In Search of the Optimal Court Administration Model for New Democracies

Abstract

In this paper, the author focuses on court administration in a strict sense, which encompasses the technical, organizational and material conditions of court operations. The author argues that the best model in this respect, especially for new democracies, is the so-called autonomous model. This model is based on the idea that the competence of court management and administration (i.e. court business) should generally be assigned directly to the judiciary. This model may co-exist with various concurrent solutions concerning other important matters (e.g. accountability of judges, methods of judicial appointments).