Tuomarin välimiestehtävät riippumattomuuden ja puolueettomuuden näkökulmasta

Kirjoittajat

  • Olli Mäkelä

Avainsanat:

tuomarit, riippumattomuus, puolueettomuus, esteellisyys, välimiesmenettely, sivutoimi

Abstrakti

Arbitration has a long history in Finland, and traditionally judges have also worked as arbitrators. The role of an arbitrator is a natural one for a judge, but conversely, the impartiality and independence required of a judge limit the permissibility of secondary occupations. This article discusses broadly the following questions: how can a judge’s arbitrator assignments affect his or her independence and impartiality, and how can society regulate this?

The article concludes that arbitrator assignments can endanger a judge’s independence and impartiality in a number of ways. The current legislation on judges’ secondary occupations is ineffective in preventing such endangerment, both in theory and in practice. A ban on judges’ arbitrator assignments is, however, held to be excessive and unnecessary. To resolve the problem, a number of de lege ferenda as well as soft law changes are proposed. To emphasise and illustrate the point of the article, the article also presents different scenarios wherein a judge can be considered biased due to earlier arbitration assignments.

Tiedostolataukset

Julkaistu

2013-01-01

Viittaaminen

Mäkelä, O. (2013). Tuomarin välimiestehtävät riippumattomuuden ja puolueettomuuden näkökulmasta. Helsinki Law Review, 7(1), 5–32. Noudettu osoitteesta https://journal.fi/helsinkilawreview/article/view/74359