Keywords
Juez, Proceso, Cultura jurisdiccional, Arbitrio judicial., Judge, Process, Jurisdictional culture, Judicial arbitrariness
Ya había jueces en Berlín: algunas reflexiones históricas sobre la tutela judicial anterior al mundo liberal
Abstract
La expresión “Aún hay jueces (honestos) en Berlín” hace referencia a una leyenda relacionada con Federico el Grande, rey de Prusia, y su enfrentamiento judicial con un humilde molinero de Potsdam, del que el monarca salió vencido. En la actualidad, esta anécdota —o la mera enunciación de la conocida frase— se suele vincular con el control por parte de jueces y tribunales de los poderes de un Estado, y con la defensa de los débiles frente a los fuertes para evitar su indefensión, lo cual puede servir para ilustrar ese conjunto de derechos que se incluyen bajo la denominación “tutela judicial efectiva”. Es habitual pensar que el mundo anterior a las Revoluciones liberales era un mundo sin Derecho y sin Justicia, salvo ciertas generosas concesiones al mundo anglosajón. No obstante, mucho antes de 1789, en el ámbito continental, ya se garantizaba el acceso a la justicia y el disfrute de una serie de garantías dentro de los procesos judiciales, si bien dentro de una forma de concebir el Derecho distinta a la actual.
The expression "There are still (honest) judges in Berlin" refers to a legend about Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, and his judicial confrontation with a humble miller in Potsdam, lawsuit in which was defeated. Nowadays, this anecdote —or the mere enunciation of the well-known phrase— is often linked to the control by judges and courts of the powers of a State, and to the defence of the weak against the strong to avoid their defencelessness, which can serve to illustrate that set of rights included under the denomination of "effective judicial protection". It is common to think that the world prior to the Liberal Revolutions was a world without Law and without Justice, with certain generous concessions to the Anglo-Saxon system. However, long before 1789, in the continental sphere, access to justice and the enjoyment of a series of guarantees within judicial processes were already guaranteed, but within a different way of conceiving Law than today.
The expression "There are still (honest) judges in Berlin" refers to a legend about Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, and his judicial confrontation with a humble miller in Potsdam, lawsuit in which was defeated. Nowadays, this anecdote —or the mere enunciation of the well-known phrase— is often linked to the control by judges and courts of the powers of a State, and to the defence of the weak against the strong to avoid their defencelessness, which can serve to illustrate that set of rights included under the denomination of "effective judicial protection". It is common to think that the world prior to the Liberal Revolutions was a world without Law and without Justice, with certain generous concessions to the Anglo-Saxon system. However, long before 1789, in the continental sphere, access to justice and the enjoyment of a series of guarantees within judicial processes were already guaranteed, but within a different way of conceiving Law than today.
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