The rule of law conditionality of the European union and developments in Turkish judiciary

Hukukun üstünlüğü kavramı Avrupa Birliği hukuk düzeninin temel prensiplerinden biri olup,bu kavram işleyen ,etkili,tarafsız ve bağımsız bir yargının varlığını gerektirir.Kopenhag kriterleriyle ilgili belgelerde,yargı sistemlerinin tarafsız,bağımsız,yeterli kadroya sahip,iyi eğitilmiş mesleğinde uzmanlaşmış kişilerden oluşması ve vatandaşların kolayca ulaşabilecekleri tarzda örgütlenmesi aday ülkelere tavsiye edilmiştir.Bu nedenle,birliğe katılım öncesi dönemde aday ülkelerin yargı sistemleri Avrupa Birliği standartlarına uygun olarak önemli yapısal değişiklikler geçirmiştir.Türk yargı sistemide bu dönemde kurumsal,yasal ve yapısal değişiklikler geçirmiştir.

The concept of the rule of law is one of the core principles of the European Union legal order .It requires a functioning, effective, independent and impartial judiciary. According to the Copenhagen-related documents, judicial systems of the candidate countries should be independent, impartial, well-staffed, well-trained and easily accessible to the citizens. Therefore, in the course course of pre-accession period, legal systems of candidate countries have significantly been transformed in complience with the European Union standarts. Turkish judicial system has experienced institutional, legal and structural developments during this period as well.

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