Prof. Dr. Thomas Giegerich, LL.M., Inhaber des Jean-Monnet-Lehrstuhls an der Universit\u00e4t des Saarlandes und Direktor des Europa-Instituts, er\u00f6ffnet die Reihe der Saar Expert Papers mit den von ihm verfassten drei Berichten zur Unabh\u00e4ngigkeit der t\u00fcrkischen Justiz im Hinblick auf einen zuk\u00fcnftigen Beitritt der T\u00fcrkei zur Europ\u00e4ischen Union. Der vierte und bisher letzte Bericht wird ebenfalls auf dieser Seite zug\u00e4nglich gemacht, sobald er ver\u00f6ffentlicht worden ist.<\/p>\n
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One focus of the ongoing accession negotiations of the EU with Turkey are the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. Since 2008, Professor Giegerich has visited Turkey several times as an independent expert of the European Commission to evaluate the independence and impartiality of the Turkish judiciary. He submitted four pertinent reports to the Commission which were transmitted to the Turkish Government as well as the Governments of the EU Member States. The first three reports have meanwhile been made public by the Turkish Government and the European Commission. They are also made available on this website. The latest report on Judicial Training Offered at Graduate and Post-Graduate Level of 25 November 2013 is still confidential and will be published here as soon as it enters the public domain.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n