129Furthermore, in paragraph 73 of the judgment of 26 March 2020 Review Simpson and HG v Commission (C‑542/18 RX-II et C‑543/18 RX-II, EU:C:2020:232), the Court recalled, echoing in that regard the settled case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, that the reason for the introduction of the term ‘established by law’ in the first sentence of Article 6(1) ECHR is to ensure that the organisation of the judicial system does not depend on the discretion of the executive, but that it is regulated by law emanating from the legislature in compliance with the rules governing its jurisdiction. That phrase reflects, in particular, the principle of the rule of law and covers not only the legal basis for the very existence of a tribunal, but also the composition of the bench in each case and any other provision of domestic law which, if breached, would render the participation of one or more judges in the examination of a case irregular, including, in particular, provisions concerning the independence and impartiality of the members of the court concerned.
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