right to a fair trial
Impartial hearing entitlement
The right to a fair trial is a legal guarantee that anyone accused of a crime receives an impartial hearing, with proper procedures and the opportunity to defend themselves.
Core elements typically include an unbiased judge or jury, access to legal counsel, the presumption of innocence, and the chance to confront accusers.
The concept is enshrined in constitutions and international law: The defendant argued his right to a fair trial had been violated by pretrial publicity.
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- justiceFair treatment under law
- day in courtChance to present one's case
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- open courtJudicial proceedings accessible publicly
equality · judge · jury · Sixth Amendment · adjudication · lawyer · legal aid · public defender · impartiality · habeas corpus · Magna Carta · presumption of innocence · innocent until proven · jurisprudence · burden of proof · defendant · constitutional guarantees · civil liberties
right to a fair trialsummary execution
Killing without formal trial
kangaroo court · show trial · mob justice · vigilante justice · arbitrary detention
right to a fair trialrightlessness
Absence of legal entitlements
legal limbo · statelessness · outlawry · privileges · civil death
right to a fair trialtyranny
Oppressive, absolute governance
despotism · authoritarianism · martial law · rule by decree · judicial corruption
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