Pozaustawowe psychologiczne determinanty orzeczeń sądowych
Non-Statutory Psychological Determinants of Court Decisions
Author(s): Anna Korzeniewska-Lasota, Alina SarnowskaSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Philosophy of Law, Sociology of Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: court verdict; judge; application of law; decision-making process
Summary/Abstract: In the legal court process, the role of the key decision maker – the judge – is vital. The decisions of a judge, although they are enclosed in the procedures and guided, above all, by normative premises, do not constitute a simple legal syllogism, but a multi-stage process, which is also a psychological process. Although judges put great effort into maintaining high standards, to eliminate non-legal factors during the process of decision-making and to remain independent and impartial, it seems impossible to fully eliminate psychological factors. In this article, the authors analyse the psychological determinants of verdicts and indicate the need for empirical research into the influence of these factors on the decision-making process of a judge.
Journal: Studia Warmińskie
- Issue Year: 51/2014
- Issue No: 51
- Page Range: 225-238
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English, Polish, German