European judicial authorities on Monday, August 17, sharply criticized steps taken by American President Donald Trump against the International Criminal Court. A joint statement was adopted by the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary, of which the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic is a member, together with the association of administrative courts of the European Union and the network of presidents of supreme courts of EU member states. aktuality.sk ↗
The statement concerns pressure on an international judicial institution that operates outside the framework of domestic courts. European judicial organizations thereby made clear that they consider interventions by political power into the functioning of courts and judicial institutions to be a problem that exceeds the borders of individual states. teraz.sk ↗
The Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic also joined the response through its membership in the European network. Its chairwoman Marcela Kosová emphasized that any interference with the independence of the judiciary is simultaneously an interference with the rights of citizens. The statement thus combines the protection of judicial independence with the protection of the rights of people who turn to the courts.
The case shows that the dispute surrounding the International Criminal Court has become a topic of European judicial institutions as well. According to published reactions, they will continue to speak out against steps that they perceive as a threat to the independence of the judiciary.
European Judicial Authorities Criticize Trump's Pressure on the ICC
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