nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20211203-212026-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 211203s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20211203-212026-0 doi eng 342 23 Sanders, Anne Author aut Independent Selection of Judges via Competence Evaluation and Lot Sanders, Anne Verfassungsblog 2021-12-03 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Last Sunday, 28th November 2021, voters in Switzerland rejected the proposals of the „Justiz-Initiative“ (“Judge initiative”) with the overall majority of 68,07% (temporary official results of the Federal Council, in German). Nevertheless, the proposal contains interesting aspects concerning questions around the election processes and independence of judges. Despite the rejection in Switzerland – it could serve as an impulse for further discussions not only in Switzerland, but within Europe, where the independence of the judiciary has been partly endangered. CC BY-SA 4.0 Faltinat, Elisabeth Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/independent-selection-of-judges-via-competence-evaluation-and-lot/ raw object