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Biography
Dr Tarik Olcay teaches constitutional law and administrative law to first-year law students, and comparative constitutional law to Honours-level law students, as well as supervising undergraduate and postgraduate law dissertations, as well as PhD students.
Dr Olcay has a multi-disciplinary background with degrees and training in law, political science, and economics. He specialises in constitutional law and legal theory, and his main research interests lie in comparative constitutional law, constitutional theory, and natural law theories. His research to date has been supported by prestigious funders including the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), the US National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA).
He has advised governments, national and international NGOs, and individuals on matters of constitution-making, constitutional reform, and human rights law. He is regularly invited to give seminars and talks in the fields of constitutional theory and constitutional change, and acts as peer-reviewer for leading academic journals in law and political science.
He is an External Examiner at the School of Law, University of Strathclyde.
Research interests
Constitutionalism and constitutional change, constitutional unamendability, comparative constitutional law, natural law theories, judicial independence, law and economics, law and technology, Turkish constitutional law
Research
Dr Olcay's research spans the areas of comparative constitutional law and constitutional theory. His current research mainly focusses on constitutional change and seeks to find viable justifications for limiting the power to amend a constitution.
He is currently working on three research projects:
- evaluative constitutionalism
- reconciling peace-making and the rule of law in constitutional reform
- judiciary in illiberal regimes.
Most of his published and forthcoming research is available on SSRN and Google Scholar.
Teaching
- Public Law I - Sources of Power (Module Leader)
- Public Law II - Controls on Power
- Comparative Constitutional Law (Module Leader)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Constitutional Unamendability: An Evaluative Justification, University of Glasgow
2013 → 2018
Master of Laws, Bilkent University
2010 → 2011
Bachelor of Laws, Bilkent University
2006 → 2010
Bachelor of Arts, Anadolu University
2005 → 2010
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Projects
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Constitution Making As A Conflict Resolution Tool (with University of Glasgow)
1/01/23 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
Research output
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The military in the material constitution of Turkey
Olcay, T., 31 Jan 2023, Cambridge Handbook on the Material Constitution. Goldoni, M. & Wilkinson, M. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 325-334 10 p. (Cambridge Law Handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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La resistencia formalista a las reformas constitucionales inconstitucionales
Olcay, T., Albert, R. & Nakashidze, M., 16 Jun 2022, In: Díkaion - Revista de fundamentación jurídica. 31, 1, p. 5-49 45 p.Translated title of the contribution :The Formalist Resistance to Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multiple-choice questionnaire assessments: do they have a role in assessing law students?
Whittaker, S. & Olcay, T., 2022, In: Law Teacher. 56, 3, p. 335-353 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reformas (in)constitucionales basadas en acuerdos de paz
Olcay, T. & Ozcelik, A., 24 Aug 2022, In: Revista Derecho del Estado. 53, 53, p. 5-53 49 p.Translated title of the contribution :(Un)constitutional Change Rooted in Peace Agreements Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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(Un)constitutional Change Rooted in Peace Agreements
Ozcelik, A. & Olcay, T., 28 Jan 2021, In: International Journal of Constitutional Law. 18, 4, p. 1373-1404 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Oxford University Press (Publisher)
Tarik Olcay (Peer reviewer)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (External organisation)
Tarik Olcay (Member)
2022 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of panel
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Unseating the Guardians: Challenging the Attacks on Judicial Tenure
Tarik Olcay (Speaker)
13 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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(Un)constitutional Change Rooted in Peace Agreements: International Law and Transitionalist Judicial Review
Tarik Olcay (Invited speaker) & Asli Ozcelik (Invited speaker)
15 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Supreme Court ‘in no doubt’ that Scottish government’s indyref2 bill is ultra vires
23/11/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Dundee law expert: SNP independence date could slip in Supreme Court wrangle
28/06/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other