Article 6: Right to a fair trial

Gerhard Kreutzer

Chapter 6 in The European Convention on Human Rights: Volume I, Substantive Rights, 2026, pp 225-332 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Article 6: Right to a fair trial concerns the Court's case-law principles with regard to Article 6, notably the right to a tribunal for the “determination of civil rights and obligations”, the right to a tribunal in respect of “criminal charges”, the right to a court, including the right of access to a court, institutional guarantees, procedural aspects (the right to a fair hearing, the right to a decision within a reasonable time), the right to a public hearing and public delivery of judgment, the presumption of innocence and the various rights of the defence guaranteed in Article 6(3) such as the right to be informed of the accusation, the right to defend oneself in person, legal representation, trials in absentia and others.

Keywords: Right to a Fair Trial; Fair Trial; Civil Rights; Criminal Charges; Right to a Court; Access to Court; Tribunal Established by Law; Fair Hearing; Equality of Arms; Adversarial Proceedings; Decision Within a Reasonable Time; Public Hearing; Presumption of Innocence; Legal Assistance; Trials in Absentia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035348961
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