A judge must not be influenced by fear. Must a judge be brave? : The duty of judges to defend judicial independence and the rule of law
It is not acceptable that a judge because of ‘fear’ hands down a wrongful judgment. This was mentioned already by Isidore of Seville in his Sententiae and is part of the oaths of judges in many jurisdictions, from the 1230s onwards until this day. The ‘fear’ that is relevant could relate to one of t...
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2025
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Oñati Socio-Legal Series
Year: 2025, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 648-661 |
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