Individual Application Hüseyin Ekinci

Individual ApplicationTo the Turkısh Constıtutıonal Court


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2015-02
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Dr. Hüseyin EKİNCİ, Dr. Musa SAĞLAM

 

  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • I. GENERAL REMARKS -1
  • 1. What is individual application? -. 1
  • 2. What are the basic features of individual application?1
  • 3. In which countries is the remedy of individual application
  • applicable? -2
  • 4. Why is an individual application procedure needed in Turkey? -2
  • 5. What are the legal regulations concerning individual
  • application?-4
  • II. SCOPE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT’S
  • JURISDICTION 5
  • 6. Which fundamental rights can be subject of an individual
  • application? . 5
  • 7. What is the scope of right to remedies within the context of
  • individual applications?6
  • 8. When can alleged violation of equality principle be claimed within
  • the context of individual application?7
  • 9. When can violation of Article 40 -protection of fundamental rights
  • and freedoms- of the Constitution be claimed within the context of
  • individual application?. 8
  • 10. What is the scope of the right to life according to the Constitutional
  • Court?-8
  • 11. How does the Constitutional Court define the scope of freedom
  • from torture and ill treatment?-9
  • 12. Which aspects of liberty and security of the person have been
  • clarified by the Constitutional Court?-. 10
  • 13. What is the approach of the Constitutional Court as regards the
  • right to property?-13
  • 14. Against which acts of public authorities can an individual
  • application be filed? 14
  • 15. Can an individual application be filed against general regulatory
  • procedures? -16
  • 16. Which acts other than general regulatory acts are excluded from
  • individual application procedure? 17
  • 17. Who is eligible to file an individual application? . 18
  • 18. Are the citizens of foreign countries eligible for this right? -. 19
  • 19. Are legal persons eligible for individual application? -. 19
  • 20. Are public legal entities eligible for individual application? 20
  • 21. What are the specific cases concerning the Court’s competence
  • ratione personae? 21
  • 22. What is the Court’s competence ratione loci? -22
  • III. UNITS THAT EXAMINE INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS TO
  • THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT 22
  • 23. What is the composition of judicial and administrative units of
  • the Constitutional Court that deal with individual application? -22
  • 24. What is the composition of the Sections? -23
  • 25. What is the composition of Commissions? 24
  • 26. Which organs of the Constitutional Court examine individual
  • applications? 24
  • 27. Does the Plenary Assembly have any function related to
  • individual applications? -25
  • 28. How do rapporteurs function in individual applications? 25
  • 29. What is the composition of the Individual Application Office and
  • what are its procedures? -26
  • 30. What is the composition of the Commission Rapporteurs Office
  • and what are its procedures? -27
  • 31. What is the composition of the Section Rapporteurs Office and
  • what are its procedures? -27
  • 32. What is the composition of the Research and Case-law Unit and
  • what are its procedures? -28
  • IV. FORMAL REQUIREMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION. 28
  • 33. What are the formal requirements of individual application?-28
  • 34. How can you access and fill out the application form? -29
  • 35. Is it obligatory to use the application form to file an application?. 29
  • 36. How to fill in the application form? -. 30
  • 37. What are the consequences of an incorrect legal qualification of
  • subject incident of the alleged violation in application form?31
  • 38. Is examination by the Court restricted to the issues specified in the
  • application form and particularly those specified upon request?-32
  • 39. Is it obligatory to hire a lawyer in lodging an application or in
  • subsequent stages of application? Who can represent applicant in
  • court? . 33
  • 40. Which documents should be annexed to the application form?. 33
  • 41. What should the applicant do if documents which should be
  • annexed to the application form are not accessible? . 34
  • 42. What should the applicant do in case of any subsequent changes
  • in the conditions related to an application?-35
  • 43. Is anonymity possible in application?-35
  • 44. Is an application subject to a fee? What is the fee amount? -. 36
  • 45. What are the requirements of legal aid? Should related fees and
  • costs be paid in case of inadmissibility or non-violation decision?. 37
  • 46. Which procedures are followed for the application in case of
  • incomplete application form or its annexes? -38
  • V. SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL
  • APPLICATION39
  • 47. What are the substantive requirements for individual
  • application?39
  • 48. What does direct impact on an actual and personal right mean?. 39
  • 49. What does exhaustion of administrative and judicial remedies
  • mean? 42
  • 50. What are the features of remedies to be exhausted?-43
  • 51. How does the Court rule when administrative and judicial
  • remedies are not referred to at all? 45
  • 52. What are the judicial authorities competent and authorized for
  • the exhaustion of remedies? 47
  • 53. If there is more than one remedy, should they all be exhausted?. 48
  • 54. What does individual exhaustion of administrative and judicial
  • remedies mean? -. 50
  • 55. How does the Court rule in applications lodged during an
  • ongoing trial? -51
  • 56. Is the remedy of revision of decision an obligatory remedy to be
  • exhausted? . 52
  • 57. Can an individual application be filed against interim decisions
  • of courts? -. 53
  • 58. Does the Constitutional Court examine an individual application
  • when the applicant refers to precautionary administrative and
  • judicial remedies but waives them without waiting for their
  • conclusion? 54
  • 59. Are there any exceptions in the rule of exhaustion of remedies?
