GOOD PRACTICES IN THE VENEZUELAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM TO GUARANTEE JUDICIAL TRANSPARENCY Magistrate Maikel Moreno Pérez President of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela

Constitutional Supremacy Respect for human rights. JUDICIAL TRANSPARENCY Constitutional Supremacy Respect for human rights. Separation and autonomy of public powers. Safeguarding the principle of legality. VENEZUELAN LEGAL SYSTEM Right to life, to work, to culture, to education and to social justice, as a bulwark of a participative, protagonist, multi-ethnic and multicultural society. DEMOCRATIC AND SOCIAL STATE OF LAW AND JUSTICE

THESE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES REQUIRE JUDICIAL TRANSPARENCY A transparent judicial process covered by certain essential formalities. Impartiality and independence of judges. Effective judicial protection. Right to defense. Timely restitution to the victim. Due legal process. THESE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES REQUIRE

JUDICIAL TRANSPARENCY It responds to the supreme interest of a state of law to provide what is indispensable so that every person has timely access to information and dissemination of judicial acts. JUDICIAL TRANSPARENCY

JUDICIAL TRANSPARENCY TRANSVERSAL AXIS IN THE WHOLE JUDICIAL SYSTEM Selection and appointment of judges Use of the resources of the Judicial Power The social control of judgments

JUDICIAL TRANSPARENCY Venezuela adopted the orality in the acts of the Judicial Power, since it has been demonstrated that the presence of the parties in front of the judges favors a fair process. TRANSPARENCY IN THE VENEZUELAN JUDICIAL POWER Another element is the publicity of the trials, which consists in making available to the public, mechanisms that facilitate the publication and electronic consultation of the decisions issued by the courts.

JUDICIAL TRANSPARENCY Combat corruption, through the implementation of a regulatory framework that regulates the jurisdictional actions of judges, including: Code of Ethics of the Venezuelan Judge. Law Against Corruption. TRANSPARENCY IN THE VENEZUELAN JUDICIAL POWER

JUDICIAL TRANSPARENCY Assignment of an exclusive budget for the Judicial Power, which guarantees its functional, financial and administrative independence. TRANSPARENCY IN THE VENEZUELAN JUDICIAL POWER Compliance with the Principle of Accountability, through a set of mechanisms that show society the results of judicial and administrative management.

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