TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
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I. INTRODUCTION
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II. BASIC FAIR TRIAL CRITERIA
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A. PRE-TRIAL RIGHTS
.....................................................................................41. The Prohibition on Arbitrary Arrest and Detention.......................................42. The Right to Know the Reasons for Arrest....................................................53. The Right to Legal Counsel...........................................................................54. The Right to a Prompt Appearance Before a Judge to Challenge theLawfulness of Arrest and Detention..............................................................65. The Prohibition of Torture and the Right to Humane Conditions duringPre-trial Detention..........................................................................................86. The Prohibition on Incommunicado Detention............................................10
B. THE HEARING
.............................................................................................111. Equal Access to, and Equality before, the Courts........................................112. The Right to a Fair Hearing.........................................................................123. The Right to a Public Hearing.....................................................................124. The Right to a Competent, Independent and Impartial TribunalEstablished by Law......................................................................................135. The Right to a Presumption of Innocence....................................................156. The Right to Prompt Notice of the Nature and Cause of CriminalCharges.........................................................................................................157. The Right to Adequate Time and Facilities for the Preparation of aDefense.........................................................................................................168. The Right to a Trial without Undue Delay..................................................169. The Right to Defend Oneself in Person or through Legal Counsel.............1710. The Right to Examine Witnesses.................................................................1811. The Right to an Interpreter...........................................................................1912. The Prohibition on Self-incrimination.........................................................1913. The Prohibition on Retroactive Application of Criminal Laws...................2014. The Prohibition on Double Jeopardy...........................................................21
C. POST-TRIAL RIGHTS
.................................................................................211. The Right to Appeal.....................................................................................212. The Right to Compensation for Miscarriage of Justice..............................22
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