Introduction

The "Burgh House Principles on the Independence of the International Judiciary", which were adopted by the ILA Study Group on the Practice and Procedure of International Courts and Tribunals, in association with the Project on International Courts and Tribunals, in 2004. While the Burgh House Principles are not binding, they set out useful general guidelines to contribute to the independence and impartiality of the international judiciary. The Preamble of the Principles describes them as applying primarily to standing international courts, although they are also ...