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6Th Summer School of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions “Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Association” “Right to Liberty and Security” “Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Association” 3RD SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF 3rd Summer School of the Association of ASIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS AND EQUIVALENT INSTITUTIONS Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions 6TH SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ASIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS AND EQUIVALENT INSTITUTIONS İncek Şehit Savcı Mehmet Selim Kiraz Bulvarı No: 4 06805 Çankaya / Ankara / TURKEY 3RD SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF Phone: +90 312 463 73 00 • Fax: +90 312 463 74 00 3rd Summer School of the Association of ASIAN CONSTITUTIONALE-mail: [email protected] COURTS AND EQUIVALENT INSTITUTIONS th Asian Constitutional6 Summer School Courts of and the EquivalentAssociation Institutions of twitter.com/aymconstcourt Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions www.anayasa.gov.tr/en 786052 9 378410 ConstitutionalConstitutional Justice In Justice Asia in Asia “Right to Liberty and Security” “Principles of Fair Trial” 6th Summer School of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions Editors:17-21 September 2018, Ankara Serhat KÖKSAL - Yücel ARSLAN Organised by The Centre for Training and Human Resources Development of AACC 2nd SummerThe School Constitutional of the Association Court of the ofRepublic of Turkey Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions Ankara 2016 Constitutional Court Publications ISBN: 978-605-2378-41-0 Constitutional Justice in Asia © 2020, Constitutional Court © All rights reserved. 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Phone : +90 312 394 48 63 Fax : +90 312 394 48 65 Web : www.epamat.com.tr Print Date April, 2020 Constitutional Justice in Asia • Zühtü ARSLAN • Selim ERDEM • Hasan Tahsin GÖKCAN • İzzet ÖZGENÇ • Mahmut Can ŞENYURT • Kaliona NUSHI • Ermal TAUZI • Faig AHMEDOV • Fidan KHUDIYEVA • Viktoria MINGOVA • Fawaz SAYMA • Hüseyin TURAN • Güneş OKUYUCU ERGÜN • Muchtar Hadi SAPUTRA • Haifa Arief LUBIS • Manon BADALIYEV • Yusuf Enes KAYA • Milan VUKČEVIĆ • Slavko GLAVATOVIĆ • Elnura MUSAEVA • Kyung Min YOO • Aizatul Akmal MAHARANI • Wen Zen LOW • Sirawat LIPIPANT • Onuma KANCHIANG • Davit GOLIJASHVILI • Tornike OBOLASHVILI • Taylan BARIN • Musa AVCIOĞLU • Banu SOYER • Venera KABASHI • Arbana Beqiri PLAKOLLI • Gülchehra HAKIMOVA • Olga SHMYGOVA • Volodymyr KAPUSTIN • Engin YILDIRIM MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey organized the 6th Summer School Program of Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC) under the theme of “the Right to Liberty and Security” in Ankara and Konya on 16 – 22 September 2018 within the scope of the AACC activities. We are pleased to host the 6th Summer School of the AACC in Turkey. We believe that the presentations of the participants throughout the Summer School made significant contributions to the field of comparative constitutional justice and reflected legal experiences and practices of the AACC members. Summer School Programs of the AACC gather the participants in a sincere atmosphere to share their experiences and studies that would contribute to the constitutional justice and rule of law in the Asian continent. These programs also serve for the expansion and strengthening of cooperation among our institutions. I would like to express my contentment in presenting this publication, which collects the papers and presentations of the participants to the Summer School program for the benefit and use of all the members of the AACC. Taking this opportunity, on behalf our Court and on my own behalf, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all jurists and legal experts who contributed to this publication. I hope this book will serve as a useful resource for all. Prof. Dr. Zühtü ARSLAN President of Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey Constitutional Justice in Asia 3 CONTENTS Message of the President Prof. Dr. Zühtü ARSLAN .....................................................................................................................1 Opening Address on the Sixth Summer School of the AACC on Constitutional Justice Prof. Dr. Zühtü ARSLAN ....................................................................................................................5 Opening Speech on the Sixth Summer School of the AACC on Constitutional Justice Selim ERDEM .....................................................................................................................................15 Review of the Lawfulness of Detention in the Individual Applications Within the Scope of the Right to Liberty and Security Hasan Tahsin GÖKCAN, TURKEY ...................................................................................................21 Freedom and Security Relation in the Context of the Right to Organize Meetings and Demonstration Marches and the Freedom of Movement Prof. Dr. İzzet ÖZGENÇ, TURKEY ..................................................................................................29 Detention Orders and Applicability of Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights Mahmut Can ŞENYURT, European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ......................................57 The Right to Liberty and Security Kaliona NUSHI / Ermal TAUZI, ALBANIA .....................................................................................69 The Role of the Constitutional Court in Protecting Human Rights and Freedoms Faig AHMEDOV, AZERBAIJAN ......................................................................................................83 Concept of the Right to Freedom and Personal Inviolability Fidan KHUDIYEVA, AZERBAIJAN .................................................................................................89 The Constitutional Security as a Source of Protection of the Rights and Freedoms of the Individual Viktoria MINGOVA, BULGARIA ......................................................................................................95 The Right to Liberty and Security Fawaz SAYMA, PALESTINE ...........................................................................................................105 Reasonable Time in Detention Dr. Hüseyin TURAN, TURKEY ......................................................................................................113 Detention as a Social Anxiolytic Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güneş OKUYUCU ERGÜN, TURKEY ...............................................................131 The Constitutional Court and Human Rights Enforcement in Indonesia Haifa Arief LUBIS / Fajar LAKSONO, INDONESIA .....................................................................141 The Right to Personal Freedom Manon BADALIYEV / Natalya KRESS, KAZAKHSTAN ...............................................................157 Impact of the Compensatory Remedy Introduced by Article 141 of the Code of Criminal Procedure No. 5271 on the Case-Law of the Constitutional Court in Terms of the Right to Personal Liberty and Security Yusuf Enes KAYA, TURKEY ............................................................................................................171 The Right to Liberty and Security- Normative Framework and Practice in Montenegro Slavko GLAVATOVIC / Milan VUKCEVIC, MONTENEGRO ......................................................191 Constitutional Justice in Asia 4 The Right to Liberty and Security in Korea Yoo Kyung-min / Leo Keon-Seok, KOREA .......................................................................................203 Right to Liberty and Security: a Malaysian Perspective Aizatul Akmal bin MAHARANI / Low Wen ZHEN, MALAYSIA .................................................215 Thai Perspectives on the Right to Liberty and Security: Provisions of Law on Arrest and Detention, and the Relevant Issues Sirawat LIPIPANT / Onuma KANCHIANG, THAILAND ............................................................257 General Review of the Right to Liberty and Security of Person in Georgia Davit GOLIJASHVILI / Tornike OBOLASHVILI, GEORGIA .......................................................279 Constitutional Court of Turkey’s Interpretation of Two Rights: Liberty and Security of Person and Freedom of Expression Taylan BARIN, TURKEY .................................................................................................................291 The Right to Liberty and Security in the Light of Judgments of the Supreme Court of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Musa AVCIOĞLU / Banu SOYER, TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS ............303 The Right to Liberty and Security Venera KABASHI / Arbana BEQIRI, KOSOVO ..............................................................................319 Right to Liberty and Security in Decisions
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