Teisėjų etika ir drausminė atsakomybė: probleminiai aspektai ; Judicial ethics and disciplinary amenability: problem areas

Abstract

JUDICIAL ETHICS AND DISCIPLINARY AMENABILITY: PROBLEM AREAS Summary The exclusive location of the judicial authorities in the government system, describes the judicial power of justice function in the country. This is the main function of the judiciary, enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania. Any other authority other than the courts cannot implement these functions. According to that constitutional provision for the special status of the judiciary, can be concluded that persons who wish to become a judge, must also be made extremely high demands. Such persons must be the example of the public, that their decisions are respected and enforced. It is therefore very important that judges comply with the principles of conduct for judges at the time of the direct and unrelated to the direct duties. The judge, at the same time and all of the legal system, good name, and procedural decisions and execution directly depends on the perception of judicial ethics and compliance. The current Code of Judge Ethics of the Republic of Lithuania and any continuation of conduct lay down the basic principles, however, casts doubts on its implementation mechanism. The ethical conduct of judges of the issues will be discussed for various reasons: dispute resolution should be to raise the confidence, the judges granted power is closely related to values such as justice, truth and freedom, the judges applied the standards of conduct - these values as a necessary condition for confidence in the operation of justice. The paper aims to define the activities and principles of conduct to be observed by the judge in the exercise of the legislation of the features and functions free from direct execution. Assess the value of the Code of Judicial Ethics and practice of media influence in the judiciary's image. To analyse the behaviour of the judges expected by the public to trust the courts and to their authority. It also analyses realization of the institute of the judges' disciplinary responsibility in practice and attempts to identify the related problems. Master's work consists of two major parts: Part I – "Judicial Ethics", Part II – "The disciplinary responsibility of judges", which are analysed by subdividing them into smaller sections.