OECD Public Integrity IndicatorsHome

Germany

OECD member since 1960

This set of indicators covers regulations and practice aimed at promoting integrity in the justice system and ensuring accountability through the disciplinary system for civil servants. Data for both OECD members and non-OECD members will be released in 2025.

Regulatory framework for judicial integrity
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List of indicators for Integrity of the justice and disciplinary systems

Click on an indicator to see the criteria that are used to calculate it.

Top performing and underperforming criteria in Germany

This table shows the criteria within this dataset where the selected country performs the most above and below average. OECD countries are compared to the OECD average and partner countries are compared to the partner country average. Only criteria fulfilled by less than 40% of countries are shown as leading, and only criteria fulfilled by more than 40% of countries are shown as lagging.

Regulations require that all judicial vacancies are public.

53%

of OECD countries fulfill

41%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Lagging

Regulations establish objective criteria and procedures for re-allocation of cases to prosecutors.

13%

of OECD countries fulfill

9%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Leading

Judicial vacancies are public, including minimum requirements and procedures for applying.

Data not available

61%

of OECD countries fulfill

41%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Lagging

Public prosecution offices publish performance reports at least every two years.

61%

of OECD countries fulfill

44%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Lagging

Staff handling reports in courts undergo mandatory training on confidentiality.

8%

of OECD countries fulfill

0%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Leading

Staff handling reports in public prosecutors’ offices undergo mandatory training on confidentiality.

21%

of OECD countries fulfill

3%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Leading