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AuthorEhteshamul Bari, M.
Available date2015-12-01T09:53:23Z
Publication Date2014-01
Publication NameInternational Review of Law
CitationEhteshamul Bari M. The natural death of the Supreme Judicial Commission of Bangladesh and the consequent patronage appointments to the Bench: Advocating the establishment of an Independent Judicial Commission, International Review of Law 2014:1
ISSN2223-859X
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5339/irl.2014.1
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/3860
AbstractIn order to strengthen the constitutional process of appointment of judges in Superior Courts, Bangladesh established a Supreme Judicial Commission in 2008 by promulgating an Ordinance. This Ordinance was neither promulgated in pursuance of any provisions of the Constitution nor by introducing any amendment to the provisions of the Constitution. The recommendations of the Commission were not given binding force on the executive. The power of the executive to accept or reject the candidates recommended by the Supreme Judicial Commission at his pleasure defeated the very objective of establishing the Commission for appointing the most competent and suitable persons as judges of the superior courts in Bangladesh. However, following the general elections held on 29 December 2008, the newly elected Government of Bangladesh Awami League dispensed with the Supreme Judicial Commission by not placing the Supreme Judicial Commission Ordinance before the parliament for its approval. This resulted in restoring the previous system of appointing judges on the satisfaction of the executive, which has resulted in patronage appointments. Thus, the establishment of an independent judicial commission in Bangladesh is an imperative necessity for strengthening the independence and impartiality of the judiciary.
Languageen
PublisherBloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
Subjectsubstantive independence of the judiciary
Supreme Judicial Commission of Bangladesh
patronage appointments
TitleThe natural death of the Supreme Judicial Commission of Bangladesh and the consequent patronage appointments to the Bench: Advocating the establishment of an Independent Judicial Commission
TypeArticle
Issue Number1
Volume Number2014
dc.accessType Open Access


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