Article 12

Upon motion by any party involved in the case, or upon his own motion, any judge scheduled to hear matters at the pre-trial, trial or appeal stages of a case shall recuse himself from participation in any proceedings in which:

he has a personal interest;

he is a relative of any person involved;

he has had prior substantial involvement in the case; or

for any other reason his impartiality in the proceeding might reasonably be called into question.

If a judge decides not to recuse himself in accordance with this Article, that decision is subject to immediate appeal, before the continuation of the proceedings, to the Court which would hear the appeal of the case after judgment. In the case where the judge is a Justice of the Supreme Court, the appeal shall be heard by other Justices of the Supreme Court.