nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230718-231101-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230718s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230718-231101-0 doi eng 342 23 Hoppe, Tilman Author aut Judges and Organized Crime - Why the ECtHR Upheld the Dismissal of a Senior Judge Hoppe, Tilman Verfassungsblog 2023-07-18 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Scandalous arrests of judges taking millions in bribes continue to make headlines. For purging the judiciary from corruption, vetting the integrity of judges through internationally supported commissions has become one of the most promising tools. In July 2023, the ECtHR has upheld the dismissal of yet another prominent judge – who had served, both, at the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Albania (Thanza v. Albania). While it is obvious that a judge should be dismissed for engaging in organised crime, this case may be the first in the world to raise another, rather unusual question: Can a judge be dismissed simply for having contact with organised crime, even if he has never committed any offence? CC BY-SA 4.0 Albania anti-corruption Corruption Crime ECtHR Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/judges-and-organized-crime/ raw object