ABSTRACT This paper raises some methodological issues when a comparative approach is used to compare the number of judges and court personnel in European judiciaries. Data come from the Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) of the Council of Europe, which also is the main source for the European Union Justice Scoreboard. Some proposals are made to improve the collection of data and, then, increasing their comparability. The paper shows how an assessment on the number of judges and court personnel can benefit from a cross country comparative perspective, but only if quantitative analysis come together with in-depth qualitative studies.

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比较欧洲国家的法官和法院工作人员的数量

摘要当使用比较方法比较欧洲司法系统中法官和法院人员的数量时，本文提出了一些方法论问题。数据来自欧洲委员会的司法效率委员会（CEPEJ），这也是欧盟司法计分板的主要来源。提出了一些建议以改善数据收集，然后提高其可比性。本文展示了如何从跨国比较的角度对法官和法院人员的数量进行评估，但前提是要将定量分析与深入的定性研究结合起来。