Justice - Justiz - Giustizia

The Pirate Bay case and implications of membership in copyright related associations for judges

  • Autoren/Autorinnen: Jonas Westerberg / Hanna Tilus
  • Zitiervorschlag: Jonas Westerberg / Hanna Tilus, The Pirate Bay case and implications of membership in copyright related associations for judges, in: «Justice - Justiz - Giustizia» 2011/4
The impartiality of judges comes increasingly into question: is it merely a tactic by parties to prolong hopeless litigation or is there a more serious issue to be considered. Should some global standards be set? In Sweden recently, in the Pirate Bay case, judges´ engagements in copyright related associations did not disqualify them but the case raises interesting issues.