The approach of the document on the transformation and excellence of the judiciary to the principle of competence and diligence of judges in light of the Bangalore Declaration

Mulaee, Ayat; Sajady, Seyed Mahdi; Ebrahimpoor, Adel; Malakooti, Seyed Hoosein

doi:10.22106/jlj.2025.2042513.6059

The approach of the document on the transformation and excellence of the judiciary to the principle of competence and diligence of judges in light of the Bangalore Declaration

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Authors

ayat mulaee ¹

Seyed Mahdi Sajady ²

Adel Ebrahimpoor ³

Seyed Hoosein Malakooti ³

¹ Associate Prof., Department of Law, Faculty of Law &amp; Social Sciences, University of Tabriz, Iran.

² Court judge

³ Department of Law. Faculty of Law &amp; Social Sciences. University of Tabriz. Iran

10.22106/jlj.2025.2042513.6059

Abstract

The most important international document on standards of judicial conduct is the Bangalore Principles, which contain six fundamental principles of independence, impartiality, integrity, courtesy, equality, competence, and diligence. The purpose of examining these principles is to explain the professional behaviors of judges in order to better perform their judicial duties, as well as to model and create a coherent framework for the systematization of judicial behavior and the administration of justice. In this study, using a descriptive-analytical method, the position of the principle of competence and diligence of judges in the document on the development and excellence of the judiciary and in the light of the Bangalore Declaration is examined. The findings indicate that this document pays attention to the aforementioned issue as an introduction to the development of codes of conduct for judges according to paragraph 8 of the second topic; also, paragraph 6 of Article 6 of the Guidelines for Protecting the Dignity and Status of Judicial Staff has stipulated the preparation of a Charter of Professional Ethics for Judges

Keywords

The principle of competence and perseveranc judges

Standards of judicial behavior (Bangalore)

Judicial reform and excellence document

Codes of conduct for judges

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