revisión crítica de la ética judicial

Abstract

This article argues the need to review the notion of judicial ethics in the sense that, while ethics in general has an eminently philosophical roots, at present it seems as if it is intended to minimize such influence, in order to provide the so-called applied ethics with greater rigor and pragmatism when explained by those who have the responsibility of applying it. It starts from a reflection on the place of ethics within judicial ethics. For this, a specific case of serious violations of judicial ethics in Colombia is analyzed, which shows that, beyond the formative rhetoric around judicial ethics, complying with it implies a perspective from epistemic objectivity. It is concluded that the formative and functional considerations around judicial ethics must compromise its approach beyond the generalities in which such a discussion usually falls.