CURRICULUM VITAE SELİN ESEN Nationality: Turkish Professor of Constitutional Law, Law Faculty, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, born 17 May 1971 in Ankara, Turkey Email : selin.esen71@gmail.com Education: Ph.D., Political Science (Constitutional Law), Ankara University, 2001 Concentrations: Constitutional law, regional state model Dissertation: Nation-State Models and Spanish Case M.A., Political Science (Constitutional Law), Ankara University, 1995 Concentrations:Constitutional law, constitutional review Thesis: Abstract and Concrete Norm Control and Preliminary Review of the Turkish Constitutional Court B.A., Law Faculty, Selcuk University, 2001 B.A., Political Sciences Faculty Ankara University, 1992 Academic Career: Professor: 2015 (Ankara University) Associate Professor: 2009 2015 (Ankara University) Assistant Professor: 2005 2009 (Ankara University) Instructor: 2001 2005 (Ankara University) Research Assistant: 1993 2001 (Ankara University) Other Professional Activities: Country expert on Turkey in the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project (2014) Academic Advisor at the Constitutional Reconciliation Commission formed in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in order to draft a new constitution (May 2012 October 2013). 1
Visiting Professor at Bologna University, Law Faculty (October 2013) Courses Thought: Constitutional Law (2011 present: First year Law Faculty) Constitutional Adjudication (2011 present: Second year Law Faculty) Constitutional Adjudication (2012 present: Masters Level) Constitutional Complaint (2014 present: Masters Level) Comparative Constitutional Adjudication (2011 present: PhD Level) Introduction to Constitutional Law (2001 2011: First year Political Sciences Faculty) Comparative Government (2002 2011: Third year Polical Sciences) Rulings of the Turkish Constitutional Court (2002 2011: Masters Level) Comparative Latin American Politics (2003 2006: Masters Level) Comparative Constitutions and Governments (2008: Masters Level) Selected Publications Esen, Selin (forthcoming), The Constitutional Court of Turkey, in The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, Oxford University Press. Esen, Selin (2017), "Role of the European Court of Human Rights in the Turkish Constitutional Court's Rulings Regarding the Freedom of Association" in Rule of Law, Human Rights and Judicial Control of Power, Rainer Arnold and Jose Ignacio Martinez- Estay (Eds), Springer, Germany. Esen, Selin (2017) "The 2017 Constitutional Reforms in Turkey: Removal of Parliamentarism or Democracy?" Blog of the IACL-AIDC, https://iacl-aidcblog.org/2017/03/14/analysis-the-2017-constitutional-reforms-in-turkey-removal-ofparliamentarism-or-democracy Esen, Selin (2017), A Brief Assessment on the Constitutional Amendment Bill of 2016 (Turkish) http://mecliste.org/bakis-acisi/2016-anayasa-degisiklik-teklifi-uzerine-kisa-birdegerlendirme Esen, Selin (2016), Judicial Control of Decree-Laws in Emergency Regimes-A Self- Destruction Attempt by the Turkish Constitutional Court? Blog of the IACL-AIDC https://iacl-aidc-blog.org/2016/12/19/judicial-control-of-the-decree-laws-in-emergencyregimes-a-self-destruction-attempt-by-the-turkish-constitutional-court/. Esen, Selin The Principle of Non-Refoulement as a Constitutional Right of Asylum Seekers in Turkey (2016) http://verfassungsblog.de/the-principle-of-non-refoulementas-a-constitutional-eight-of-asylum-seekers-in-turkey/. Esen, Selin (with Merih Öden) (2016), Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in Turkey and the Turkish Constitutional Court in Convergence of Fundamental Rights in Europe, (Ed. Rainer Arnold) Springer, Germany. 2
