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NEWS
MK Gafni: Ethical Guidelines for Judges Should Apply to
Dayonim
By Eliezer Rauchberger
MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni is demanding that the ethical guidelines
for courts and judges apply to botei din and
dayonim as well. "Why should the ethical guidelines
apply only to the Court?" he asked.
Rabbi Gafni voiced his demand during a meeting of the Knesset
Constitution, Law and Justice Committee to appoint a High
Court president after consulting with the Justice Minister,
to set obligatory ethics guidelines for the conduct of court
judges in order to boost faith in judges. The committee
decided to add an amendment to the proposed law to have
ethical guidelines determined with the approval of the
Knesset Constitution Committee. It was also proposed to give
the ethical guidelines greater weight by allowing the Justice
Minister to submit a complaint against a judge who deviates
from them.
Rabbi Gafni's proposal to have the ethical guidelines apply
to dayonim as well was designed to raise the status of
the Rabbinate courts based on a request by the board. The
committee decided to examine the matter and raise it for
discussion at a later date.
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