ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGAL ISSUES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STANDARTS IN THE FIELD OF INDEPENDENCE OF JUDICIAL POWER IN UZBEKISTAN
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Keywords

judiciary, judges, the Supreme Council of Judges, independence of judicial power, international and regional standards, selection and appointment of judges, judicial community

Abstract

In the world, special emphasis is paid to ensuring the right to an independent and impartial judiciary to handle a case, problems of implementing international standards on the independence of the judiciary, the introduction of institutional and individual aspects of judicial independence, improvement of international standards of ethics and disciplinary responsibility of judges for the administration of justice as well as the formation of the judicial corps and application of judicial accountability.
The article studies international and regional standards for enhancing the role of the Supreme Council of Judges of the Republic of Uzbekistan in ascertaining the independence of the judiciary. In addition, conclusions and recommendations were set in accordance to the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan with international standards.

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