Status of the audience of the National Institute of Justice: comparative aspect and issues

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During the important reforms in the field of justice in the Republic of Moldova, premises are being created to promote the general reform process and to comply with the widely recognized and internationally implemented democratic standards. From the analysis of the national legislation in comparison with other European states, I conclude that, in the Republic of Moldova, the status of persons who graduated from the initial training courses within the National Institute of Justice, in the period between graduation and „appointment” as a prosecutor, judge . (which can take years, for example the 12th promotion of the Institute), remains a legal void. This would mean that, after completing the initial training courses, the future prosecutors and judges may have the following dilemma: either to work as a legal consultant/assistant, or to open an office in the central market. The latter would seem incompatible with the future status of „official with public dignity”, but not impossible, because there are no regulations that would prohibit this. In the context, I conclude that the targeted omission creates various risks regarding its integrity, or the trainees of the National Institute of Justice, after graduation, due to the lack of a social guarantee mechanism such as „medical insurance”, „remuneration”, „a strictly regulated status”, „the inclusion of the initial training period in the length of service” - which colleagues from similar training institutions for judges and prosecutors in other countries (Romania, France) benefit from until the appointment, may become dependent on other persons or organizations, which it could further have important consequences on his professional integrity and decision-making discretion.