May a judge distort a ruling to save their own life?

This source addresses the extreme case of a judge facing a threat to life. It distinguishes between falsifying justice and the possibility of withdrawing when impartial judgment is no longer possible. The mapped principle is that a threat does not turn falsehood into truth, even though danger may change whether the judge can continue hearing the case.

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