A Critical Study in Judicial Councils in the Baltic States - A Comparative Approach
- Institution: University of Rzeszów
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2755-2804
- Year of publication: 2020
- Source: Show
- Pages: 557-571
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/ppk.2020.06.45
- PDF: ppk/58/ppk5845.pdf
This study aims to discuss the organizational models of the judicial councils functioning in the three Baltic States - Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia. The analysis takes into account the time and direct rationale for establishing the relevant bodies, their composition and the process of selecting the chairperson, the length and recurrence of the term of office, the number of judges in the council, and the competences of the councils. The overview of Estonian, Lithuanian, and Latvian legal solutions is intended to examine the legal basis of the Judicial Councils, their legal status, composition, and organization, and their competences in the light of the standards developed in Europe. The work was prepared based on a dogmatic-legal method, using elements of historical and comparative analysis.