Impartiality

"Partiality" redirects here; not to be confused with Patriality.

Impartiality (also called evenhandedness or fair-mindedness) is a principle of justice holding that decisions should be based on objective criteria, rather than on the basis of bias, prejudice, or preferring the benefit to one person over another for improper reasons.

Legal concept

The BBC (guided by Reithianism as its foundation) has, as its principles, impartiality, in respect of media bias in broadcasting.^[1]

European Union law refers in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to:

• A right to good administration:

"Every person has the right to have his or her affairs handled impartially, fairly and within a reasonable time by the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union."^[2]

• A right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial:

"Everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal previously established by law."^[3]

See also

• Equity (law) – Set of legal principles supplementing but distinct from the Common Law
• Fairness (machine learning) – Measurement of algorithmic bias
• Justice – Concept of moral fairness and administration of the law
• Neutrality
• Objectivity (philosophy) – Basic distinction in philosophyPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Procedural justice – Fairness in the processes that resolve disputes and allocate resources