Esen, Selin (2015), Analysis: the 2015 Parliamentary Elections in Turkey, Blog of the IACL-AIDC, http://iacl-aidc-blog.org/2015/06/25/analysis-the-2015-parliamentaryelections-in-turkey/ Esen, Selin (2014), Freedom of Movement (Turkish), Yetkin Editorial, Ankara. Esen, Selin (with Merih Öden) (2014), The Influence of International Human Rights Standards on Turkish Constitutional Jurisprudence, International Constitutional Law, (Ed. Luca Mezzetti), G. Giappichelli Editore, Torino, 401 432. Esen, Selin (with Dilek Kumcu) (2014), Internet Freedom in Turkey, Percorsi Constituzionali, Vol. 2, No.2: 581-599. Esen, Selin (with Bülent Yücel) (2014), Turkish Constitutional Law (Turkish), Anadolu University Editoral, Eskişehir, Turkey. Esen, Selin (2013) "The Principle of Secularism In the 1982 Constitution of Turkey", Percorsi Constituzionali, Vol. 2, No.3, 2013: 197-217. Esen, Selin and Merih Öden (2013), The Constitutional Court and Married Woman s Surname, (Turkish) in Essays in Honour of Prof. Dr. Erdal Onar Vol. II, Ankara University Publications, Ankara:817 836. Esen, Selin (2012) "How Influential are the Standards of the European Court of Human Rights on the Turkish Constitutional system in Banning Political Parties?", Ankara Law Review, Vol. 9, No. 2: 135 155. Esen, Selin (2012), Secularism, Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 1, No.1: 381 405. Esen Selin (2009), Constitutional Reform on Direct Election of President in Turkey and Possible Reflections of the Reform to the Political System in Turkey, (Turkish) in Essays in Honour of Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Soysal, Mülkiyeliler Birliği Publications, Ankara, 2009. Esen, Selin Pecuniary, Commodity and Labour Services That May be Required from Citizens During a State of Emergency in 1982 Constitution, (Turkish) in Essays in Honour of Prof. Dr. Ergun Özbudun, Yetkin Publications, Ankara, 2008: 235 256. Esen, Selin, State of Emergency Regime in Comaparative Law and Turkey, (Turkish), Adalet Publications, Ankara, 2008. Esen, Selin (with Levent Gonenc) (2008), Religious Information on Identity Cards: A Turkish Debate, Journal of Law & Religion XXIII (2): 579 603. Esen, Selin (2007), Extending Executive s Authority and the Narrowing Human Rights Sphere due to Terror Threat in Western Democracies After September 11: the USA and the UK Cases. (Turkish), in Law Assembly Vol.1,Turkish Bar Association Publications, 188-205. Esen, Selin (with Levent Gonenc) (2006), The Problem of the Application of Less Protective International Agreements in Domestic Legal Systems: Article 90 of the Turkish Constitution. European Journal of Law Reform, 8 (4): 485 500. Esen, Selin (2006), El Lugar de Turquía en la Ampliación de la Unión Europea. (Spanish), Revista Española de Derecho Europeo, 17: 59 76. 3
Esen, Selin (2006), Banning Political Parties in Spain: the Batasuna Case. (Turkish), in Political Parties and Democracy, Turkish Bar Association Publications, 107 136. Esen, Selin (2004), El Presente Y Perspectivas de Futuro de la Organización Territorial del Poder en Turquía. (Spanish), Revista Aragonesa de Administración Pública, 25: 381 407. Esen, Selin (2004), European Union Committee of the Regions. (Turkish), Journal of the Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University, 59(4): 89 122. Selected Presentations: Esen, Selin (2017), "The Turkish Constitutional Court's Approach to the Concept of `Essence of the Right` as a Limit to the Restriction of the Rights and Freedoms", XIX International Congress on European and Comparative Constitutional Law, Chişinău Moldova, 8-9 June. Esen, Selin (2017), "Academic Freedoms in Turkey", Debate on Human Rights in Turkey 29 March, Human Rights Center, Ghent University, Ghent, Belguim. Esen, Selin (2016),"The Role of the Constitutional Courts in the Time of Emergency: Turkish Case", XVIIIth International Congress on European and Comparative Constitutional Law 14-15 October, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. Esen, Selin (2016), 'Derechos Constitucionales de los Refugiados en Turquia", II Congreso Internacional Fronteras y Derechos Humanos: la actual crisis de los refugiados 6-7 October, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. Esen, Selin (2016), "Constitutional Rights of Refugees in Turkey", Icon.S Annual Conference on Borders, Otherness and Public Law 17-19 June, Humbolt University, Berlin, Germany. Esen, Selin (2015), Relations Between the Turkish Constitutional Court and Ordinary Courts: Cooperation or Conflict?, XVIIth International Congress on European and Comparative Constitutional Law 16-17 October, Regensburg, Germany. Esen, Selin (2015), El impacto del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos sobre las sentencias del Tribunal Constitucional Turco, II Congreso Mundial de Justicia Constitucional 25 28 