  • If so, what are the exceptions? -. 55
  • 60. When violation of a fundamental right is claimed in individual
  • application, is it obligatory to file the same claim before other judicial
  • authorities as well? -60
  • 61. Can individual application be filed against a public act which
  • becomes a final decision due to applicant’s failure in exhausting
  • remedies? -62
  • 62. Can individuals file an application against decisions for retrial?. 63
  • 63. What does insignificance of application mean (constitutionally
  • and with regard to damage suffered)? 64
  • VI. TIME LIMITS FOR INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION66
  • 64. What is the last day for the finalization of acts of public authorities
  • that can be subject to individual application to the Constitutional
  • Court? 66
  • 65. When an applicant resorts to an ineffective or extraordinary legal
  • remedy against a finalized act of public authority, does it have an
  • impact on the finalization? . 70
  • 66. Can an individual application be lodged against an act where
  • finalized decision is notified after 23/9/2012?. 71
  • 67. Is there any time restriction for individual application? When do
  • these restrictions start? 72
  • 68. What are the principles concerning definition of starting and
  • ending dates for time limit for application? -73
  • 69. Is it obligatory to deliver the notification to the applicant even
  • when the applicant is represented by a lawyer in the initiation of
  • application time? 76
  • 70. What is the starting date for the 30-day time limit for applications
  • 56. Is the remedy of revision of decision an obligatory remedy to be
  • exhausted? . 52
  • 57. Can an individual application be filed against interim decisions
  • of courts? -. 53
  • 58. Does the Constitutional Court examine an individual application
  • when the applicant refers to precautionary administrative and
  • judicial remedies but waives them without waiting for their
  • conclusion? 54
  • 59. Are there any exceptions in the rule of exhaustion of remedies?
  • If so, what are the exceptions? -. 55
  • 60. When violation of a fundamental right is claimed in individual
  • application, is it obligatory to file the same claim before other judicial
  • authorities as well? -60
  • 61. Can individual application be filed against a public act which
  • becomes a final decision due to applicant’s failure in exhausting
  • remedies? -62
  • 62. Can individuals file an application against decisions for retrial?. 63
  • 63. What does insignificance of application mean (constitutionally
  • and with regard to damage suffered)? 64
  • VI. TIME LIMITS FOR INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION66
  • 64. What is the last day for the finalization of acts of public authorities
  • that can be subject to individual application to the Constitutional
  • Court? 66
  • 65. When an applicant resorts to an ineffective or extraordinary legal
  • remedy against a finalized act of public authority, does it have an
  • impact on the finalization? . 70
  • 66. Can an individual application be lodged against an act where
  • finalized decision is notified after 23/9/2012?. 71
  • 67. Is there any time restriction for individual application? When do
  • these restrictions start? 72
  • 68. What are the principles concerning definition of starting and
  • ending dates for time limit for application? -73
  • 69. Is it obligatory to deliver the notification to the applicant even
  • when the applicant is represented by a lawyer in the initiation of
  • application time? 76
  • 70. What is the starting date for the 30-day time limit for applications
  • if the applicant did not resort to remedy of revision of decision in
  • civil, administrative and military trials? -76
  • 71. Do remedies of: objection against the Chief Public Prosecutor of
  • Court of Cassation; retrial; or writ has an impact on 30-day time
  • limit for application? -78
  • 72. How does the Court decide if the remedies have not been
  • exhausted yet when the application is filed and the remedies are
  • exhausted when the application is pending in the Court? -81
  • 73. Is it possible to compensate when the applicant fails to lodge an
  • application due to impediments within time limits prescribed?82
  • VII. LODGING INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS -84
  • 74. How can an individual application be lodged? Is it obligatory to
  • lodge an application personally to the Constitutional Court?84
  • 75. How can detainees and convicts in prisons lodge their
  • applications? 84
  • 76. Which procedures are followed in court(s) or representation(s)
  • abroad receiving application forms? 85
  • 77. Is it possible to lodge individual application by mail? -85
  • 78. What are the most common shortcomings in lodging applications?. 86
  • 79. Is there any additional advance or cost payment other than
  • application fee in applications deposited through other courts or
