Judges are obligated to provide a fair, impartial interpretation of IBOR, and are beholden to the rights in the document, not the person or the nation that appointed them or any other nation or private entity. No one shall give a judge any money, gift, or service other than a salary paid by the government in an amount that is made public, and no party to a case, nor any person acting on his or her behalf, may speak to a judge about a case without the presence of, or at least knowledge of, the other party. Judicial independence requires financial independence, and any judge must earn at least three times the national median income in the country where they preside.
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I believe this article is violated in most countries, whereas many judges continue to be biased because of their political views.
Sadly, you’re correct. This is an important piece of IBOR. The next two days, when the US Supreme Court decides whether to help trump overturn the election, will be a defining moment for history on Earth whether we have the rule of law or authoritarian government. trump is only a part of the authoritarianism that is underway. I hope you will become a light for rights too.
Thanks,
Kirk
IBOR is the social contract, the agreement between the people and those who govern. As such it should not be those who govern who interpret IBOR, it should be judges.
Still, judges are human. They can be influenced. That is why they must be removed physically from the parties in cases before them, and have financial security to remain neutral. It’s one of the great character strengths of humans, that they can remain true to rights, and a document, as the protectors of our social contract with those who govern.