http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20210423-165325-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/to-trust-is-to-choose/ To Trust is to Choose - International experts vetting candidates for public office Hooper, Anthony Hoppe, Tilman Matos, José Igreja eng 2021-04-23 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 anti-corruption Judicial appointment Rule of Law Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Countries where state institutions are perceived as corrupt all share a similar dilemma: Why should citizens trust a candidate for public office who was selected by a state body which citizens simply don’t trust? In light of this dilemma, Ukraine came up with an innovative mechanism: Giving international experts a decisive role in selecting candidates for public office.