Integrity – a status quo of judicial conduct

Abstract

This article seeks to elucidate the concept of integrity as a status quo of judicial conduct, guided by the values enshrined in the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct. The examination of judicial integrity as an integrative aspect of judicial behavior will be approached by considering the theoretical acceptance of this value, in light of rele-vant international and national academic research that elucidates the notion of judges’ ethical and financial integrity, as well as the principles applicable to it. The paper also addresses the perspective of reforming justice in the context of granting Moldova the status of a candidate country for European Union membership.