Agosto, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Esen, Selin (with Merih Öden) (2015), The Right to Retrial Concerning the ECtHR Decisions in Turkey, III Turkish-Italian Constitutional Conference of Law: Rule of Law, Eastern Mediterranean University Law Faculty, 9 10 June, Famagusta, Cyprus. Esen, Selin (2015), The Relations Between the Constitutional Court and the Parliament in Turkey: How Intrusive is the Constitutional Court on the Parliament Regarding Social Rights, International Association of Constitutional Law Roundtable: The New Seperation of Powers, May 28-29, The South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and Interntional Law and the Fculty of Law, Juniversity of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. 4
Esen, Selin (2014), Governmental System in Turkey: Parliamentarism or Semi- Presidentialism?, II Turkish-Italian Seminar of Constitutional Law, September 25-26, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy. Esen, Selin (2013) Secularism in Turkey, Conference, The Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Esen, Selin (2013) Constitutional Complaint in Turkey, (Turkish), Symposium on Constitutional Agenda of Turkey, May 2 3, Eastern Medditerranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus. Esen, Selin (2012), Constitutional Identity in the Perspective of the Turkish Constitutional Court, XIVth International Congress for European and Comparative Constitutional Law, March 13 14 University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. Esen, Selin and Merih Öden (2012) Positive Obligation of State on Domestic Violance Against Women in Turkish Constitutional Law, (Turkish), International Symposium on Social Justice and Domestic Violance, April 2 4, Ankara University, Ankara. Esen, Selin (2011), Fundamental Rights : Common Standards in Europe? The harmonizing influence of the ECHR on the Turkish Constitutional Court, XIIIth International Congress for European and Comparative Constitutional Law, July 1 2, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. Esen, Selin (2011) Relations Between Secularism and Freedom of religion and Conscience, (Turkish), the Symposium on a Liberal and Egalitarian Constitution, May 13 14, Bilgi University, Istanbul. Esen, Selin (2011) Renewal of the Constitution: Secularism in Turkey, International Association of Constitutional Law Round Table, April 28 29, Marmara University, Istanbul. Esen, Selin (2010), How Influential is International Law on the Constitutional Level?: The Turkish Case, International Association of Constitutional Law, VIIIth World Conference, 6-10 December UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico. Esen Selin (2010), An Analysis of 2010 Constitutional Reform Package (Turkish), Ankara University Law Faculty, Ankara. Esen, Selin (2009), Constitutional Complaint in Latin America, (Turkish), Ankara University Law Faculty and Ambassy of Germany, Ankara. Esen, Selin (2006), Broadening of the Executive s Authority and the Narrowing of Human Rights Sphere Due to Terror Threat in Western Democracies After September 11: the USA and the UK Cases., Turkish at the International Law Symposium, Ankara. Esen, Selin (2005), Banning Political Parties in Spain: the Batasuna Case., the International Symposium on Political Parties and Democracy, the Ankara Bar Association, Ankara. Esen, Selin (2004), Las Relaciones entre la Unión Europea y Turquía., Manuel Giménez Abad Foundation, Zaragoza, Spain. Esen, Selin (2004), El Lugar de Turquía en la Ampliación de la Unión Europa., Manuel Giménez Abad Foundation, Zaragoza, Spain. 5
Membership in Professional Associations: Vice president of the Asociacion Mundial de Justicia Constitucional Member of the executive committee of the International Association of Constitutional Law Member of the Societas Iuris Publici Europei Member of the Turkish Association of Constitutional Law Studies Grants and Fellowships: Visiting researcher in the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (January 2018-July 2018) Grant from Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (2013 2014 and 2014 2015) Fellowship of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (1997 1998) Fellowship of the Government of Spain (1997) Languages: Fluent in English Fluent in Spanish 6