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The Social Perception of Judicial Decisions

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  • Albin Iglicar

    (University of Ljubljana)

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In addition to the main social function of the judiciary (solving conflicts), there are other important social tasks of the judiciary that can be summarised as solving conflicts, protecting the interests (rights) of individuals and general (state) interests, social control, the judiciary in the function of a homeostatic mechanism and achieving system legitimacy and control of the executive branch of power. The public’s perception of the judiciary and its confidence in the judicial system depends first and foremost on the public’s notions of the tasks and competencies of the judicial authorities as they are formed in public opinion. These notions and the related perception of the social functions of the judiciary are to a small extent formed on the basis of the individual personal experiences of participants in judicial proceedings and the experiences of others that these impart to their social environment. To a greater extent, the social perception and public opinion of the work of the courts depends on media reports, the appearances of politicians and the public appearances of representatives of the judiciary.

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  • Albin Iglicar, 2011. "The Social Perception of Judicial Decisions," DANUBE: Law and Economics Review, European Association Comenius - EACO, issue 4, pages 1-17, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cmn:journl:y:2011:i:4:p:1-17
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