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  5. Ethical Standards of a Judge and Their Significance for Ensuring the Right to a Fair Trial in Criminal Proceedings

Almanac of law. Issue 17 (2026), pages 568–571.

DOI: 10.33663/2524-017X-2026-17-568-571

Bilinsky B. P.
Ethical Standards of a Judge and Their Significance for Ensuring the Right to a Fair Trial in Criminal Proceedings

The article analyzes the ethical standards governing judicial activity and determines their significance for ensuring the right to a fair trial in criminal proceedings. It is substantiated that ethical standards possess a multi­level normative nature and are formed under the influence of national legislation and international instruments, in particular the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct. The correlation between ethical principles and the principles of judicial independence and impartiality is examined, and their role in preventing reasonable doubts as to the impartiality of the court is revealed. The article explores doctrinal approaches to understanding judicial ethics as a system of professional values performing instructive, regulatory, and preventive functions within criminal proceedings. It is established that the effective implementation of the right to a fair trial depends not only on formal compliance with procedural norms but also on the internal ethical position of the judge, professional integrity, and moral responsibility. Proposals are formulated for improving the mechanisms of ensuring judicial ethics in the context of criminal justice.

Keywords: ethical standards of a judge, fair trial, criminal proceedings, judicial independence, impartiality, judicial ethics, Bangalore Principles, right to a fair trial.

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Дата першого надходження рукопису до видання: 28.02.2026
Дата прийнятого до друку рукопису після рецензування: 09.04.2026
Дата публікації: 30.04.2026

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