Post by account_disabled on Feb 20, 2024 4:07:46 GMT -5
The Judicial Ethics Commission has issued two reports this morning, Tuesday, September 20, in which it recommends that members of the Judicial Service not attend political party rallies and, when it comes to demonstrations, to consider before attending. to one of them what would be the public perception.
The objective pursued by the Ethics Commission with these recommendations to the members of the Judicial Service is to warn them that their participation in this type of event "may be subsequently analyzed and publicized , including in press coverage or on social networks." Therefore, it is recommended to assess, in advance, “what the public perception of your attendance could be.”
In relation to possible participation in political demonstrations, the Commission explains that judges, like any other citizen, enjoy the fundamental right to attend a demonstration but, as Fax Lists with other rights, with certain limitations that are a consequence “of the ethical duty that "It affects his non-strictly professional life to avoid any action that could question the independence or trust of society in the Judiciary ," which should lead him to act "with moderation and prudence."
The opinion distinguishes the demonstrations called "on the occasion of threats to democracy, the rule of law and fundamental freedoms and in defense of the same, far from partisan struggle", which will deserve a positive ethical judgment, from those others in which The participation of judges is inadvisable.
Demonstrations in which the judge's participation can call into question citizens' trust in justice deserve a negative ethical judgment; those that are directly or indirectly linked to a case or group of cases pending before the courts or that are likely to come before the courts; those in which the judge's assistance may be perceived as taking a political position or supporting an inappropriate particular cause; or those in which his participation may collide with the correct performance of judicial functions.
The objective pursued by the Ethics Commission with these recommendations to the members of the Judicial Service is to warn them that their participation in this type of event "may be subsequently analyzed and publicized , including in press coverage or on social networks." Therefore, it is recommended to assess, in advance, “what the public perception of your attendance could be.”
In relation to possible participation in political demonstrations, the Commission explains that judges, like any other citizen, enjoy the fundamental right to attend a demonstration but, as Fax Lists with other rights, with certain limitations that are a consequence “of the ethical duty that "It affects his non-strictly professional life to avoid any action that could question the independence or trust of society in the Judiciary ," which should lead him to act "with moderation and prudence."
The opinion distinguishes the demonstrations called "on the occasion of threats to democracy, the rule of law and fundamental freedoms and in defense of the same, far from partisan struggle", which will deserve a positive ethical judgment, from those others in which The participation of judges is inadvisable.
Demonstrations in which the judge's participation can call into question citizens' trust in justice deserve a negative ethical judgment; those that are directly or indirectly linked to a case or group of cases pending before the courts or that are likely to come before the courts; those in which the judge's assistance may be perceived as taking a political position or supporting an inappropriate particular cause; or those in which his participation may collide with the correct performance of judicial functions.