ACTIVITIES
Begüm Bulak Uygun advises and represents clients in civil, administrative and criminal litigation. She is also specialized in data protection and arbitration.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Associate at Borel & Barbey
Geneva Bar
Legal intern at a law firm in Geneva
Certificate of Advanced Studies in Legal Professions, University of Geneva
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law,Izmir University of Economics
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Yeditepe University
Lecturer (Police Formation Center)
Post-doctoral researcher (Bourse Eugène Choisy et Charles Borgeaud – Société Académique de Genève) and lecturer, Université de Genève
PhD in Law, University of Geneva, Professor Walther Hug Award
Research Assistant (Swiss Institute Rome)
Legal counsel for a firm
University of Marmara (lic.iur.)
Teaching and Research Assistant, Criminal Law Department, University of Geneva
College of Europe, Brugge (LL.M. in European Law)
University of Geneva (lic. iur.)
Certificate in transnational law, University of Geneva at Borel & Barbey
LANGUAGES
French
Turkish
English
Italian
PUBLICATIONS
2019
«Article 11 du Protocole Facultatif à la Convention sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes», Commentaire CEDEF, M. H. Randall – K. Lempen –
M. Hottelier (éds.), Schulthess, 2019, pp. 711-715 (2019)
2018
«Direct Democracy and Judicial Review: A Comparative Study of US and Swiss Legal Systems», Law & Justice Review, Year : 10, Issue : 16, 2018, pp. 101-130 (2018)
«La protection des données personnelles et la coopération policière en Europe», in Le droit comparé et le droit suisse, R. Bahar – T. Kadner Graziano (éds) Schulthess, 2018, pp. 129-153 (2018)
2017
«La protection de la vie privée et la surveillance des télécommunications. Étude de droit comparé : Turquie-Suisse», Journées Turco-Suisse: Tüketicinin Korunması ve Telekomünikasyon, Oniki Levha, Istanbul (2017)
«Databases and Criminal Procedures in Switzerland and Turkey with Regard to European Council’s Standards», Journal of Penal Law & Criminology, 2017/2, pp. 89-106 (2017)
«CJEU and ECtHR: Two Sides of the Same Coin or Different Currencies ?», Human Rights Review, Year:8, Issue:14, December 2017, pp. 1-24 (2017)
«Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi’ne Bireysel Başvuru Hakkı, İç Hukuk Yollarının Tüketilmesi Gerekliliği ve OHAL», Güncel Hukuk Dergisi, Février 2017, pp. 10-12 (2017)
2016
«Preventive and Judicial Surveillance of Communication in the light of recent Case-Law of the ECtHR and the Right to Respect for Private Life», Journal of Yeditepe University, Faculty of Law, Vol : XIII, No : 2 (2016)
«‘Yaşam hakkı’ ve ölüm cezası», Milliyet Gazetesi, (2016)
2015
«Grandeur ou décadence de la présomption d’innocence», Revue Trimestrielle des Droits de l’Homme, N° 2015/103, pp. 623– 644, Anthémis (2015)
2014
«La liberté d’expression face à la présomption d’innocence», thèse de doctorat, Collection Genevoise, Droit international, Schulthess (2014)
«Les conflits de droits fondamentaux : une question pour le législateur ou pour le juge ? : analyse à l’aune de la protection de la réputation et de la liberté d’expression», in Le législateur, son juge et la mise en oeuvre du droit, P. Pichonnaz (éd.), pp. 33-56, Schulthess (2014)
2013
«“Personal Autonomy” and “Democratic Society” at the ECtHR: Friends or Foes?», (co-écrit avec A. Zysset, UCL Journal of Law and Jurisprudence, Vol. 2, pp. 230-254, 2 UCLJLJ 230 (2013)
«Immigration Detention in Switzerland», National Report for Immigration Detention and the Rule of Law: Safeguarding Principles, The Bingham Centre for the Rule of law (2013)
2009
«Les méthodes dans la construction de l’Espace européen de liberté, de sécurité et de justice», (co-écrit avec G. Taupiac-Nouvel, V. Covolo, A. Bayle, I. Costea, H. Gicquel, V. Giannoulis, R. Capdevielle, C. Janssens et A. Popescu), Revue Lamy Droit Des Affaires n° 43, pp. 68-75. (2009)
2007
«Enerjide Küreselleşme ve Liberalleşme Işığında Tahkim Kavramı», Tesisat Dergisi n° 144, p. 24-26 (2007)
CONFERENCES
2017
«Databases and Due Process with regard to European Court of Human Rights’ Case-Law», Big Data : New Challenges for Law and Ethics, International Scientific Conference, 22-23 mai 2017, Université de Ljubljana, Slovénie.
«La protection des données personnelles dans le cadre de la coopération policière et judiciaire», Bourse post-doctorale E. Choisy et C. Borgeaud de la Société Académique de Genève, 26 janvier 2017, Université de Genève.
2016
«La protection des données personnelles et la coopération policière en Europe», colloque de la CUSO, 27-28 Octobre 2016, Château de Bossey (VD).
«CJEU and ECtHR: Two Sides of the Same Coin or Different Currencies?», Interaction between human rights: 50 years of the Covenants, International and Transnational Tendencies in Law, 29-30 septembre 2016 , Aarhus.
«Databases and Criminal Procedure in Switzerland and Turkey with regard to European Council’s Standards», Big Data and Privacy, Journées Turco-Suisse 28-29 avril 2016, Lausanne & Fribourg, Institut Suisse de Droit Comparé.
2015
«European Convention on Human Rights: From The Lowest Common Denominator to The Greatest Common Divisor?», The Global Challenge of Human Rights Intergration – Towards a Users’ Perspective, 9-11 décembre 2015, Ghent
«Preventive and Judicial Surveillance with Regard to Data Protection in Turkey», 4th Annual Global Conference Younger Comparativistsm Committee of the ASCL, 16-17 Avril 2015, Tallahassee.
«Preventive Surveillance, Data Protection and Rule of Law in Turkey with Regard to European Standars», colloque « Surveillance, Privacy and Transnational Relations in the Digital Era », International “Association of Constitutional Law Research Group on Constitutional Responses to Terrorism», 12-13 mars 2015, Bruxelles.
2014
«Turkish Democracy in Light of Fundamental Rights», Società Italiana di Scienza Politica XVIII Annual Conference, Università di Perugia, 11-13 septembre 2014, Perugia.
«La protection de la vie privée et la surveillance des télécommunications étude de droit comparé : Turquie-Suisse», Journées Turco-Suisse, 25-27 avril 2014, Istanbul.
«Direct democracy and judicial review as complementary mechanisms – a comparative study of US and Swiss legal systems», Third Annual Conference of the Younger Comparativists Committee of the “American Society of Comparative Law», 4-5 avril 2014, Portland.
2012
«Les conflits de droits fondamentaux : une question pour le législateur ou pour le juge ?», 3ème Cycle romand de droit, 24-26 octobre 2012, Morat.
2011
«Diritto di cronaca vs. Presunzione d’innocenza», Tavola rotonda a cura di M.Luminati, Istituto Svizzero di Roma, 29 mars 2011, Rome.
2008
«The Concept of Arbitration in the Light of Globalization and Liberalization in Energy», the 14th International Energy & Environment Fair and Conference, ICCI 15-17 mai 2008, Istanbul.