Superjudges and the Separation of Powers: A Case Study of Judicial Informality in Czechia

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14220%2F23%3A00133885" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14220/23:00133885 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/german-law-journal/article/superjudges-and-the-separation-of-powers-a-case-study-of-judicial-informality-in-czechia/8D0BE782C1FE20DDCAC2CB44B2297BD3#article" target="_blank" >https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/german-law-journal/article/superjudges-and-the-separation-of-powers-a-case-study-of-judicial-informality-in-czechia/8D0BE782C1FE20DDCAC2CB44B2297BD3#article</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/glj.2023.68" target="_blank" >10.1017/glj.2023.68</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Superjudges and the Separation of Powers: A Case Study of Judicial Informality in Czechia
Original language description
Examining the practices of i) the selection of judges, ii) panel composition and case assignment, and iii) judicial off-bench activities, the article argues that some Czech judges, most often court presidents and apex court judges, use informal judicial institutions as tools to increase their influence on judicial administration and the decision-making of courts. As a result, these judges have far greater influence than the formal account of their roles might suggest. The article explores the context which facilitated the informal rise of these “Superjudges”, asserting that the key factors were institutionally independent judiciaries with individually dependent judges, the absence of a shared understanding of fundamental constitutional concepts, and the underperformance of Czech legal academia. The article then contends that while Superjudges may contribute to an informed, effective, and politically independent functioning of the judiciary, they also risk eroding important divisions of power which, in turn, might compromise the integrity of the judicial process, undermine the authority of courts, and disconnect the content of the law from the general interest.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50501 - Law

Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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