Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Esthonia) - Vabariigi Riigikohus

Date: 04/14/2009

Subject: The Court, recalling the ECHR and applying the norms of the European Charter on the Statute for Judges adopted by the Council of Europe, has stated that the concern for the judge’s independence implies the State’s obligation to pay a partial salary even during periods of suspension from work due to a criminal proceeding.

Original language: Austrian

Classification: Justice - Art. 47 Independent and impartial tribunal

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