International Association of Judges First Study Commission; Annual Meeting in Abidjan (October 28-31 2002) Questionnaire Antworten von Dr. Jan Grotheer, Mitglied des DRB-Präsidiums (s. auch Diskussionspapier "Selbstverwaltung der Justiz")     The role and function of the High Council of Justice or analogous bodies in the organisation and management of the national judicial system Introductory remarks: In many Civil Law Countries there is a body (institution) known as the Superior Council of the Judiciary or with a similar title (e.g. "Judicial Service Commission").  Where such a body exists its composition and functions will vary to some extent from country to country but the concept is essentially the same and there are core elements common to them. Generally speaking they are composed entirely of Judges or by a majority of Judges.  Such Councils have a role in the appointment of Judges, the promotion of Judges, the appointments of Presidents of Courts and the further education of Judges.  In some cases they also have functions regarding the discipline of Judges, the evaluation of the work of Judges, the budget of the judiciary and the allocation of resources to the judiciary  As stated, not all such Councils have the same functions or the same composition but the foregoing general statement of the role of such Councils is intended to enable countries who do not have a Council of the Judiciary, so called, to identify to any analogous body or bodies in their system for the purpose of replying to the questionnaire.   Komplettes Dokument als .doc-Datei