Objection
1. Members of the judicial bodies of FIFA shall decline to take responsibility if there are serious grounds for questioning their impartiality.
2 This applies in the following cases:
a) if the member in question is directly involved in the outcome of the matter;
b) if he is associated with any of the parties;
c) if he has the same nationality as the party implicated (national association, club, official, player etc.);
d) if he has already dealt with the case under different circumstances.
3 Members against whom an objection might be raised shall notify the chairman immediately. Each party may also raise an objection to a member.
4 In the case of a dispute, the chairman decides.
5 Proceedings that have involved someone to whom an objection has been raised will be considered null and void.