B. v. DENMARKCONCURRING OPINION OF MR. TRECHSEL

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Document date: July 16, 1987

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Document date: July 16, 1987

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CONCURRING OPINION OF MR. TRECHSEL

While I am in agreement with the Commission's opinion and with

the reasoning of the Report, I would like to point out a further

argument which, in my view, is relevant to the present case. If a

person agrees to act as a judge in a situation which is in clear

contradiction with a basic principle set up to safeguard the

impartiality of the court, that person cannot, at the outset, claim to

be presumed free of bias. He is not, therefore, entitled to

protection against a publication which challenges his impartiality.