ELI Webinar on Ethical Standards and Judicial Discipline

12.02.2025

The third webinar in the Judicial Independence Series, aiming at disseminating the ELI-Mount Scopus European Standards of Judicial Independence, will take place on 12 February 2025 from 12:30–14:00 CET.

Register here.

On 27 November 2024, the European Law Institute (ELI), adopted its ELI-Mount Scopus European Standards of Judicial Independence, available here, to strengthen and uphold the impartiality of European judiciaries.

Rooted in the values of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and EU Treaties, the 38 Standards, accompanied by commentaries, cover various areas, from the foundations of judicial independence, judicial governance, appointments and promotion, to ethical standards, and judicial discipline. They strike a crucial balance between independence and accountability, ensuring that while courts are shielded from external pressures, they remain transparent and uphold the integrity of the legal system.

ELI will organise three webinars, reflecting the above parts, with experts in each field, with a view to discussing its output in more depth.

The third one in the series is on Ethical Standards and Judicial Discipline and takes place on 12 February 2025 from 12:30–14:00 CET.

Confirmed Speakers include:

  • Pascal Pichonnaz – ELI President; Professor, University of Fribourg
  • Tea Jaliashvili – First Deputy Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
  • Georg Kodek – Judge, President of the Austrian Supreme Court
  • Temur Shakirov –Director (ad interim), Europe and Central Asia Programme, International Commission of Jurists
  • Leah Wortham – Professor Emerita, The Catholic University of America, Co-Reporter
  • Fryderyk Zoll – Professor, Jagiellonian University of Cracow and University of Osnabrueck; Co-Reporter

Other webinars in the series:

  • Webinar I on the Foundations of Judicial Independence, 15 January 2025 from 12:30–14:00 CET – register here
  • Webinar II on Judicial Governance and Judicial Appointments and Promotion, 29 January 2025 from 12:30–14:00 CET – register here