The Right to a Fair Trial in International Law

The Right to a Fair Trial in International Law brings together the diverse sources of international law that define the right to a fair trial in the context of criminal (as opposed to civil, administrative or other) proceedings. The book provides a comprehensive explanation of what the right to a fair trial means in practice under international law and focuses on factual scenarios that practitioners and judges in court face. Each of the book's fifteen chapters deal with one component of the right to a fair trial as defined in Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Highlighting both consensus and divisions in the international jurisprudence in this area, this book provides a valuable resource to practitioners and scholars dealing with breaches of one of the most fundamental human rights.

1: Right to equality 2: Right to a competent, independent and impartial tribunal 3: Right to a public trial 4: Right to be presumed innocent 5: Right to information about the charges and facilities for the preparation of a defence 6: Right to counsel 7: Right to be tried without undue delay 8: Right to presence 9: Right to examine witnesses 10: Right to an interpreter 11: Right not to be compelled to testify 12: Right to fairness 13: Right to appeal 14: Right not to be subject to 'double jeopardy' 15: Remedies for fair-trial violations