translate English to French: The legal framework within which officers of the court - judges and prosecutors - perform their duties and their independence from outside influences when taking decisions (an independence denied to members of ordinary, non-judicial public authorities) constitute a guarantee against arbitrary treatment for persons coming before the courts.
Dans beaucoup de nos pays, le débat public sur la responsabilité personnelle des magistrats, est à l’ordre du jour (France, Italie, Ecosse...). Certains s’inquiètent des risques d’intimidation ou de blocage que celà risque d’entraîner.