda ya da ayrışık oylarda yapılan atıflar üzerinde bir etkisinin olup olmadığı Logit analizi yoluyla incelenmiştir. Davayı açanın ve dava sonucunun kararda yapılan atıflar üzerinde zayıf olarak bir etkisi olduğu karar yönünün ve konusunun ise bir etkisi olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. AYM kararlarında yabancı hukuk kaynaklarını yardımcı/destek norm şeklinde değerlendirmektedir

Keywords

• Anayasa Mahkemesi, Uluslararası Hukuk, Yabancı

Citations to the International and Comparative Law in the Decisions of the Constitutional Court: An Empirical Analysis

Abstract

Citations to international and comparative law by national supreme courts has been an important topic of discussion in recent years. It is within this context that this study empirically examines citations made to the international and comparative law by the Turkish Constitutional Court (TCC) in its rulings with regard to abstract and concrete review and political party closure cases. To this end, we address the following questions: Which sources of foreign law are cited by the TCC? Why and how are they cited and used? Is there any difference in citations in terms of the subject matter of the case? We have conducted a logit analysis to investigate whether litigators’ the identity, the subject-matter, the outcome and the direction of the case influence citation practices of the TCC. We have found that while the direction and the subject-matter of the case have no impact on the use of foreign citations, the identity of the litigator and the outcome of the case have a weak influence on it. The TCC employs foreign sources of law as a supportive norm in its decison-making process

Keywords

• Constitutional Court, International Law, Foreign Citations

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