2024-08-05 17:51:10
The election of judges and magistrates by popular vote means a risk to the independence of the Power of attorneywarned the United Nations Organization (UN).
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According to a letter from Margaret Satterthwaitspecial rapporteur for the independence of judges and lawyers, sent to the president Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorit is noted that the proposed reform to the Power of attorney and asks him to clarify several doubts about the proposal.
The agent must indicate to the HIM if “the measures taken to ensure that the legislative reforms subject to this document comply with international standards and provide for a non-politicized judicial selection procedure, based exclusively on the merits and qualifications of the candidates, with effective oversight mechanisms.”
We share that the communication on the initiative to reform the Judiciary, sent by the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers of the UN Human Rights Council, has been made public. @UN_HRC.
— UN-DH Mexico (@UNDHMexico) August 1, 2024
Another of the questions for AMLO was to “indicate the measures adopted to guarantee the independence of judges and magistrates in the country, allowing them to exercise their functions free of interference from other powers.”
The body dependent on the AdviceUN Human Rights indicates that “the popular election of judges could increase the risk that candidates for magistrates seek to please voters or campaign sponsors in order to increase their chances of reelection, instead of making decisions based exclusively on legal principles and norms.”
The election of judges “poses significant risks to the impartiality of judicial decisions and could further undermine public confidence in a judiciary that already faces challenges related to its reputation and integrity. This risk is especially plausible given that the reform does not establish procedures for the conduct to be observed in campaigns.”
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