Details: Category: Archive; Published on 10 April 2011; Hits: 8078

Since 2009, signators of the independent Initiative For Open Judiciary are pointing at several controversial disciplinary proceedings against Judges who publicly displayed their critical points of view on situation in Slovak justice. One of these is Juraj Babjak, Judge of Regional Court in Banská Bystrica, who has more than 30 years long judiciary experience and who is also known as an author of several important decisions for penal judiciary. Moreover he had been Judge of Constitutional Court of Slovak republic for 7 years.

Bratislava Appeal

Details: Category: Archive; Published on 25 January 2011; Hits: 6564

The judges, law experts and representatives of non-governmental organizations participating in the international conference Judiciary Reforms – Past and the Future, are aware of the fact that the level of public trust to judiciary in the V4 countries, including other countries in transition, is not satisfactory. In spite of developments and different existing legal frameworks regulating the judiciary, we share many specific problems.

The ethical code of judical conduct

Details: Category: Archive; Published on 25 January 2011; Hits: 13966

THE ETHICAL CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT

Mindful of the significance of the code of judicial ethical conduct for

• An increased public trust in judiciary,
• The protection of human rights and the enhancement of the idea of legal state,
• The prevention and control of corruption in the judiciary,

In performance of their duties and their avocational activities, judges have committed to the rules set out in the Ethical Code of Judicial Conduct.

HMA Roberts speaks on Global Anti-Corruption Day

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British Embassy Bratislava: Ambassador speaks about corruption at Transparency International's conference on the Global Anti-Corruption Day.