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Accountability of Judicial Power: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives book cover

1st Edition

Accountability of Judicial Power Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives

Edited By Piotr Mikuli Copyright 2025
258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge
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This book brings together a group of international scholars to discuss theoretical and comparative considerations of judicial accountability. Accountability of the judiciary is an essential element in a democratic state ruled by law. Its design must take into account the need to ensure both the legitimacy of the judiciary and its independence. The work discusses accountability in the light of... Read more

1. Introduction: Conceptualizing Accountability of the Judiciary (Piotr Mikuli)

Part I: Theoretical Insights

2. Accountability of the Judiciary as a Constitutional Value (Ryszard Piotrowski)

3. Constitutional identity as an 'Actor' of Judicial Accountability (Nóra Bán-Forgács)

Part: II Standards

4.  EU standards regarding individual accountability of judges (Natalie Fox)

5. Challenges of Disciplinary Liability of Judges and Public Prosecutors (Marina Matić Bošković, Jelena Kostić)

6.  In Search of Standards for Judicial Immunity (Piotr Mikuli)

Part III: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

7. Making Constitutional Judges Accountable for Deliberating: Three Hypotheses and Possible Research (Cristóbal Caviedes)

8. How to Hold a Constitution’s Defenders Accountable? Reflections on the Specificity of the Constitutional Judges’ Accountability (Radosław Puchta)

Part IV: Samples of Accountability Mechanisms

9. Autonomy and Boundedness as Internal Values in the Practice of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Alexander Lazović)

10. Vetting as Judicial Integrity Enhancement Tool (Arnisa Tepelija and Teodora Miljojković)

11. The Conundrum of Judicial Accountability and Independence in Military Courts from a Comparative Perspective (Arianna Vedaschi & Micol Ferrario)

12. Judicial Financial Autonomy: how the Performance-based Budgeting Can Impact on Independence and Accountability of Judges (Grzegorz Kuca & Elżbieta Gudowska-Natanek)

Biography

Piotr Mikuli is a full professor of law at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.

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