Judges can win people’s confidence through integrity: Mainul
Friday, 2 November 2007
Adviser for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Mainul Hosein said it is now the judges' responsibility to make the judiciary strong and just to serve the cause of justice and win people's clear confidence.
The law adviser said this while speaking at the inauguration of separation of the judiciary at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city Thursday, reports UNB.
"It is only through personal integrity and good conscience that judges can ensure people's confidence in the judiciary", he said.
Law Adviser Mainul Hosein was presiding over the programme.
The adviser said since the judiciary was not allowed the importance envisaged in the Constitution, the system of checks and balance failed to work.
Consequently, he said, "the government degenerated into arbitrary and corrupt machinery in every way possible. Corruption and abuse of power prevailed over the rule of law and justice."
The adviser said, "The rights and liberty guaranteed by our Constitution are useless if the judiciary is not free and independent to protect such rights and liberty".
He said the judiciary was separated from the interference of the executive not as a favour to judges, but to assign them with heavy responsibility of upholding justice and contributing to good governance.
"By recognising the importance of the judiciary's independence, we are upholding the importance of human rights for a civilised existence in a free society", he said.
Mainul said the main goal of making justice accessible and affordable to the poor has to be realised sooner than later.
"The judges have to ensure that people's high expectation about getting speedy justice the easy way does not remain illusive", he said.
About the present 'critical situation' in the country, the adviser said, "There is no room for partisan bias for fully appreciating the hurdles we have to cross so that we do not fail the nation in securing peace, security and justice of good governance."
The law adviser said this while speaking at the inauguration of separation of the judiciary at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city Thursday, reports UNB.
"It is only through personal integrity and good conscience that judges can ensure people's confidence in the judiciary", he said.
Law Adviser Mainul Hosein was presiding over the programme.
The adviser said since the judiciary was not allowed the importance envisaged in the Constitution, the system of checks and balance failed to work.
Consequently, he said, "the government degenerated into arbitrary and corrupt machinery in every way possible. Corruption and abuse of power prevailed over the rule of law and justice."
The adviser said, "The rights and liberty guaranteed by our Constitution are useless if the judiciary is not free and independent to protect such rights and liberty".
He said the judiciary was separated from the interference of the executive not as a favour to judges, but to assign them with heavy responsibility of upholding justice and contributing to good governance.
"By recognising the importance of the judiciary's independence, we are upholding the importance of human rights for a civilised existence in a free society", he said.
Mainul said the main goal of making justice accessible and affordable to the poor has to be realised sooner than later.
"The judges have to ensure that people's high expectation about getting speedy justice the easy way does not remain illusive", he said.
About the present 'critical situation' in the country, the adviser said, "There is no room for partisan bias for fully appreciating the hurdles we have to cross so that we do not fail the nation in securing peace, security and justice of good governance."