assessment and ratification proceedings for judges and prosecutors comply with legal monitoring and do not constitute a confidence vote; ii) Duly regulate the offenses committed that bring about the non-ratification of a judge or prosecutor, based on objective criteria and in a proportionate way; iii) Allow judges and prosecutors to defend themselves regarding the specific charges against them, in the light of the said objective criteria, as well as to have a hierarchical remedy in the framework of the proceeding against them, so as to be able to have a double confirmation of the punishment imposed, apart from the judicial remedy for potential due process violations; and iv) Insure that the judicial remedy for potential due process violations in these types of proceedings be accessible and simple, and lead to a ruling on merits. 20