The Constitution states that all judges must exercise their conscience in an independent manner and be bound only by the charter and the laws of the land.
There are always suspicions, however, that judges are not immune from bureaucratic controls. The judicial bureaucracy is topped by the Supreme Court and its General Secretariat, which authorizes the promotion and transfer of all lower court judges.
The guardian of the Constitution, the top court is also labeled by some as a guardian of the establishment.