Social media communication by judges

• Verfasst von: Jahn, Jannika [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Social media communication by judges
• Titelzusatz: assessing guidelines and new challenges for free speech and judicial duties in the light of the Convention
• Verf.angabe: Jannika Jahn
• E-Jahr: 2021
• Jahr: 21 April 2021
• Umfang: 17 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 29.08.2022
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: The Rule of Law in Europe
• Ausgabe Quelle: 1st ed. 2021.
• Ort Quelle: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2021
• Jahr Quelle: 2021
• Band/Heft Quelle: (2021), Seite 137-153
• ISBN Quelle: 978-3-030-56001-0
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Jahn, Jannika, 1985 - : Social media communication by judges. - 2021
• K10plus-PPN: 1815339586

Abstract

Under the European Convention on Human Rights, freedom of expression of judges must be balanced with the legitimate interest of a democratic State in ensuring that its judges properly foster the purposes enumerated in Art. 10 (2) European Convention on Human Rights. The European Court of Human Rights has taken a nuanced approach which focuses on preserving public confidence in the judges’ capacity to properly perform their judicial task. Social media communication has prompted some Convention states to issue new rules for judicial behaviour as they perceive social media as a challenge to the public perception of judicial independence and impartiality. These rules raise some questions as to their compatibility with the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.