Summary

The Republic of Estonia has undergone a court reform that has not been completed yet. All the changes made so far have not involved the organisational-economic management of the courts since the Soviet court administration system has not been replaced.
Under the Constitution, the courts shall declare any Act, other legislation or action unconstitutional if it violates the rights and freedoms provided by the Constitution. Thus, every Estonian judge also acts as a judge for constitutional review. The author raises the question whether we can speak about independent, autonomous and impartial courts if supervisory control over judges is exercised by the minister who is an object of judicial review: this may result in the creation of an administrative state.
As a possible solution, the author proposes the establishment of an independent central administrative body which is composed of parliamentary politicians, judges and representatives of judicial agencies the purpose of which is to resolve all strategic issues of court administration and development.