Abstract
The article analyzes the liaison between judges and journalists as part of the information policy of the judiciary. It is shown herein that the restriction of access to judicial information, the shortcomings in the operation of the communication and information structures of the courts hinder the maintenance of the authority of justice in society. It is proved that the press service is responsible for public relations and media relations. As a result of this approach, the press services created by the courts are unable to participate efficiently in the interaction of the media and the judiciary, and the contacts between journalists and judges are minimized. The data of surveys of judges, journalists and the population of the Arkhangelsk Region are presented with the purpose to reveal if information about judicial proceedings is in demand in society and how open the judiciary is. It is shown that the majority of judges of district and city courts consider that the information on the operation of courts is in demand by society to a sufficient degree. However, at the same time, journalists face the problems of access to information, although the population considers the information on the operation of the judiciary in demand.
Highlights
The information policy of the judiciary includes the implementation of important principles of justice – openness and publicity
The provisions of Article 38 of the Law of the Russian Federation "On Mass Media" establish the right of citizens to obtain reliable information promptly through mass media about the operation of state bodies and organizations, public associations, their officials. This can be seen as the requirement of information transparency of social institutions, and the appeal to the duty of the press to inform the society about their activities. These provisions are implemented in public bodies, organizations of various forms of ownership and public associations through public relations services, or public affairs departments, whose structure includes press secretaries and press services, i.e. media relations divisions
Press services as independent communicative and informational units are established only in the Constitutional and Supreme Courts and in the Supreme Arbitration Court, while at the regional level the information support for the activities of courts is assigned to the administrations of the Judicial Department under the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
Summary
The information policy of the judiciary includes the implementation of important principles of justice – openness and publicity. The requirement of transparency (openness) of justice [1, 2, 3] was formulated as one of the representations of natural fair justice back in the 17th century in the UK: "It is not enough to know that there is justice, it is necessary to see that it is being implemented" This requirement is contained in many international documents. The independence of the court gradually left no trace This is very reminiscent of what happened in Russia in the 1990s: the introduction of the institutions of magistrates and jurors, the declaration of transparency of justice, the creation of the concept of the information policy of the judiciary, publicity and its subsequent limitations.
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