The December 2025 issue of The Boğaziçi Law Review has been released

01/12/2026

The December 2025 issue of The Boğaziçi Law Review, published by Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Law, has been released.

Full texts of the articles and further information are available at: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/blr/issue/100285

This issue includes the following contributions:

•⁠ ⁠Prof. Dr. Mustafa Ateş, in his article titled “The Right of Communication to the Public in Turkish Copyright Law: From Tradition to Digital – Redefining Scope and Content”, examines the transformation of the right of communication to the public in Turkish copyright law in light of digitalisation, international obligations, and EU law, with particular emphasis on digital platforms and the “new public” doctrine.

•⁠ ⁠Hacer Ülkü Doğan Kaya, in her article titled “The Qualification of Crypto-Assets as Securities under Turkish Law: A Comparative Analysis”, analyses when crypto-assets may be classified as securities under Turkish law, considering recent legislative developments and comparative regulatory approaches in the UK, EU, and the US.

•⁠ ⁠Dr. Murat Sümer, in his article titled “The Rule of Law at Sea and the Challenge of Non-Compliance: A Decade after the South China Sea Arbitration”, examines the problem of non-compliance with dispute settlement decisions under the Law of the Sea, focusing on the implications of the South China Sea arbitration for the international legal order.

•⁠ ⁠Prof. Dr. Ali Wardak, Dr. Kate Williams, Dr. Palash Kamruzzaman, and Dr. Yaseen Ayobi, in their article titled “Voices of the Displaced: Identifying Lasting Solutions through the Experiences of IDPs in Afghanistan”, explore the perspectives of internally displaced persons in Afghanistan and identify the structural and policy conditions required for achieving durable solutions to internal displacement.

•⁠ ⁠Prof. Dr. Haluk Songur has translated into Turkish the article titled “Islamic International Law (Siyar): An Introduction” by Prof. Dr Muhammad Munir, which examines the origins, sources, and development of Islamic international law (siyar) and discusses its position as a distinct legal discipline within the framework of international law.