Legal Definition and Related Resources of Fair Trial

A trial conducted in an orderly fashion before a fair and impartial tribunal with substantial conformity to law. See Powell v Alabama, 287 U.S. 45, 53 S.Ct. 55, 77 L. Ed. 158.

Browse or run a search for Fair Trial in the American Encyclopedia of Law, the Asian Encyclopedia of Law, the European Encyclopedia of Law, the UK Encyclopedia of Law or the Latin American and Spanish Encyclopedia of Law.

Fair Trial in Historical Law

You might be interested in the historical meaning of this term. Browse or search for Fair Trial in Historical Law in the Encyclopedia of Law.

Search for legal acronyms and/or abbreviations containing Fair Trial in the Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms Dictionary.

You might be also interested in these legal terms:

Translate Fair Trial from English to Spanish

Translation of Fair Trial , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Juicio imparcial and other legal terms is available here.

• Juicio imparcial
• Legal English Translation

Fair trial in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of fair trial.

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Work
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• fair trial in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• fair trial in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Fair Trial

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Fair Trial : A right set out in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and now part of UK law as a consequence of the *Human Rights Act 1998. The right to a fair trial applies in civil and criminal proceedings and includes the right to a public hearing (subject to some exceptions) by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law. In criminal cases there are the following specified rights: the *presumption of innocence; the right to be told the details of the case; to have time and facilities to prepare a defence and to instruct lawyers (with financial support where necessary); to call witnesses and examine the witnesses for the prosecution; and to have the free assistance of an interpreter.

See also equality of arms.