University students, academics, lawyers and jurists at a national and international level may participate in the chair
The Judiciary and the National School of the Judiciary (ENJ) launched the the Chair of Judicial Ethics "Manuel Ramón Ruiz Tejada" which will be directed by Judge Justiniano Montero Montero, judge of the First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice and national commissioner before the Ibero-American Commission of Judicial Ethics (CIEJ), and Armando Andruet, professor at the ENJ and international director of the Chair.
The announcement was made within the framework of the Dialogues with CIEJ that are held from September 6 to 8 with the presence of commissioners from Cuba, Costa Rica, Colombia and the Dominican Republic.
Armando Andruet, who chairs the National Academy of Law and Social Sciences of Córdoba (Argentina) and chaired the TSuperior Court of Justice of Córdoba, explained that the Judiciary has great challenges with the new chair that will be taught through the ENJ, among them making known the background and ethical contributions of Dr. Ruiz Tejada.
Likewise, he highlighted the proposals to be developed in the chair in the remainder of the year 2022 and the next year 2023, among these: perspectives of projects related to research, training and the carrying out of work works.
The study methodology contemplates approaches to legal and academic institutions at a national and international level to involve them in the analysis and writing of texts on the subject of judicial ethics. Likewise, develop a practice of socializing the results with national universities, study centers and schools that are members of the Ibero-American Network of Judicial Schools.
"A chair of judicial ethics cannot work if it is encapsulated in the cloister of the National School of the Judiciary or of the Judiciary, for this reason the invitation to the university, academic, professional fields so that we can work together, firstly because the undergraduate and postgraduate level in university education still leaves much to be desired in the areas of ethics, judicial ethics, professional ethics in the legal profession and for that from the Chair we will have to put our responsibility and commitment”, said Andruet.
Armando Andruet worked on the preparation and modification of the Code of Ethical Behavior of the Dominican Judiciary, which focuses on 3 fundamental elements: quality, accessibility and transparency, the latter related to the duty of judges to be accountable.
About Manuel Ramón Ruiz Tejada
Manuel Ramón Ruiz Tejada was president of the Supreme Court of Justice during the period 1966-1974, lawyer and statesman. He was born in La Vega on September 8, 1907.
In 1974, when he resigned from the presidency of the SCJ, he dedicated himself to the professional practice of law, standing out for his strong ethical and moral principles.