DISCIPLINE RESPONSIBILITY OF JUDGES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA AND REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Abstract

One of the guarantees of independence of judges is immunity and discipline responsibility. The discipline judicial power includes authorizations to decide upon discipline responsibility of judges and presidents of courts. A normative model of discipline responsibility of judges is a basis for the protection of immunological judicial system and for judges to make quality decision in a reasonable time. Certain countries in transition have synchronized the normative model of discipline responsibility with international standards, while other states create a normative model of discipline responsibility under the impact of political authorities, not obeying international standards, which results in their moving away from international integrations.