Sibel SAFI, PhD Abstract. The Geneva Convention on the status of refugees offers the basic definition and the problem emerges when the serious human rights violation like honour killing that do not clearly has its base on one of these Convention grounds which can constitute a legitimate premise … [Read more...]
NORTHERN CYPRUS: REFUGEES OF UNRECOGNIZED AND NON-EU MEMBER STATE
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sibel SAFI Abstract. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Greece and the Republic of Turkey are the parties of the Cyprus Treaty of Guarantee. Regarding to this Treaty the established Republic has been party of 1951 Geneva Convention. The 1951 … [Read more...]
The Future. ICC Investigation in DRC and Sudan
Sibel SAFI This paper will explore the practice, concept and the potential limits and extents of the jurisdiction of International Criminal Court and evaluate the other mechanisms. It will discuss the ways of the cases that reach ICC, analyzing with DRC and Sudan cases. In order to commit genocide … [Read more...]
A Critical Analysis of the Legal Arguments about Self-Determination for the Kurdish People of Turkey
Sibel SAFI According to Rosalyn Higgins the question that exactly is entitled to the right of self-determination cannot be answered without first understanding the relationship between self-determination and national unity. In recent years some old states like Soviet Union and Yugoslavia … [Read more...]
Security Concerns of Turkey – Cold War and Post-Cold War Periods
Sibel SAFI The Turkish Security Council is chaired by the President and includes the Prime Minister, the Chief of the General Staff, the Ministers of National Defense, Interior, and Foreign Affairs, and the commanders of the three armed services and of the Gendarmerie. National security refers to … [Read more...]
Historical and Conceptual Background of Turkey’s Security Perspective as a Euro Atlantic Country
Sibel SAFI Established in 1923, following a costly war of independence against the occupying powers, the security of the Republic of Turkey has been dictated by two main elements: geography and longstanding ties with the countries in her region. These two determinants make Turkey a key security … [Read more...]