Independence of judges as a guarantee of the effectiveness of the judiciary
The introduction notes that the issues of establishing an independent court have always been and continue to be decisive in the implementation of judicial reforms in the country aimed at building a strong, independent and accessible judiciary. The independence of the judiciary is one of the most important principles of the judiciary. The court always acts on behalf of the state in accordance with the powers vested in it. The purpose of the study is a comprehensive analysis of the problematic issues of the content of the principle of independence of judges as a legal category in the context of legislative acts and various points of view of scientists. The main part analyzes the legal category "independence of judges" as the most important guarantee for the proper implementation of the goals and objectives of justice. Attention is drawn to the substantive part of the principle of the independence of judges and its constituent elements. In numerous scientific publications, legal scholars put forward a variety of approaches to the study of this issue. Common points of view on the study of this aspect are revealed. Separate elements of the principle of the independence of judges are analyzed, such as: non-interference in the administration of justice; the subordination of judges only to the law; impartiality of judges; freedom of inner conviction of judges; guarantees for the independence of judges. It is shown that, despite the existence of a sufficient number of scientific papers on this issue, so far none of them is of a complex nature. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that, on the basis of general theoretical provisions formulated in the adopted legal acts of the Republic of Belarus, an analysis of the content of the principle of independence of judges and its constituent elements was carried out. Conclusions are formulated and directions for further work on this topic are indicated. The results obtained can be used for further scientific development on this issue, as well as in the educational process of higher education institutions for legal specialties.