Independence and Impartiality of the Courts/Judges under Art. 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights
The author reviews the book of Lyda Friederike Müller, in which she deals with independence and impartiality of the courts under Art. 6 of European Convention on Human Rights (Anforderungen der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention und spezifische Probleme in den östlichen Europaratstaaten. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2015, 329 pages).
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System of Free Legal Aid in Germany Before New Challenges
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The author gives a book review of Marco Gogolin, in which he presents new challenges in free legal aid system in Germany.
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Janez Šinkovec (1928–2016), Professor at the Faculty of Law of University of Ljubljana, Former Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia
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The author presents the life and the work of the deceased Professor Janez Šinkovec (1928–2016), PhD, who was one of the most eminent and prolific jurists in Slovenian legal history.
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Protection of Legal Entities as Human Rights Holders in Germany, Switzerland, and the United States of America
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The author reviews a book by Mirjam Baldeger, in which she presents the protection of human rights of legal entities in different countries (Menschenrechtsschutz für juristische Personen in Deutschland, der Schweiz und den Vereinigten Staaten, Begründungsmodelle der korporativen Menschenrechtsträgerschaft. Duncker & Humblot GmbH, Berlin, 2017, 841 pages).
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Independence of Judges from the Perspective of their Election or Nomination
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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.
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The Lay Assessor System or the Scabine System of Judicial Decision Making (Germ. Schöffengerichte – Full Bench/ Court of Lay Assessor/Lay Judge’s Court) as a Form of Citizens’ Participation in Judicial Decision Making
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The author discusses the lay participation in the trial in a lay assessor system
or the Scabine system of judicial decision-making (also the so called model
of collaborative lay courts).