ipl-logo

Constitutionalism in Turkey

1288 Words6 Pages

A constitution in the modern sense is a document drafted in the name of the people to specify the relationship between government and citizen, to establish and regulate the powers of the main institutions of government, and to take effect as fundamental law. As a relevant concept to the constitution, constitutionalism, is, contrary to its original expression of limited government (negative constitutionalism), nowadays viewed as an extremely powerful form of legitimating extensive government with the contribution of its derivation from the idea of public service(positive constitutionalism), not from a theory of sovereignty . On the other hand, from a critical perspective, it is argued that modern discourses of popular or modern sovereignty (modern constitutionalism) can be anything other than a disguised form of absolutism which the discourse of constitutionalism is claimed to prevent. According to this perspective, both sovereignty remains a centralised power to command that is resistant to the democratic discourses, and constitutionalism is a largely ideological tool that purports to portray the location of power and control while in fact the modern form of domination is actually existent in less visible location . The power of narrative, symbol, ritual, theology and myth is evident in masking the dominance, creating its own political reality and forging normative constitution which does not reflects social constitution of a given society. Constitutional debates to

Show More
Related

  • Pros And Cons Of The Articles Of Confederation

    261 Words  | 2 Pages

    There has been many disagreements over the constitutions and its rules. Although it is a process

    Read More

  • Similarities Between Lee's Emission To The Constitution And The Federalist No. 51

    628 Words  | 3 Pages

    The essay continues as the author to examine how the government will look under the Constitution. He proclaims that each government department will be able to operate independently. Members of these departments should have as little say as possible in who is appointed in the members of the others. Departments should also be as self-governing as

    Read More

  • Turkey Dbq Essay

    791 Words  | 4 Pages

    A constant struggle for many is the lack of independence and oppression. The same could be said for Turkey before Mustafa’s help to get them their full independence. Mustafa fought for them in more ways than one, and led them after it was established. Turkey was originally owned by the Ottoman Turks, but was defeated by their national hero, and later president Mustafa. Turkey is full of rich culture and has many iconic structures located there.

    Read More

  • The Constitution: The Counter-Transformation Of The Constitution

    173 Words  | 1 Pages

    The Constitution is a counter-transformation on the grounds that the Constitutional Convention was a meeting to totally update the Articles of Confederation, and that record fundamentally illustrated the administration at that period in time. Since an insurgency is a move towards a changed government, that would make the Constitution an unrest, and it is countering the disappointments of the Articles of Confederation. It is additionally a counter-transformation since a few provisions were placed in it to counteract uprisings, for example, that of Daniel (Shays ' Rebellion). Counter-transformation, in that sense, implied the Constitution was attempting to anticipate future upheavals. The Constitutional Convention additionally settled a legislature

    Read More

  • Locke And Rousseau's Government: The Primary Ideas Of Government

    1677 Words  | 7 Pages

    The Primary objective of all leaders should be to control citizens. A society that allows authority to be challenged will never succeed. This source depicts an authoritarian or totalitarian view of what a governing body should look like. The author suggests that the primary objective of government should be the “control of the citizens”, and therefore that the individuals should entirely obey said government.

    Read More

  • The Constitution's Ratification Process

    319 Words  | 2 Pages

    1. The Constitution’s ratification process included arguments for and against ratification by Federalists and Anti-Federalists, respectively. Describe and evaluate the arguments expressed by both of these groups. The arguments the Federalists used in support of the ratification of the Constitution include a decrease in strength and authority of the federal government under the currently designated Articles of Confederation (Bardes, Shelly, Schimdt, 2015, pp.

    Read More

  • The Evolution Of The Constitutional Presidency

    248 Words  | 1 Pages

    In the Rhetorical Presidency, Tulis argues the existence of two constitutional presidencies; an uppercase “Constitutional” presidency and a lowercase “constitutional” presidency. The “Constitutional” presidency refers to the presidency as created by the men who wrote the Constitution, in which the president draws his authority from the Constitution and does not lead public opinion. In contrast, the “constitutional” presidency refers to the president drawing his authority from the Constitution and his ability to lead public opinion. Thereby, the two constitutional presidencies ultimately conflict with each other. The presidency has drastically evolved over the decades to become the “constitutional” presidency, whereby an activist president

    Read More

  • Summary Of Michael Mandel's Charter Of Rights

    786 Words  | 4 Pages

    He acknowledges the issue and counter argues that the Charter is not used for individuals to deny their rights, instead, it is a tool for individuals to refuse any judicial conception towards the Constitution. To further his argument, he states that individuals are even confused by the means of the charter. For example, under section 7 of the Charter, both pro-choice and pro-life parties are arguing on the basis of abortion, Mandel says there is no room for controversy in the Constitution and whether you fight for security (pro-choice) or the right to life (pro-life), under the Charter neither parties are right or wrong. Mandel’s interest concerns the importance of the Constitution when it is separate from its use of the public. He argues again that democracy is more about legalized politics, and the technique of legal reason and principle in order for the State to maintain power.

