RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL: SEEKING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL IN THE RESOLUTION PROCESS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (XXI) ◽  
pp. 243-256
Author(s):  
Ewa Derc
Keyword(s):  
European Parliament ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
Public Hearing ◽  
Financial Systems ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Resolution Process ◽  
Council Directive ◽  
Rules Of Procedure ◽  
Constitutional Right ◽  
The Right

The purpose of this publication is to bring the constitutional right to court, the concept of resolution as a response to crises in financial systems and the existence of a right to court in national legislation on the Bank Guarantee Fund, deposit guarantee scheme and forced restructuring. The article questions the correctness of the implementation of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014. establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directive 82/891/ EEC and Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2011/35/EU, 2012/30/EU and 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which consequently deprives entities under national law of a number of powers under the rules of procedure before the administrative resolution authority and an administrative court. As a result, there is a violation of the right to a fair and public hearing of a case resulting from an administrative decision under the Act of 10 June 2016 on the Bank Guarantee Fund, Deposit Guarantee Scheme and Forced Restructuring, without undue delay by a competent, independent, impartial and independent court

9. Article 6: The right to a fair trial

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Harris ◽  
Michael O’Boyle ◽  
Ed Bates ◽  
Carla Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Public Hearing ◽  
Legal Assistance ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Reasonable Time ◽  
Criminal Charge ◽  
The Right

This chapter discusses Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees the right to a fair trial in both criminal and non-criminal cases. In all cases, it guarantees the right to a fair and public hearing trial within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law. There are particular guarantees for persons subject to a criminal charge, including the right to be presumed innocent, to be informed of the charge, to adequate time and facilities to prepare the accused’s defence, to legal assistance, to examine and cross-examine witnesses, and to an interpreter.

scholarly journals The ‘Equality Of Arms’ In Macedonian Criminal Procedure

SEEU Review ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-130
Author(s):  
Olga Kosevaliska
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Criminal Procedure ◽  
Core Values ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
Public Hearing ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Right

Abstract The right to a fair trial is implemented in our criminal procedure and is one of the core values of our criminal justice system. This right is absolute and can’t be limited on any legal base. Its essence is fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial court with guaranteeing of all the minimum rights of the defendant. One of those minimum rights is the right of equity of arms between the parties, the prosecutor and the defense. In our Law on Criminal Procedure, it is provided that the defense has the same rights and duties as the prosecutor except those rights that belong to the prosecutor as a state authority. Therefore, the purpose of this article is elaborating the right of ‘equity of arms’ and its misunderstanding in practice. Hence, we intend to show some case studies in which some evidence are not considered by the court just because they are not proposed by the prosecutor and they are crucial for the verdict.

ANONIMNI SVEDOCI I ZAŠTITA LjUDSKIH PRAVA

2021 ◽  
pp. 277-296
Author(s):  
Veljko Turanjanin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
Step Test ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Right ◽  
Insufficient Knowledge

Тhe author deals with the problem of anonymous witnesses in the context of the right to a fair trial in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. One of the problems in the application of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights is related to the testimonies of anonymous witnesses in criminal proceedings. The case law of the European Court of Human Rights has developed certain criteria that must be followed in national legislation, but it is obvious that there is insufficient knowledge regarding this problem, as well as the reluctance to apply the mentioned rules. The standards developed by the ECtHR are very important for national laws and jurisprudence. The author explains the development of a three-step test that needs to be examined when assessing a violation of the right to a fair trial, through an analysis of a multitude of judgments, in order to provide guidance on the application of Article 6 § 3 (d) of the European Convention on Human Rights. After introductory considerations, the author explains who can be a witness under the Convention, since this question is raised independently of national legislation, and then explains the right to examine witnesses, the admissibility of testimonies by anonymous witnesses and the examination of the three-stage test, and gives concluding remarks.

scholarly journals Challenges to the sub judice rule in South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kobus Van Rooyen
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
South Africans ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Media ◽  
Entire Career ◽  
Constitutional Right ◽  
The Right

As a lawyer, it is a privilege to contribute to this Festschrift in honour of Professor Doctor Johan Buitendag. His entire career has been a quest for the truth. In the process, he has fearlessly rejected political agendas based on the Bible, and has inspired countless students in their quest to serve God in a practical and humane manner. His published research as well as the output of his doctoral students, both present and past, bear witness to a life dedicated to the search for knowledge in the service of God. He has also assisted substantially in placing South African theological research on the international map. In a sense, this article which deals with the protection of the right to a fair trial of an accused, also acknowledges Johan Buitendag’s quest for justice for all South Africans, whatever their creed, gender, race or standing. The subject of my article demonstrates my own quest to promote the constitutional right of an accused to a fair trial, a right that should not be subject to inordinate pressure by the media, and which gives priority to the right of an accused to be presumed innocent: an accused who may frequently suffer loneliness and a sense of rejection. Related to that it is, of course, always important to bear in mind that freedom of expression is at the heart of our democracy. A balance has, accordingly, to be struck between the competing rights.

scholarly journals Russian tradition ensuring the right to a fair trial

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-226
Author(s):  
A A Tymoshenko
Keyword(s):  
Fair Trial ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right

The author based on the analysis of monuments of national legislation comes to a conclusion about the presence in Russia of their traditions to ensure the right to a fair trial. The criterion of fairness of the criminal proceedings is not only the law, but its application in practice. Forming enforcers proper attitude toward the law will ensure proper implementation at criminal proceedings of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen.

scholarly journals Oral public hearing in an administrative dispute

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 487-502
Author(s):  
Renata Bjelica
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Public Hearing ◽  
Judicial Decisions ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Right

The right to an oral public hearing is covered by the right to a fair trial as a right guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as well as by the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia. In this sense, the Law on Administrative Disputes prescribes a rule for the court to establish the facts at an oral public hearing. This law prescribes exceptions to the rule, as well as cases in which the court will "always" and in which it is "obliged" to hold an oral public hearing. Analyzing the legal provisions, with reference to the relevant administrative and constitutional caselaw, and considering the present organization and capacity of the administrative judiciary, the author pointed to certain shortcomings of legislative solutions and administrative judicial decisions, and based on the conclusions drawn, tried to offer possible solutions so that, when it comes to holding a hearing before a court, a higher degree of fairness of trial could be achieved.

