The Challenge of Maintaining the Rule of Law: Ensuring Legitimacy of Courts at National and Cross-National Levels

Shimon Shetreet

doi:10.5771/0030-6444-2018-4-483

Contents
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- 475–476 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 475–476
- 477–479 EDITORIAL 477–479
- 480–636 AUFSÄTZE 480–636
  - 480–482 Constitutional Court: The Dilemma of Law and Politics Andreas Voßkuhle Andreas Voßkuhle 480–482
  - 483–505 The Challenge of Maintaining the Rule of Law: Ensuring Legitimacy of Courts at National and Cross-National Levels Shimon Shetreet Shimon Shetreet 483–505
  - 506–529 The Rule of Law and Legitimacy in Emerging Illiberal Democracies András Sajó, Juha Tuovinen András Sajó, Juha Tuovinen 506–529
  - 530–551 The Rule of Law in Crisis? – Some Observations from the Perspective of the Venice Commission Martin Kuijer Martin Kuijer 530–551
  - 552–560 Domestic Infringements of the Rule of Law as a European Union Problem Marek Safjan Marek Safjan 552–560
  - 561–569 Post-Revolutionary Europe? Pavel Rychetský Pavel Rychetský 561–569
  - 570–582 Judicial Independence – French and European Perspectives Emmanuel Cartier Emmanuel Cartier 570–582
  - 583–599 Changes of the Judicial Structure in Hungary – Understanding the New Authoritarianism Zoltán Fleck Zoltán Fleck 583–599
  - 600–606 A Tale about Poland – Introduction to the Situation in Poland Peter Oliver Loew Peter Oliver Loew 600–606
  - 607–623 Convulsions in the Rule of Law Ewa Łętowska Ewa Łętowska 607–623
  - 624–636 Anti-Constitutional Transformation in Poland: Dimensions, Sources, and Prospects Wojciech Sadurski Wojciech Sadurski 624–636
- 637–640 AUS JUSTIZ UND RECHTSPRECHUNG IN OSTEUROPA 637–640
- 641–641 AUS DER RECHTSPRECHUNG DES EGMR 641–641
- 642–645 ABSTRACTS 642–645
- 646–646 AUTOREN 646–646
- 647–647 IMPRESSUM 647–647
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OER Osteuropa Recht , page 483 - 505

The Challenge of Maintaining the Rule of Law: Ensuring Legitimacy of Courts at National and Cross-National Levels

Autoren

Shimon Shetreet

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0030-6444-2018-4-483
- ISSN: 0030-6444
- ISSN online: 2366-6730
Abstract

In the context of the legitimacy of the justice system and respect for fundamental values, such as judicial independence and impartiality, accessibility to the justice system, efficiency, fairness, and public confidence in the courts, this article demonstrates that the application of certain values might contradict and conflict with the application of others. The central argument of this paper is that the legitimacy of the courts is desired not only at a national level, but required internationally as well. The article concludes that, in order to maintain the legitimacy of courts and of the justice system, efforts must be made by all branches of government to promote the fundamental values of democracy and justice, and in particular - the independence of the judiciary in the administration of courts, be it by adopting the shared model of responsibility, or by fully acknowledging the ability and the social desirability of a judiciary that administrates itself.
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