Independence of Judges from the Perspective of their Election or Nomination

The author presents the modes of election and/or nomination of judges and their significance for ensuring the judicial independence, which is in Republic of Slovenia the constitutionally prescribed, as well as the international legal standard. The author presents the nomination of judges by the legislative and executive branch of power, the nomination of judges by the parties of the proceedings, the direct election of judges, which is the case especially in the common law systems and the nomination of judges by Judicial Council, which suposse to be the best warrantor for the judicial independence. The author also presents the relevant case law of the European Court of Human Rights.

Key words: the nomination/election of the judges, the independence of judges, judicial council, the European Court of Human Rights