AMMAN — A new, official code of conduct for judges lays out
the rules of judicial conduct and hopes to bolster the public’s trust in the
judicial system.
اضافة اعلان
“There is no doubt that the position of the judiciary is one
of the most sensitive and the greatest of work. The judge is entrusted with
achieving justice among people and justice is one of the most beautiful names
of God,” said a judicial source in an interview with
Jordan News.
“Therefore, and in light of the greatness and gravity of
this responsibility, there must be principles that govern (judges’) behavior in
a manner befitting the particularity of (their) position,” the source said.
“This is why the Judicial Council recently approved the
Judicial Code of Conduct,” he said, “which is a set of principles and standards
that aim to promote the values of integrity, impartiality, and transparency by
establishing codes of behavioral discipline and accountability systems so that
the judge is above suspicion and his behavior is not affected by anything.” The
Code of Judicial Conduct for 2021 was approved by the
Judicial Council at a
meeting held at the end of March, and published in the Official Gazette on
Thursday.
The importance of this code of conduct lies in the fact that
the nature of judicial work requires judges to be aware of people’s social
lives and secrets.
Judges are entrusted with preserving people’s dignity,
rights, and freedoms, which requires a high degree of integrity, the source
said, adding that the code of conduct is designed to bolster the transparency
of the judiciary and the trust of society.
The code of conduct, which includes 12 articles, lay out
guiding principles for judges in order to enhance their independence,
integrity, impartiality, competence, and effectiveness in line with the
judiciary’s mission of achieving justice. It also hopes to enhance the role of
judges in a way that enhances citizens’ confidence in the judiciary and respect
for its role in achieving justice.
According to the code of conduct, judges should effectively
perform their duties independently of their own opinion or those of their
fellow judges. Judges must observe the principle of integrity in both their
public and private lives in a way that enhances citizens’ confidence in them.
The code of conduct prohibits judges and their family
members from accepting or requesting a gift or reward that they would not have
obtained without their judicial standing, and requires that judges refrain from
publishing or commenting on judgments they or others have issued over social
media platforms.
It also prohibited judges from making statements and
providing information and opinions through various media outlets except with
the prior approval of the President of the
Judicial Council.
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