Accepted unanimously on 08.12.2017 by Plenary Assembly of The Court of Cassation convened under the patronage of the First President of the Court of Cassation, İsmail Rüştü CİRİT, lessons for law students regarding the the Court of Cassation Judicial Code has started. As a result of the studies carried out under the leadership of Dr. Gülriz UYGUR in the name of “The Court of Cassation Judicial Code of Conduct Law Clinic”, a part of training program for the group of 40 “facilitator students” who will train approximately 465 students was held in the Court of Cassation. Within the scope of the training held in the Court of Cassation on 5 March 2018, the history of the Court of Cassation, its role in Turkish law and the judicial code of conduct were provided in accordance with the planned training content. As of 31 March 2018, “Facilitator students” will train other law students about the Court of Cassation Judicial Code of Conduct in 13 separate classes for a total of 24 hours for tree days. The trainings will be attended and supported by the bench members of the Court of Cassation, rapporteur Judges who are experts in judicial code of conduct trainings.

The activities of the “The Court of Cassation Judicial Code of Conduct Law Clinic” are of great importance in terms of Istanbul Declaration on Transparency in the Judicial Process and the draft implementation measures developed on 20 October 2017 at the working group meeting attended by 5 international scholars. In Article 9 of the implementation measures, attention is drawn on to the importance of the support provided by courts to well-structured education programs and to that increasing and consolidating the rule of law and and respect for the duty of judiciary depends on understanding the legal principles and individual rights throughout generations.

In this context, it is aimed that the activities of “The Court of Cassation Judicial Code of Conduct Law Clinic” will be a model for cooperation studies with other faculties of law.