Andorra la VellaThe Superior Council of Justice (CSJ) will publish on Wednesday in BOPA the names of the members of the ethics commission, in accordance with the designations made by the members of the judicial and fiscal careers, as established in the designation procedure of article 4.3 of the ethical regulation of judicial conduct. Thus, the magistrate category will be made up of Alexandra Cornella and Yves Picod; the batle category by David Moynat and Laura Rodríguez; and that of prosecutor by Elisabet Puente and Marta Villaverde.
The ethics commission is the consultative body in this matter but also for confidential advice for the courts, magistrates and prosecutors, to respond to El Greco’s recommendation in relation to the evaluation of the prevention of corruption of parliamentarians, of battles and prosecutors. The commission issues reasoned opinions on specific ethical cases and problems that are of general interest, as well as any other function entrusted to it by law. The commission acts at the request of the Superior Council of Justice or any of the members of the judicial or fiscal career.
The commission is made up – as set out in the regulations – by three members from the judicial and prosecutorial careers, among whom there must be an active magistrate and an active prosecutor. The members of the ethics commission will perform their duties for six years from the date of publication of their appointment. The exercise of their duties is honorary and unpaid. The reports they issue are non-binding and cannot rule on cases that are under investigation, prosecution or ongoing disciplinary proceedings, and are always confidential.
With the appointment of the members of the ethics commission, the task of setting up the ethical code of judicial conduct is completed; a basic element that includes the values and rules of judicial conduct, as desirable standards of behavior for all agents involved in the administration of justice, in force since last May.
The Ethical Code of Judicial Conduct contains the rules of judicial conduct, based on the values of political and institutional neutrality, independence, impartiality, integrity, correctness, equality, competence and diligence, and must serve as a reference for the desirable standards of behavior of batlles, magistrates, prosecutors, court clerks; the members of the Superior Council of Justice, as well as the staff of the Administration of Justice and the CSJ.