Judicial Robe. The Insignia of the Judicial Profession
Judicial Robe. The Insignia of the Judicial Profession
Author(s): Beliznai Bódi BódiSubject(s): History, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Recent History (1900 till today), 19th Century
Published by: STS Science Centre Ltd
Keywords: Judicial robe; judicial symbol; 19-20th century; legal tradition; Hungary;
Summary/Abstract: „The fashion of the judicial gown is nice and smart, because this gown always warns the judge that whilst practising his profession he is obliged to leave behind all one-sidedness and all biases, as well as all prejudices and all subjective aspects.”Section 104 of Act 54 of 1912 on the implementation of the Code of Civil Procedure (Act 1 of 1911) authorized the Minister of Justice „to order by decree the wearing of specific attire for the judges”. Between 1869 and 1912 a number of enthusiastic or less eager opinions was expressed in daily newspapers, law journals, and discussed among lawyers and jurists relating to the judicial dress. Devotees of standardized judicial attire regarded the introducing of such a uniform as a token of judicial authority.
Journal: Journal on European History of Law
- Issue Year: 10/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 112-119
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
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