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New Code of Judicial Conduct

NEW CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT

A.M. No. 03-05-01-SC | 2004-06-01

Backgrounder: The New Code of Judicial Conduct for the Philippine Judiciary consists of it consists of six canons to wit: Independence, integrity, impartiality, propriety, equality, and competence and diligence.

This is based on the 2002 Bangalore Draft, as amended, which was intended to be the Universal Declaration of Judicial Standards applicable in all judiciaries.

This New Code of Judicial conduct supersedes the Canons of Judicial Ethics and the Code of Judicial Conduct, but the latter may still apply in a suppletory character in case of deficiency or absence of provisions in the New Code.

A.M. No. 03-05-01-SC

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