Impartiality · disclosure · recusal
Conflicts of interest
The existence of a conflict does not determine fault. It requires identification and management before a personal, family, partisan or economic interest distorts a selection, appointment, assessment or public decision.
Pre-Foundation · planned structure, not yet established
Today
Conflict-of-interest rules are part of the planned architecture and will govern real processes when the corresponding functions are established.
In brief
Make a material relationship visible
Relevant interests must be disclosed to the extent proportionate to the risk.
Separate the decision-maker from the beneficiary
An official with a material interest must not decide on their own benefit.
A personal relationship does not determine the outcome
A genuine competitive process may admit a related person where the relationship is disclosed and does not influence the choice.
A conflict may be challenged
Recusal criteria must be objective, public and reviewable.
How it works
Map the relevant economic, family, professional or political interest.
Assess the real risk to impartiality.
Replace the decision-maker, separate the stage or apply a safeguard.
Preserve the disclosure, decision and any appeal.
Limits and safeguards
- A conflict cannot be hidden behind generic administrative secrecy.
- Kinship creates neither a right to office nor automatic disqualification in every context; the issue is incompatible influence or a specific constitutional rule.
- A conflict criterion cannot be invented after the fact to target a known candidate.
What this means for you
You should be able to trust that the person assessing your application is not choosing a relative, business partner or ally out of self-interest. If a relevant relationship exists, the process must show which safeguard neutralised the conflict.