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Sources
• 1946 – Canon of Judicial Ethics
– Based on the American version.
– “For the guidance and observance by judges.”
– Lacked prescribed sanctions for violations.
• December 26, 1988 – Creation of Committee
• October 20, 1989 – Code of Judicial Conduct
– “All judges shall strictly comply with the Code.”
– Imposition of penalties in administrative cases.
• November 25-26, 2002 – Roundtable Meeting of
Chief Justices
*Bangalore Draft of the Code of Judicial Conduct
- Intended to be the Universal Declaration of Judicial
Standards applicable in all judiciaries
(1) a universal recognition that a competent, independent and
impartial judiciary is essential if the courts are to fulfill their
role in upholding constitutionalism and the rule of law;
(2) that public confidence in the judicial system and in the moral
authority and integrity of the judiciary is of utmost
importance in a modern democratic society; and
(3) that it is essential that judges, individually and collectively,
respect and honor judicial office as a public trust and strive
to enhance and maintain confidence in the judicial system.