Author
Bektur, Sevgi
Publication Date
2020-08
Subject
Academic freedom, Disciplinary investigation, Academic freedom, Disciplinary investigation
Type
Document
Language
Turkish
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Record ID
922d57b8-5344-4a29-922b-b4a1eab87161
Library Location
Department of Public Law
Date
2020-08
Sample Text
By their nature, universities are institutions that provide an environment for critical discussion and where learning, teaching and research activities are carried out without any factors other than scientific criteria and ethical rules. However, as in every institution, the university has internal disciplinary mechanisms in order to provide the public service it offers in the best possible way. The disciplinary authority of the university administration should enable the higher education public service to be carried out in a university order dominated by a unique hierarchy. This requires that the disciplinary authority aimed at carrying out scientific activities be limited to the rights and freedoms of the academician. On the contrary, a situation will disrupt the institutional order by causing arbitrary and excessive interventions against academics, and the violation of the rights and freedoms of academicians will result in society being deprived of the benefits provided by science. In our study, the disciplinary law applied to academics in Turkey will be discussed with a human rights-oriented approach. In the first part, the scope and concepts of university disciplinary law, in the second part, the disciplinary process, in the third part, the application methods in disciplinary law will be examined, and finally, suggestions will be made to eliminate the deficiencies identified within the scope of our study. Universities, by nature, are institutions in which learning, teaching and research activities are carried out without any factor other than scientific criteria and ethical rules by providing a critical discussion environment. However, as in every institution, there are internal disciplinary mechanisms in order to perform the public service offered by the university in the best way. The disciplinary authority of the university administration should enable the realization of the higher education public service in a university order where a unique hierarchy is dominant. Thus, this requires restricting the disciplinary authority which is aimed at the conduct of scientific activities by the rights and freedoms of the academician. The opposite situation will cause disruption the order of the institution by arbitrary and inconsistent interventions against the academicians as well as the violation of the rights and freedoms of the academician will deprive the society of the benefits provided by science. In this regard, in our study, the university disciplinary law applied to academics is examined with the human rights-oriented approach in the terms of Turkish law. Within this context; the scope and concepts of university disciplinary law will be examined in the first chapter, the disciplinary process will be examined in the second chapter, the application methods in disciplinary law will be examined in the third chapter and lastly suggestions will be made to remedy the deficiencies identified in our study.
