Panel V

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SURVEY Commercial Enforcement and Insolvency
Systems

• Panel V
• Judicial Accountability
• System Transparency

Legal Vice Presidency The World Bank
2
Conduct of Court and Judiciary

• 91 rules that regulate court operations and
  decisions
• 91 standards in place to regulate the conduct of
  judges
• 91 standards in place to regulate the conduct of
  court staff

3
Independence of Judiciary Non-judicial
Activity Restrictions

• 82 judges are restricted in external operations
  and activities
• 89 restrictions are effective

4
Independence of Judiciary Conflict of Interest

• 100 rules governing judicial conflicts of
  interest, bias, ethics, objectivity
  impartiality

consent of parties
5
Independence of Judiciary Effect of Conflict of
Interest
75
80
70
60
50
40
30
17
8
20
10
0
Disqualification from
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case
disclosure to and
consent of parties
6
Enforcement of Judicial Ethics Rules

• 91 systems are in place to enforce rules of
  ethics and ensure compliance
• 91 specific bodies to enforce these rules

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Enforcement of Judicial Ethics Rules
Independence and Accountability of bodies that
enforce judicial ethics rules
80
70
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Independent
Accountable
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Enforcement of Judicial Ethics Rules

• 100 formal complaint and
• investigation procedures exist

Complaints per judge received last year
50
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
17
17
17
15
10
5
0
Less than 0.5
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9
Enforcement of Judicial Ethics Rules

• 98 sanction mechanism for justified complaints
  is available

Sanction mechanisms and their utilization
80
80
Frequently
70
Sometimes
60
Infrequently
50
50
50
44
40
33
30
22
20
20
10
0
0
0
Dismissal
Suspension
Reprimand
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Enforcement of Judicial Ethics Rules

• 64 perception that judges meet ethical standards
• 55 perception that judges are independent
• 45 perception that complaint procedures are
  effective