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Sumario:Independence and impartiality are with no doubt among the qualities or requirements to become an international judge or arbitrator. Nevertheless, at present there are situations that generate debate on the compliance with such conditions. We can mention the designation of judges ad hoc and the involvement of national judges of parties to the dispute in international courts, the participation of arbitrators in several arbitrations as well as on laboral and professional activities linked to one of the parties. The purpose of this article is to review some of those concerns and reflect on the contradictions or paradoxes that we can observe in connection with the constitution of international tribunals.