Justice

2021 ◽  
pp. 271-294
Author(s):  
William A. Schabas
Keyword(s):  
Modern Human ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
Public Hearing ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Presumption Of Innocence ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Legal Certainty ◽  
The Right ◽  
Principle Of Legality ◽  
Right Of Access

The right to justice is central to modern human rights law. This is often summarised as a right to a fair trial but the right to justice has other important dimensions. In terms of fair trial rights, they encompass the right to equality before and under the law and to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal. When the trial is criminal in nature, the presumption of innocence must be respected as well as many detailed guarantees for the defence. Special procedural protections are required when children are prosecuted. Furthermore, the principle of legality, which comprises a prohibition of retroactive criminality and requirements of legal certainty, must be ensured. The right to justice also comprises a broader right of access to justice.

scholarly journals The ICTY and the Right to a Fair Trial: A Critique of the Critics

1997 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Q. Swaak-Goldman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Criminal Court ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
International Criminal Tribunal ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Rules Of Procedure ◽  
The Right ◽  
Death Knell

In recent publications a rising tide of criticism directed against the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is discernible, principally concerning whether or not the ICTY grants the accused a fair trial. The perceived lack of ability, or willingness, to satisfy the highest standards of human rights concerning the right of accused to a fair trial is regarded as a death-knell both for the broad acceptance of the ICTY's jurisprudence as well as the prospects for a permanent international criminal court. While most of the criticism centres around the interpretation and application of provisions of the ICTY's Statute and Rules of Procedure and Evidence addressing the right to a fair trial, some of it concerns the vigorousness with which ICTY officials insist upon the surrender of indicted persons. With all due respect these commentators, by applying norms that are not wholly applicable, misconceive the threat to the accused's fair trial rights.

scholarly journals The Relationship between the Constitutional Right to Silence and Confessions in Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 189-211
Author(s):  
Esa O. Onoja
Keyword(s):  
Common Law ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Legal Rules ◽  
Right To Silence ◽  
The Common ◽  
Constitutional Right ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The extraction of confessions from suspects under torture by security agents is a notorious fact in Nigeria. Ironically, the Constitution of the country guarantees a right to silence, but courts in Nigeria predicate the admissibility of confessions on the common law-based Judges Rules and Evidence Act 2011 without linking it to the constitutionally guaranteed right to silence. This article reviews the legal rules on the admissibility of confessions in Nigeria and contends that without attaching constitutional flavour to the admissibility of confessions, the legislature and the courts in Nigeria unwittingly water the ground for the systemic extraction of confession from suspects in custody in Nigeria. The article suggests that the courts in the country consider the implication of the guarantee of the right to silence in the country’s constitution in the determination of the admissibility of confessions to promote fair trial in criminal cases in the country.

scholarly journals POLITICAL PARTIES AND FREEDOM OF ASSOSIATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-31
Author(s):  
S. V. Osaulenko
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Freedom Of Association ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Foreign Law ◽  
Constitutional Right ◽  
The Right ◽  
Human Rights Standards ◽  
Subjective Rights ◽  
The Eu

The content of the constitutional right to freedom of association in political parties in Ukraine is one of the elementsof this subjective right. Traditionally, the structure of any subjective right is analyzed in the composition of the subjectsof this right, its object (objects), as well as the content, and constitutional subjective rights are not an exception to thisrule. It should be emphasized that this approach is fully justified and should be followed. In studying the content of theconstitutional right to freedom of association in political parties in Ukraine, the question of distinguishing between theconcepts of “union” and “association” arises.The relevance of the research topic is that European integration processes are currently underway in Ukraine,which provide for the harmonization of national legislation with human rights standards adopted in the EU. It is withinthese processes that the author analyzes and substantiates the need to move to a wider application of the concept of"association" in national legislation and Ukrainian legal literature.So far, experts in constitutional law have not analyzed the issue of distinguishing between the concepts of “union”and “association” in the context of the study of the right to freedom of association in political parties in Ukraine. Inthis regard, in writing the article used works devoted mainly to general issues of the theory of state and law (primarilythe development of professors Krestovskaya, Matveeva), as well as general issues of constitutional law in terms ofsubjective rights (primarily developed by professors Shapoval, Mishyna). We should also take into the account thedissertation for the degree of Candidate of Law, devoted to the constitutional right to unite in political parties, that wassubmitted by A.M. Moiseev on the materials of foreign law and case law.The author argues that the need to distinguish between the concepts of “union” and “association” in relation to theconstitutional right to freedom of association in political parties in Ukraine.The author recommends to abandon the use of the concept of “association of citizens” in favor of the concept of“association” in Art. 36-37 of the Constitution of Ukraine and bring other laws and bylaws in line with the Constitutionof Ukraine, first of all – the Law “On Political Parties in Ukraine”, where in Art. 2 “The concept of a political party”gives this definition. Prospects for further research are to use the same thesaurus used by foreign scholars working inEU countries when studying the right to freedom of association in political parties in Ukraine

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