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Legal System

  • How is the legal system implemented?
  • How is justice serve?

  • How is criminal justice serve?

  • What is the relation of the ‘security’; prosecutors and the ‘judiciary system‘?
  • How to make more efficient the relation of the ‘judiciary system’ and the security - prosecutors systems?
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Jurisprudence

Courts.

  • Civil Justice
  • Criminal Justice
  • Justicia de Oposicion
  • Administrative Justice

Judged Selection Methods

Method of Selection Description Examples Sources
Executive Appointment Judges appointed directly by the executive branch, sometimes with confirmation from the legislature. United States (Federal Judges), Brazil (Supreme Federal Court), Saudi Arabia The Appointment of Judges in the United States (American Bar Association), Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (Journal of Politics)
Legislative Appointment Judges are selected by the legislature, often with recommendations from other branches. Germany (Bundestag elects Constitutional Court members), Italy (Constitutional Court) Germany’s Judicial Appointment System (Federal Constitutional Court), Judicial Selection in Italy (Italian Government Publications)
Judicial Appointments Commissions Independent commissions involving legal professionals and sometimes politicians select or recommend judges. United Kingdom (Judicial Appointments Commission), South Africa (Judicial Service Commission) Judicial Appointments in the UK (Judicial Appointments Commission), Judicial Appointment Processes in South Africa (South African Law Reform Commission)
Election by the Public Judges are elected directly by the public through a voting process, often for a fixed term. United States (State courts), Switzerland (Cantonal and Federal Courts) Judicial Elections in the U.S. (National Center for State Courts), Swiss Judicial System and Elections (Swiss Federal Courts)
Appointment by the Judicial Body Judges are appointed or promoted by a judicial council or body, typically consisting of senior judges. Turkey (High Council of Judges and Prosecutors), France (High Council of the Judiciary) Judicial Appointment Process in Turkey (European Commission for Democracy Through Law), Judicial Appointments in France (French Ministry of Justice)
Mixed or Hybrid Methods A combination of methods involving multiple branches of government (executive, legislative, judiciary). United States (State Merit Selection), Mexico (Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation) Merit Selection of Judges in the U.S. (American Judicature Society), Mexico's Judicial Appointments (Mexican Federal Judiciary)
Direct Appointment by Political Authorities Political authorities, like political parties or politicians, directly control judicial appointments. Russia (President with Federation Council approval), China (National People's Congress) Judicial Appointments in Russia (Russian Constitutional Court), Judicial Independence in China (Chinese Legal Studies)
Pre-Selection → Random Method

On Method To Remove Judges

References

  • United States bankruptcy court
  • Creating the Federal Judicial System
  • Federal judiciary of the United States
  • https://www.conseil-etat.fr/en
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_France
  • https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poder_judicial_de_Espa%C3%B1a
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Germany
  • https://poderjudicial.gob.do/
  • https://poderjudicial.gob.do/sala/presidencia-del-tribunal-superior-administrativo/
  • https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consejo_Superior_de_la_Magistratura_(Italia)
  • https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consejo_General_del_Poder_Judicial
  • https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consejo_Superior_de_la_Magistratura_(Francia)
  • https://cnm.gob.do/
  • Kiener, R., & Gunjic, I. (2021, September). The Election of Federal Judges in Switzerland and the Rule of Law. In Περιμένοντας τους Bαρβάρους. Law in a Time of Constitutional Crisis. (pp. 289-300). Verlag CH Beck.
  • Vandamme, P. É., & Bello Hutt, D. (2021). Selecting Constitutional Judges Randomly. Swiss Political Science Review, 27(1), 107-127.
  • Bagües, M. F. (2007). Las oposiciones: análisis estadístico. Jueces para la democracia, 59, 25-35.
  • Webster, P. D. (1995). Selection and retention of judges: is there one Best Method. Fla. St. UL Rev., 23, 1.