Is the Constitutional Court decisions final?
Yes, in terms of Turkish law. The Constitutional Court is Turkey’s highest court. There is no further right of appeal in Turkey against the decision the court’s judges will reach in the coming days. It would be open to the Justice and Development Party to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. 11. What are the likely human rights implications of a ban? The banning of Turkey’s democratically elected government, on the basis of a move to lift the ban on the headscarf in universities, and numerous speeches by members of the party which have not advocated violence, would have damaging consequences for human rights in Turkey, including for free expression and association and the right to political participation. It would be an extremely negative precedent.
