Supervisory Control and Court Management

Abstract

Court management is an essential precondition for guaranteeing the adjudication of cases. At the same time, court administration is the key focus of supervisory control. Management instruments and structures, caseload management and other elements of quality assurance including the certification of judicial authorities must therefore be accorded considerable constitutional importance.

Between Management and the Rule of Law: on the move towards a management model for the judiciary - Results from the project “Basic research into Court Management in Switzerland”

“…The former president of the Zurich Cantonal Court of Appeal, Judge Rainer Klopfer (2005), explained the importance of court management in the following manner: "If a court is to be a major service provider and important supervisory body, it needs professional, efficient administration. KIENER (2001), p. 292 (using the term "Gerichtsverwaltung") [translated from the original German text]; in this sense, see also LIENHARD (2009), para. 25 and LIENHARD/KETTIGER (2009), p. 415.…”

Combining a weighted caseload study with an organisational analysis in courts: first experiences with a new methodological approach in Switzerland

“…34 See e.g. LIENHARD (2009); KETTIGER (2003), p. 173 ff. ; Parlamentarische Verwaltungskontrollstelle (2002).…”

“…; Parlamentarische Verwaltungskontrollstelle (2002). 35 See for more detail LIENHARD (2009); experts in the USA envisage a similar holistic approach to court management, see Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) (2008), p. 3 and List of Indicators COSCA, p. 6; see also ALBERS (2008). 36 The procedure corresponds to that used by the CCPM in reviewing the organisation of the Canton of Solothurn's Prosecutor's Office; in a comprehensive study of the state of court management in Switzerland in 2012, the CCPM used a similar structure for the fields considered, see LIENHARD/KETTIGER/WINKLER (2012), p. 5.…”

Kontrola zarządcza w jednostkach organizacyjnych sądu

“…W żadnym razie nie powinno to wpływać na niezawisłość sędziów, a wręcz przeciwnie -zapewniać lepsze warunki pracy, w których będą wypełniać swoje podstawowe obowiązki w zakresie orzekania [Lienhard 2009]. …”