A topic from AEG's L5R CCG Rules forum, copied for Oracle of the Void from a copy of the forum saved in October 2015, so pages it didn't save are missing. Players' names are left out; the rules officials are named. Rulings are as they stood on these dates; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.
[Strategy] Respect; Kata • Political • Kharmic Text: When Recruiting a Personality, if his Honor Requirement is higher than his owner's Family Honor, he costs 2 more Gold to Recruit. Political Limited: Put this Kata into play. Discard all your other Kata.
Question: the effect of the strategy "Respect", Is for the both player?
[Strategy] Respect; Kata • Political • Kharmic Text: When Recruiting a Personality, if his Honor Requirement is higher than his owner's Family Honor, he costs 2 more Gold to Recruit. Political Limited: Put this Kata into play. Discard all your other Kata.
Question: the effect of the strategy "Respect", Is for the both player?
Since Respect does not specify "your" or "another player's" Personality, it applies to all Personalities, regardless of who is Recruiting them.