The Statement of the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic on media attacks against the judge
The Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic, as the constitutional body of judicial legitimacy, adopted a resolution at its December session condemning media attacks on judges for their decision-making.
The full text of the resolution of the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic:
The Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic, as the constitutional body of judicial legitimacy, strongly rejects the media attacks against Judge Viera Hadrbulcova and attacks against any judge for his or her decision-making activities.
Any attack on a particular judge as a representative of one of the three powers in the state is an attack on the entire judiciary and a very dangerous phenomenon, capable of seriously jeopardising the independence of the judiciary and at the same time it can be a direct threat to the lives of judges and their families.
The Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic publicly calls, in particular on the media, for appropriate restraint, within which professional and factual criticism of the courts' decisions is permissible. Still, a conduct capable of endangering judges and their relatives is not permissible.
The full text of the resolution of the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic:
The Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic, as the constitutional body of judicial legitimacy, strongly rejects the media attacks against Judge Viera Hadrbulcova and attacks against any judge for his or her decision-making activities.
Any attack on a particular judge as a representative of one of the three powers in the state is an attack on the entire judiciary and a very dangerous phenomenon, capable of seriously jeopardising the independence of the judiciary and at the same time it can be a direct threat to the lives of judges and their families.
The Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic publicly calls, in particular on the media, for appropriate restraint, within which professional and factual criticism of the courts' decisions is permissible. Still, a conduct capable of endangering judges and their relatives is not permissible.
