The guarantees for accused persons under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights : : an analysis of the application of the Convention and a comparison with other instruments / / Stephanos Stavros.

• Superior document: International Studies in Human Rights ; 24
• VerfasserIn: Stavros, Stephanos,
• Place / Publishing House: Dordrecht, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Martinus Nijhoff,, [1993]; ©1993
• Year of Publication: 1993
• Language: English
• Series: International Studies in Human Rights ; 24.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of London.

In recent times Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects the right to a fair trial has been increasingly raised by applicants who allege its breach in proceedings involving criminal or quasi-criminal charges. The extensive case law emanating from Strasburg that has thus b...

Table of Contents

• 1: The Scope of Application of Article 6. 2: The Standard of Fairness in the `Traditional Field of Application' of Article 6.
• 1. General Principles.
• 2. The Rights of the Accused at the Pre-Indictment Stage.
• 3. The Right to Proceedings of Reasonable Length.
• 4. The Right of the Accused to a Judicial Determination of the Charges Against Him.
• 5. The Character of the Adjudicating Organ.
• 6. The Trial Hearing.
• A. The Right of the Accused to be Informed of the Charges Against Him.
• B. The Right to Adequate Time and Facilities for the Preparation of One's Defence.
• C. The Right to an Adversarial, Oral and Public Hearing.
• D. The Right of the Accused to be Tried in his Presence.
• E. The Right to Legal Assistance.
• F. Evidence.
• G.
• The Right to Free Assistance of an Interpreter. H. The Right to an Adequately Reasoned and Publicy Pronounced Judgment.
• I. The Presumption of Innocence and Several Issues Connected with the Conclusion of the Proceedings.
• J. Proceedings in Absentia.
• 7. The Right of Appeal.
• 8. The Standard of Fairness for the Appellate Process and for Certain Post-Convictional Remedies.
• 9. Non Bis in Idem and the Effects of Criminal Judgments on Related Civil Proceedings.
• 10. Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice. 3: The Standard of Fairness for Quasi-Criminal Proceedings.
• 4: Conclusions. 1. A More Rationalized Approach to the Problems Raised by the Detailed Character of Article 6.
• 2. A Fair Balancing of the Rights of the Individual and the Interests of the State in the Context of Article 6?
• Appendix 1: Test of Provisions Discussed.
• Appendix 2: List of Cases Cited.
• Appendix 3: Selected Bibliography.