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Critical Essay on the Appointing of Judges in the Cezch Republic

Publication at Faculty of Law |
2020

Abstract

The article deals with the methodology of selection of judges and with the process of their appointing in the Czech Republic. The object of interest is mainly the way of selection of judges and the issues of keeping of the independence of judges.

Further, the conditions for the appointing of judges in the view both de lege lata and de lege ferenda. An instruction of the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic on the process of the selection of judges and on the process of introducing of suggestions to appointing of judges, as well as issues on the possible constitutional non-conformity or its eventual impact on the motivation of candidates on judges or law school graduates' consideration about their carrier in Judiciary are analysed.

Further is analysed a current bill of judges and courts act, which may essentialy alter the way of appointing of new judges.