A judge must not be influenced by fear. Must a judge be brave?

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...

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Main Author: Martin Sunnqvist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2025-04-01
Series:Oñati Socio-Legal Series
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Online Access:https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1875
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