Disciplinary Liability of Judges for Violation of the Principles of Equality and Competition
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Abstract. The article analyzes the practice of bringing judges to disciplinary liability under subparagraph "d" of paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Article 106 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Judicial System and Status of Judges" (violation of the principle of equality of all participants to the judicial process before the law and the court, the competitiveness of the parties and the freedom to present their evidence to the court and to prove their conviction before the court). Specific examples, in particular from the practice of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court, are considered. It is noted that it is important to distinguish between subparagraph "d" and related grounds for disciplinary liability of judges, showing how they relate to each other (when some absorb others, and when the offense should be qualified in the aggregate), since the punishment imposed on a judge directly depends on this. The author notes that the approach whereby, due to formal procedural violations in the qualification of a judge's actions, the seriousness of the violation and its consequences are leveled out due to formal procedural violations. Given the abstract nature of the grounds for disciplinary liability, such errors in the qualification of a judge's actions should not automatically lead to a mitigation of the disciplinary sanction. First of all, the seriousness of the violations and their negative consequences should be taken into account. The author emphasizes the importance of further scientific research into the correlation of subparagraph "d" of paragraph 1 of part 1 of Article 106 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Judicial System and Status of Judges" with other grounds for disciplinary liability of judges (cases where the existing competition or the committed offense should be qualified as a set of disciplinary offenses, as well as cases where there is an ideal set). This article will be useful not only for disciplinary inspectors and judges, but also for complainants, as it will help them understand which violations are promising in terms of appealing the behavior of a judge to the High Council of Justice under subparagraph "d" of paragraph 1 of part 1 of Article 106 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Judicial System and Status of Judges"
Keywords: court; judge; trial; disciplinary liability; principle of equality; competitiveness of the parties; evidence
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