Legal Definition and Related Resources of Fair Trial
Meaning 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.
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Fair Trial in Historical Law
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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.
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- 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.
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