About · Origins of the idea
Who judges
the judges?
Every system of authority eventually meets the same question: what happens when the institutions entrusted with accountability must themselves be examined?
Independent scrutiny is not an attack on legitimacy. It is one of its foundations.A chain of accountability should never end simply because the next link is powerful.
01Who is watching the watchers?
02Who is regulating the regulators?
03Who is judging judges? Judicial Conduct Investigations Office ↗
04Who is judging judges judging judges?
THE ANSWER
Us.
Independent Tribunal.
Not authority without accountability. Judgment made visible, contestable, and human.Independent tribunals
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Study the precedent.
Independent Tribunal supports the existence and development of independent tribunals: forums created to examine evidence, hear testimony, and place difficult questions into public view.
The Gaza Tribunal
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↗02Uyghur Tribunal
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↗03The Belmarsh Tribunal
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↗These organizations are listed as examples of independent tribunal practice. Independent Tribunal is a separate project; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.
Inspiration
Credit where
credit is due.
“Kleros is at the forefront of innovation in modern approaches to justice.”
Independent Tribunal is greatly inspired by Kleros. We state that openly. Its work demonstrates the seriousness and possibility of rethinking how disputes can be resolved.
Explore Kleros ↗Independent Tribunal is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Kleros.Our conviction
Institutions earn trust
when judgment can be examined.
We are building a practical layer of independent human judgment—small enough for everyday disputes, structured enough to be fair, and open enough to improve in public.
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