Lami Bertan Tokuzlu, LL.M., Ph.D. Born: İstanbul, 10.08.1972 Kurtuluş Deresi Cad Nr : 47 Dolapdere Beyoğlu 34440 İstanbul/TURKEY Tel : +90 (212) 3115114 Fax: +90 (212) 3615021 e- mail : tokuzlu@bilgi.edu.tr Actual Status January, 2008 Assistant professor at Istanbul Bilgi University Law Faculty Courses taught: Refugee Law, Constitutional Law I and II, European Union Law, Institutions of the European Union, Introduction to Public Law, Academic Writing Skills. Main areas of research: Migration Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law, European Union Law. February, 2011 - January, 2011 - March, 2010- November, 2010 January, 2010 - March, 2009 - August, 2008- September, 2009 Professional Experience Member of the Global Academic Freedom Advocacy Team established by the Scholars at Risk Network. Part- time lecturer on Constitutional Law at Işık University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Member of the Advisory Board of the Committee for Drafting the Turkish Law on International Protection and Migration. Member of the Advisory Board of the Migration Research Program at Koç University (MIREKOC) A joint- initiative grant- giving program by Koç University (Istanbul) and the Foundation for Population, Migration, and Environment (Zurich). Member of the Advisory Committee of the Law & Justice Review published by the Justice Academy of Turkey, Ankara. Jean Monnet Post- Doctoral Fellow at the European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, Florence, Italy. March, 2007 March, 2008 Liaison Officer of the Ministry of Defense for the Turkish Grand National Assembly (Compulsory military service). September, 2006 June, 2006 May, 2005 November, 2006 Guest lecturer at the Justice Academy, Ankara. Guest lecturer at the Florence School on Euro- Mediterranean Migration and Development, Florence, Italy. Legal correspondent for Turkey of the Euro- Mediterranean Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM) organized by Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute in Florence,
Italy. March, 2005 March, 2007 January, 2005 - December, 2004 October, 2004 January, 2004- March, 2007 September, 2003 December, 2003 March, 1998 January, 2005 September, 1996 March, 1998 August, 1995 September, 1996 August 1994 September, 1994; January 1995 February, 1995 Lecturer at the Istanbul Bilgi University Law School. Member of the team of national coordinators of the Refugee Caselaw Website Project at the University of Michigan coordinated by Prof. James Hathaway and Prof. Walter Kalin. Guest lecturer at the Introductory Seminar on Refugee Law for the Gendarmerie organized by the General Command of Gendarmerie and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Istanbul. Guest lecturer at the Introductory Seminar on Refugee Law for Judges and Prosecutors organized by the Ministry of Justice and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Antalya. Guest lecturer at the Migration and Asylum Police Training and Cooperation Project organized by the Turkish Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Security Department of Foreigners, Border and Asylum and International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC.) Expert of the EU Commission for the evaluation of proposals of micro- projects on Human Rights and Democratization (For Turkey, Georgia and Armenia). Research assistant at Istanbul Bilgi University Law School. Doğru Law Firm, Legal consultant. Pekin & Pekin Law Firm, Legal consultant. United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees, B.O. Ankara, Intern at the Legal Unit. Education 2006 PhD Degree in Law, European Union Institute, Marmara University, Turkey. 2002 LL.M. Degree in Law, Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Lund University, Sweden. 2000 LL.M. Degree in Law, European Union Institute, Marmara University, Turkey. 1996 LL.B. Degree in Law, Istanbul University Law Faculty, Turkey.
Languages Turkish, English (Working Language); German, Italian (User). Distinctions, Scholarships and Awards Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute Robert Schuman Centre For Advanced Studies. SIDA (Swedish Internation Development Cooperation Agency) Scholarship. Graduated with distinction, LLM Programme on European Union Law, European Union Institute, Marmara University. Memberships Istanbul Bar Association. Member of the Istanbul Provincial Human Rights Council. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS, Tokuzlu, L.B. (2011) Origins, Value and the Problem of Defining the Right to Privacy, Kültür Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol. 7, No. 2. Tokuzlu, L.B. (2010). Burden- sharing Games for Asylum Seekers between Turkey and the European Union, EUI Working Papers: RSCAS 2010/05, European University Institute, Florence. Tokuzlu, L.B. (2009), Türk Sığınma Mevzuatında Devletin Takdir Yetkisi Sorunu (The Problem of the Margin of Appreciation of the State in Turkish Asylum Law), Mültecilik: Sorunlar Tanıklıklar ve Çözüm Önerileri, İHH, pp. 63-68. Tokuzlu, L.B.; Elban, H.K.; Becker H. (2008). Karşılaştırmalı Avrupa Birliği ve Türk Göç Müktesebatı (Comparative EU and Turkish Migration Law),. International Organization for Migrants and the Turkish Ministry of Interior. Minutes: Tokuzlu, L.B., (2008) Geri Kabul Andlaşmaları ve Güvenli Üçüncü Ülke Konuları (Readmission Agreements and the Concept of Safe Third Country), Mülteci Çalıştayları 2004-2005 (Asylum Workshops 2004-2005), Amnesty International, Turkish Branch, pp. 339-345.
