Judicial Selection and Training in Europe: 21st Century Perspectives on Ethics and Soft Skills in Court (original) (raw)

Judicial selection and training policies and standards must include two fundamental dimensions which reflect current realities in judicial activity: 1) Judicial ethics; which refers to (a) the good character which a judicial candidate must prove when becoming a judge, according to some ethical standards; and (b) the situations where an actual judge must avoid bias, conflicts of interests, and resolve ethical issues in court and outside court, according to some code of ethics; 2) Modern judicial skills; which encompass generic skills that are not normally associated with judicial decisionmaking but become increasingly important in nowadays’ judicial activity – starting with case and court management, public relations skills, foreign languages, continuing with handling new technologies in court and concluding with time management and personal development. Check the pdf for State of the art, literature review, methodology and others.