The Bern Convention aims to conserve wild flora and fauna and their natural habitats, especially those species and habitats whose conservation requires the cooperation of several states. Turkey became a party to the convention in 1984 and therefore made it binding in terms of domestic law. It was sought to answer the question of how effective the Bern Convention was in Turkish legislation and judicial decisions. For that purpose, first, comparison of the provisions of the Bern Convention with Turkish legislation is carried out by using a four-point scoring chart, and second, the effect of the convention on the judicial decisions was examined by considering whether the Bern Convention was clearly referred in the relevant judicial decisions—47 Council of State decisions were analyzed from 1984 to 2019. It is observed an improvement in Turkish wildlife legislation increased from 17 to 74% per the Bern Convention’s goals and objectives. The proportion of judicial decisions referred to the Bern Convention, which resulted in a positive ecological decision was 87.5%. Decisions that do not refer to the Bern Convention were 66% positive. A comprehensive evaluation of both judicial decisions and legislative analysis showed that there are many deficiencies, especially in terms of migratory species and interstate coordination. To improve judicial decisions, courts should be subjected to mandated capacity-building training/workshops concerning international conventions.

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《伯尔尼公约》关于土耳其野生动物立法和司法裁决的有效性

《伯尔尼公约》旨在保护野生动植物群及其自然栖息地，特别是保护需要多个国家合作的物种和栖息地。土耳其于 1984 年成为该公约的缔约方，因此使其在国内法方面具有约束力。试图回答伯尔尼公约在土耳其立法和司法裁决中的有效性问题。为此，首先通过四点评分表对《伯尔尼公约》的规定与土耳其立法进行比较；其次，通过考虑《伯尔尼公约》是否成立，考察公约对司法判决的影响。相关司法判决中明确提及——分析了1984年至2019年47件国务院决定。据观察，根据伯尔尼公约的目标，土耳其野生动物立法的改进从 17% 增加到 74%。司法判决参考伯尔尼公约的比例为 87.5%，导致积极的生态判决。不涉及伯尔尼公约的决定有 66% 是正面的。对司法判决和立法分析的综合评价表明，存在许多不足，特别是在迁徙物种和州际协调方面。为改进司法裁决，法院应接受有关国际公约的授权能力建设培训/讲习班。这导致积极的生态决策是 87.5%。不涉及伯尔尼公约的决定有 66% 是正面的。对司法判决和立法分析的综合评价表明，存在许多不足，特别是在迁徙物种和州际协调方面。为改进司法裁决，法院应接受有关国际公约的授权能力建设培训/讲习班。这导致积极的生态决策是 87.5%。不涉及伯尔尼公约的决定有 66% 是正面的。对司法判决和立法分析的综合评价表明，存在许多不足，特别是在迁徙物种和州际协调方面。为改进司法裁决，法院应接受有关国际公约的授权能力建设培训/讲习班。