Tokuzlu, L.B. (2008), Avrupa Birliği Adaylık Sürecinde Türkiye ve Geri Gönderme Yasağı (Turkey s EU Membership Process and the Principle of Non- Refoulement), Stratejik Araştırmalar Dergisi, May 2008, No. 11, Genelkurmay Askeri Tarih ve Stratejik Etüt Başkanlığı Yayınları, pp. 1-17. Tokuzlu, L.B., (2008) Eğitim ve Öğrenim Hakkı ve Ödevi ne İlişkin Anayasa Değişikliğinin Doğrudan Uygulanabilirliği Sorunu (The Issue of Direct Applicability of the Constitutional Amendment Concerning the Rıght to Education), İnsan Hakları Bülteni, İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi İnsan Hakları Hukuku Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi, Issue 2, pp. 3-4. Tokuzlu, L.B. (2007). Migration Law in Turkey. European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. Tokuzlu, L.B. et al. (2005). Integration of Aliens Under the Turkish Law. Integration Policies: The View from Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries, CARIM Consortium Seminar, Tunis, 12-15 December, 2005. Tokuzlu, L. B. et al. (2005). Turkey: The Legal Dimension of Migration. Mediterranean Migration 2005 Report, Florence, Italy: European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. Tokuzlu, L. B. (2004)..EU Üst Seviye Alanı.(.EU Top Level Domain) Internet ve Hukuk. Istanbul, Turkey: Bilgi Yayınları. Edited and translated: Tokuzlu, L. B.. (2003). Avrupa Birliği Hukuku(European Union Law) Istanbul, Turkey: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. Tokuzlu, L. B. et al. (2003). Çoğulculuk(Pluralism) Istanbul, Turkey: Toplumsal Katılım ve Gelişim Vakfı. LIST OF REPORTS Tokuzlu, L.B.; Gül, İ.I.; Uyan, G. (2010) Türkiye deki Gayrı- Müslim Cemaatlerin Tüzel Kişiliğe Sahip Olması Hakkında Rapor (Report on the Status and Representation of Non- Muslim Minorities in Turkey)
Tokuzlu, L.B. (2009) Briefing Note on the State of Asylum Seekers in Turkey, presented to Council of Europe s Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg, due to his visit to Turkey. Tokuzlu, L.B.; Elban, H.K.; Becker H. (April, 2007). Gap Analysis for the Republic of Turkey with a view to Harmization with the Migration Acquis of the European Union. Project Regarding Technical Cooperation on Migration With the Government of Turkey organized by IOM, Turkish Ministry of Interior, British Embassy, Ankara, Turkish Delegation of the European Commission. Tokuzlu, L. B. (April, 2006). Sığınmacı ve Mültecilerin Entegrasyonu Konusunda Mevcut Hukuki Zemine Ilişkin Görüşler.(Views Concerning the Legal Framework for the Integration of Asylum Seekers and Refugees) Turkish Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Security Department of Foreigners, Border and Asylum/ International Catholic Migration Commission ICMC Migration and Asylum Police Training and Cooperation Project financed by the British Embassy Turkey, Global Opportunities Fund. Tokuzlu, L. B. (October, 2005) Bahçelievler Belediye Başkanlığı nın Sürdürmekte Olduğu Elektronik Takip Sistemi nin İnsan Hakları Standartlarına Uygunluğu Hakkında Hukuki Görüş, (Opinion presented to the Istanbul Provincial Human Rights Council concerning the Compatibility of Electronic Surveillance System with Human Rights Standards). Thematic Contributor: Tomasevsky, K. (2002). Report on the Right to Education in Turkey. United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education.