 Justice, however, is not likely to be served if the judge is also a party to the dispute. Suárez is well aware of this problem but tries to downplay it. He notes that rulers are less inclined than private persons to act on emotion and the thirst of vengeance. Moreover, they are regularly assisted by the more temperate opinion of their expert advisors. Recognizing that this may not be enough to surmount the problem, Suárez candidly says that once we accept that someone must have the power to punish in the international arena, for all their faults, there are simply no better candidates for this role than sovereigns (DDB 4.7). Furthermore, the unjust party has only itself to blame for the judge's partiality since, by refusing to give satisfaction, it exposed itself to sentencing by a biased judge. The argument comes across as flawed, since whether or not satisfaction was due is precisely part of what is at stake.