Fair Trial

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What is a Fair Trial ?
The right to a fair trial is a norm of international human rights law designed to protect individuals from the unlawful and arbitrary curtailment or deprivation of other basic rights and freedoms, the most prominent of which are the right to life and liberty of the person. The right to a fair trial is applicable to both the determination of an individual's rights and duties in a suit at law and with respect to the determination of any criminal charge against him or her. The right to a fair trial on a criminal charge is considered to start running not only upon the formal lodging of a charge but rather on the date on which State activities substantially affect the situation of the person concerned.

Following are the must for fair trial :-
a. right of access to a court
b. right to equality of arms
c. right to hearing by a competent tribunal
d. right to hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal
e. reasonable opportunity of presenting the parties case
f. reasonable opportunity of an accused to defend himself

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