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"The appeal procedure should be of a judicial nature, in the sense that the right of the appellants to proceedings in which both parties are heard should be safeguarded."

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CoE (Venice Commission): Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters, II.3.3.100 (exp. report)

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Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters

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In the determination of suits at law the independence and impartiality of tribunals is an absolute right.
Impartiality requires that judges act without bias, and that the tribunal appears unbiased to the reasonable observer.