who watches the watchers

who watches the watchers

English

Phrase

who watches the watchers

1. Indicating concern as to whether those responsible for monitoring the behavior of others are themselves held accountable.
   • 1996, George K. Yarrow, ‎Piotr Jasinski, Privatization: Critical Perspectives on the World Economy, p. 107:

     This "who watches the watchers" problem seems especially acute in the case of the "mutual funds plan" advocated by a number of observers of the Eastern European situation.

Translations

concern about whether the law is enforced on those who enforce the law

Chinese: 谁来把守守卫者 Czech: kdo pozoruje pozorovatele Georgian: ვინ უდარაჯებს დარაჯებს (vin udaraǯebs daraǯebs), თავად დარაჯებს ვინ უდარაჯებს (tavad daraǯebs vin udaraǯebs) German: wer wird die Wächter selbst bewachen Greek: ποιος θα φυλάξει τους φύλακες (poios tha fyláxei tous fýlakes) Italian: chi sorveglierà i sorveglianti stessi

Latin: quis custodiet ipsos custodes Portuguese: quem vigia os vigilantes Russian: кто устережёт самих сторожей (kto usterežót samix storožej) Spanish: quién vigilará a los vigilantes Turkish: gözetleyenleri kim gözetleyecek