INDEPENDENCE OF THE MAGISTRATE – AN OBJECTIVE COMPONENT OF PROFESSIONAL STATUS

The interest in the existence of an independent judicial system has made it necessary to provide guarantees that allow magistrates to fulfill the role conferred by the legal provisions. In the following, the significance of the principle of independence – a fundamental ethical value of the judiciary, the international and national legal instruments guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary, the judge and the prosecutor, as well as doctrinal and jurisprudential aspects of relevance in this area will be presented.