The principle of objectivity in the civil Service

Abstract

The principle of objectivity informs the Civil Service as a public institution, transcending its traditional consequences of neutrality and impartiality required of civil servants. It decisively affects all aspects of their legal status, both in legislation and decisions on specific human resource management. In this paper, we study some practical implications of this relevant principle of objectivity from the perspective of case-law analysis of some critical areas, such as types of civil servants, procedures of recruiting or filling of jobs, the exercise of the power of organization and the use of novel techniques for the management of human resources.