  • representations abroad? -87
  • 80. How will the applicants correspond with the Constitutional
  • Court? 88
  • 81. Is the applicant informed on subsequent stages of application?. 88
  • 82. When should applicants expect their applications to be
  • concluded? . 89
  • VIII. EXAMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS 89
  • 83. What is the scope of the examination by the Constitutional Court
  • within the context of individual application? 89
  • 84. Is individual application to the Constitutional Court a new
  • remedy of objection or appeal? -90
  • 85. What are the procedures related to registration and administrative
  • review of individual applications? 93
  • 86. What does administrative rejection of application mean? Can it
  • be appealed? . 93
  • 87. How are individual application files distributed to Sections and
  • Commissions? . 94
  • 88. In which order are individual applications examined? -95
  • 89. Who has the burden of proof in the examination of individual
  • applications? 95
  • 90. Is the Constitutional Court entitled to collect information and
  • documents ex officio and to hear related persons? 96
  • 91. Is the Constitutional Court entitled to hear witnesses, assign
  • experts, fact-finding or to hold hearings? 97
  • 92. Will information and documents received by the Constitutional
  • Court during the examination of individual applications be shared
  • with the applicant? -97
  • 93. Does lodging an individual application cease execution of a
  • public act? -98
  • 94. What are the requirements for the Constitutional Court to
  • indicate interim measures in individual applications? 98
  • 95. Can the Constitutional Court resort to friendly settlement similar
  • to applications before the ECtHR? . 100
  • 96. Is it possible to waive from individual application? What would
  • be the consequences? 101
  • IX. JUDGMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT IN
  • INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS 102
  • 97. Which judgments can be rendered for individual applications?102
  • 98. Can an application considered as admissible by Commissions be
  • found inadmissible later? . 103
  • 99. In which cases can admissibility and merits be examined
  • together? -103
  • 100. What is the difference between admissibility decision and
  • decision on merits? 104
  • 101. What are the most common reasons for inadmissibility? -. 104
  • 102. Can a decision of strike-out be given for individual
  • applications?-106
  • 103. Which decisions can be given by the Constitutional Court on
  • the merits of a case and what are the features of such decisions? . 107
  • 104. What are the consequences of violation decisions given by
  • Sections?-107
  • 105. Can the Constitutional Court rule for compensation when a
  • violation is established consequent to examination of application?. 108
  • 106. Who is liable for trial costs in an individual application? How
  • does the Court decide on attorney fees and trial costs?-. 108
  • 107. To whom are the decisions notified?-109
  • 108. Which judgments should be published?-110
  • 109. Is it possible to appeal against Court decisions? Do the decisions
  • have a binding effect? Can an identical issue be repeatedly submitted
  • in individual application?-110
  • 110. How can one access individual application judgments of the
  • Constitutional Court?111
  • 111. How are the judgments executed (implemented)?111
  • 112. Is there any sanction in case of the misuse of right of individual
  • application? Are the applicants of inadmissible applications subject
  • to any other sanction?111
  • X. THE RELATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COURT OF
  • HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
  • WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION-. 112
  • 113. Does individual application to the Constitutional Court impede
  • application to the European Court of Human Rights?112
  • 114. Is individual application to the Constitutional Court recognized
  • as a domestic remedy that should be exhausted before lodging an
  • individual application to the European Court of Human Rights?-113
  • 115. What would be the consequences if the applicant lodges an
  • application both to the Constitutional Court and the European
  • Court of Human Rights on the same matter?114
  • 116. Does individual application make proceedings longer, does it
  • lead to delays in the finalization of judicial decisions?115
  • 117. Does the Constitutional Court take the Constitution or the
  • European Convention on Human Rights as a basis in examining
  • individual applications? 116
  • APPANDICES
  • 1. The Constitution of the Republic of Turkey-. 121
  • 2. Code on Establishment and Rules of Procedures of the
  • Constitutional Court 247
  • 3. Internal Regulation of the Constitutional Court -311
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