Author
Gürgey, Fatma İrem Çağlar
Publication Date
2015-11-17
Publication Place
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Ankara Bar Association Presidency
Subject
Impartiality, Domestic violence, Legal interpretation, Violence against women, Family, Impartiality, Domestic violence, Legal interpretation, Violence against woman, Family
Type
Periodical
Language
Turkish
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
1300-9885
Record ID
e1f15983-466d-495b-a387-22e8b8fb313c
Date
2015-11-17
Sample Text
Legal norms and how these norms are implemented are important in the fight against gender-based violence as a human rights violation. The fact that the judiciary acts from a patriarchal prior understanding when interpreting the norms in cases related to domestic violence violates the principle of impartiality of the judiciary. In this study, the seemingly neutral patriarchal bias will be criticized through some examples of decisions given in the courts of the Republic of Turkey., Legal norms and their implementation is vital in the combat against gender based violence as a form violation of human rights. While interpreting the legal norms in legal disputes, the judiciary violates the impartiality principal of the judicial system as it acts based on patriarchal prejudices. In this work the critical analysis of the patriarchal approach under the disguise of neutrality will be made based upon a number of court decisions rendered in the courts of Republic of Turkey.