Verily, Allah commands you to make over the trusts to those entitled to them, and that, when you judge between men, you judge with justice. And surely excellent is that with which Allah admonishes you! Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
Islam, The Holy Qur’an, 4:59
Indeed Allah is with the judge as long as he is not unjust. So when he is unjust, He leaves him and he is attended by Satan.
Islam, Saying of the Holy Prophet (sa), Jami’ al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1330
One of the ethical responsibilities of a judge is to reflect deeply over cases so that no one is made to suffer injustice.
Islam, Saying of the Promised Messiah (as), Malfuzat – Volume I, p. 149
I charged your judges at that time: ‘Give the members of your community a fair hearing, and judge rightly between one person and another, whether citizen or resident alien. You must not be partial in judging: hear out the small and the great alike; you shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgement is God’s. Any case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.’
Judaism, The Tanakh, Deuteronomy 1:16-17
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore, whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgement. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad.
Christianity, the Bible, Romans 13:1-3
A sovereign should not inflict excessive punishment, nor should he use harsh words and speak ill of anyone at his back.
Hinduism, Matsya Purana 220.10
He is not thereby just because he hastily arbitrates cases. The wise man should investigate both right and wrong. The intelligent person who leads others not falsely but lawfully and impartially, who is a guardian of the law, is called one who abides by righteousness.
Buddhism, Dhammapada 256-257
The superior man gives careful thought to his judgments and is tardy in sentencing people to death.
Confucianism, I Ching 61: Inward Confidence
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