    Read More

  • Jean Domat's Social Order And Absolute Monarchy

    1340 Words  | 6 Pages

    HIST 3005 Contreras 1 Luis Contreras Sophie Tunney 12/3/2018 The Needs of the people When a form of governing a state becomes obsolete it is sometimes best to do away with that form of governance and install a new form of government. In our “Shaping Of The Modern World” textbook we can find the source “Common sense” by Thomas Paine explaining how ineffective England’s rule over the colonies is, and we can also find “Social Order And Absolute Monarchy” by Jean Domat which argues in favor of absolute rule by the monarchy. Domat’s idea of absolute monarchy is flawed however because when a monarchy is in power it limits the growth of the state, stomp on the natural rights of its citizen’s, their decisions will affect their people

    Read More

  • The Articles Of Confederation Endangered The Power Of States

    322 Words  | 2 Pages

    As this was one of the principle reasons for the convening of the Constitutional Convention, this issue was of great importance. The Constitution responded

    Read More

  • Captivity And Enslavement, By Olaudah Equiano

    1405 Words  | 6 Pages

    The fundamental roles of the individual citizen were to exercise these rights such as expressing their opinion in both speaking in public (freedom of speech, 11) and in deciding on things such as taxes (speaking to a representative,14). 3. How does the document define political sovereignty, and how is this definition related to the deputies’ collective sense of identity and

    Read More

  • Generative Principle

    499 Words  | 2 Pages

    Joseph de Maistre 's Essay on the Generative Principle of Political Constitutions seeks to discuss the origins of political constitutions and what truly makes a successful, legitimate constitution and government. Maistre 's thesis argues that it is an error “to believe that a political constitution could be written and created a priori, whilst reason and experience unite in establishing, that a constitution is a divine work, and that that which is a fundamental, and most essentially constitutional, in the laws of a nation, is precisely what cannot be written” (p.5). That is to say, constitutions cannot be fabricated by man with theory and words, but rather created by the unwritten and unquestionable authority of God. Maistre supports this

    Read More

  • Mustafa Kemal Ataturk: A Commander And An Effective Leader

    746 Words  | 3 Pages

    Student Initials: C.D. FLE136 1 Still in Memory of His Nation In the text "Mustafa Kemal Ataturk - A Commander and an Effective Leader", Byrne (2003) mainly states the basic characteristics of an ideal leader. He classifies these traits under five main points which are vision, courage, rhetorical skills, determination and integrity. Then he shows how Mustafa Kemal carries all the characteristic of an ideal leader. Byrne also highlights Mustafa Kemal's contributions to today's modern Turkey as well as making some comparison of Mustafa Kemal with his contemporaries.

    Read More

  • Plato And Aristotle And Plato's Power And Authority

    1212 Words  | 5 Pages

    1 INTRODUCTION Power and authority are the most important aspects of politics as such way of thinking comes a long way from the earliest thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle to mention few. They are the fundamental features of state in politics, focusing on who should have the power and authority over the people and who should rule them. During the time prior and after the birth of states, political authority has always been a major concern with regards to who should rule and how and who shouldn’t. Therefore this issues need to be addressed in a way that will at the end benefit the society. Plato is the thinker or theorist who came with addressing who should rule in a political environment in what Plato outlined that only Philosophers should rule.

    Read More

  • Difference Between Written And Unwritten Constitution

    1769 Words  | 8 Pages

    A constitution is a set of fundamental and entrenched rules governing the conduct of an organisation or nation, establishing its concept, character, and structure. It is usually a short document general nature and embodying the aspirations of values of its writers and subjects. (Business Dictionary, 2015). A constitution is the ultimate authority; any action, which contravenes the rules of the constitution, will be both unconstitutional and unlawful. It will also help identify the rights and freedoms of citizens through a bill of rights, which operates both to protect citizens and to restrict the power of the state.

    Read More

More about Constitutionalism in Turkey

Open Document