Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
أن تكون الخصم و الحكم
English translation:
to be both party to a conflict and the arbiter of it
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Noha Kamal, PhD.
Feb 16, 2010 09:27
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Arabic term
أن تكون الخصم و الحكم
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Feb 23, 2010 13:14: Noha Kamal, PhD. Created KOG entry
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Noha Kamal, PhD.
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to be both party to a conflict and the arbiter of it
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Ahmed Alami
Morocco
Morocco
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Morocco
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to be the referee and the stakeholder
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abdelmajid fouad
United States
United States
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United States
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to be both adversary and arbitrator
to be both adversary and arbitrator
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Anis Farhat
Tunisia
Tunisia
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English
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Tunisia
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be both judge and judged
This is the used expression in English.
In French, we say: Etre à la fois juge et partie
In French, we say: Etre à la fois juge et partie
Example sentence:
The analysis of the economic risk should not fall to the applicant. The latter cannot be both judge and judged.
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