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Legal Terms – Fair Trial
A privilege that is outlined in Article 6 of the *European Convention on Human Rights and the *Human Rights Act 1998. The right to a fair prosecution is applicable to both civil and criminal proceedings and encompasses the right to a public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law, subject to certain exceptions. It has been interpreted as necessitating that the state may occasionally be required to provide legal assistance to a litigant: Airey v Ireland App No 6289/73 [1981] ECHR 1. The following rights are also specified in criminal cases: the *presumption of innocence; the right to be informed of the specifics of the case against you; the right to have the time and resources to prepare a defense and to instruct lawyers (with financial support as needed); the right to call witnesses and examine them for the prosecution; and the right to receive free interpreter services.
A privilege that is outlined in Article 6 of the *European Convention on Human Rights and the *Human Rights Act 1998. The right to a fair prosecution is applicable to both civil and criminal proceedings and encompasses the right to a public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law, subject to certain exceptions. It has been interpreted as necessitating that the state may occasionally be required to provide legal assistance to a litigant: Airey v Ireland App No 6289/73 [1981] ECHR 1. The following rights are also specified in criminal cases: the *presumption of innocence; the right to be informed of the specifics of the case against you; the right to have the time and resources to prepare a defense and to instruct lawyers (with financial support as needed); the right to call witnesses and examine them for the prosecution; and the right to receive free interpreter services.
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