Liberal Demokrasinin Kayıp Halkası

Yıl 2015, Sayı: 80, 119 - 155, 01.12.2015

Ünsal Çetin

Öz

Hukukun üstünlüğü, hukukî ve siyasî bir ideal olarak, klâsik liberal düşünce geleneğinin esas nüvesine ait bir ilkedir. Günümüzün Batı tipi anayasal demokrasilerinin temelinde yatan ana fikir devlet yönetiminin önceden belirlenmiş açık kurallarla/yasalarla sınırlandırılmasıdır. Liberal demokrasi, en yetkin ifadesiyle, “Hukukun Kral Olduğu” bir yönetim şeklidir. Devlet dediğimiz şeyin var olması gerektiği hususunda bir uzlaşmaya vardıktan sonra, önümüzde bu devletin yönetimi için sadece iki seçenek kalır; Ya hukukun üstünlüğüne bağlı kalan, keyfî yönetimin mümkün olduğunca sınırlandırıldığı kurallara dayalı bir yönetime sahip olabiliriz, ya da seçilmişler ve atanmışlardan oluşan bir gurup insanın keyfî yönetimine.

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