30/05/2016
IBAHRI launches report on judicial accountability and independence in Latin America
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) calls for greater protection from political interference for Latin American judges, and highlights the need to restore public trust in the judiciary, in its latest thematic paper A Double-Edged Sword: Judicial Independence and Accountability in Latin America. The thematic paper is launched in 19 april at the Global Rule of Law Exchange annual conference in São Paolo, Brazil.
In response to the findings, the IBAHRI puts forward four key recommendations aimed at improving the reputation of the judiciary, restoring public trust in it, and protecting it from political interference. They are to:
• promote personal and institutional judicial integrity;
• increase the transparency of the judiciary;
• clarify the rules and procedures for disciplining judges; and
• ensure the transparency and impartiality of disciplinary processes
Further, the paper argues that accountability should be a well-defined, transparent and impartial system, which, when properly implemented alongside judicial independence, forms a double-edged sword that can root out and sanction any undue governmental influence on the judiciary in addition to nepotistic and corrupt judges.
http://www.ibanet.org/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleUid=66c7dc26-ec91-4300-8d09-4aae2d3147f0
News release: Tuesday 19 April 2016. The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute calls for greater protection from political interference for Latin American judges, and highlights the need to restore public trust in the judiciary, in its latest thematic paper A Double-Edged Sword: Jud…
