Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 8, 2000
A Free Judiciary
An independent, responsible judiciary is slowly emerging in Eastern European countries from what has traditionally been hamstrung by threats from people with influence. By Judith C. Chirlin.
"I am a judge in a corrupt regime. Should I stay inside and try to reform the system from within; or should I quit and work for reform from the outside?" That was one of the responses to a request that the student-judges write down the most difficult ethical dilemma they have faced as a judge. Another wrote, "...