Giacomo Oberto
Judge at the Court of Turin (Italy)
Deputy Secretary General of the International Association of Judges

JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
IN COUNTRIES
OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE :
AN "ITALIAN" STANDPOINT (*)

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"[The present King of Great Britain] has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. - He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries."
(The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
in Congress, July 4, 1776).

 
 
Table Of Contents :
    1. Basic Rules for an Independent Judiciary in the Framework of Constitutional and International Provisions.
    2. Judicial Independence in Countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
    3. A Few Remarks upon Some Recent Bills on Courts and on Judges in the Czech Republic.
    4. A Few Suggestions Concerning the Matter of Disciplinary Violations.
    5. Excerpts from the Italian Constitution (Provisions Concerning the Judiciary).

 
 
 
 

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(*) Report for the Round Table Conference on the subject "Judiciary in the Light of European Integration - Third Pillar of the Maastricht Treaty", organised by the Senate of the Czech Republic, in co-operation with the Czech Union of Judges - Prague (Czech Republic), 14 May 2000.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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