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Supreme Court Judges' integrity called into doubt

Number 1458
Subject Courts
Source Nils Mulvad
State DICAR, Jyllands-Posten
Year 2001
Publication Date Copenhagen 2001
Summary The reporters of Jyllands-Posten (Denmark) found that senior judges were taking secondary positions that amount to as much as 80 percent of their annual income with little regard to conflict of interest situations that might arise. The court caseload was handled by newer judges. This tipsheet is a summary of the how the reporters used CAR to bring to light this practice and open more public records.
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