… In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an
independent
and
impartial
tribunal
established
by
law
.
...
3. Everyone charged with a criminal offence has the following minimum rights: (...) …
… Lastly, the Government submitted that the applicant had been tried by an
independent
and
impartial
tribunal
established
by
law
, composed of pre-existing ordinary courts, whose judges enjoyed constitutional safeguards. They disputed that the disciplinary investigation opened against certain judges had had any impact on the independence or impartiality of the court, as that procedure was separate from the judicial examination of the case. …