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== International Sources == | == International Sources == | ||
===International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights=== | |||
'''Article 14, Section 5''' - | |||
"Everyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to his conviction and sentence being reviewed by a higher tribunal according to law." - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 14, Section 5. | |||
== Examples of the Right to Appeal == | == Examples of the Right to Appeal == | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 7 May 2010
Background
Right to Appeal is fundamentally related to the right to due process and fair trial.
International Sources
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Article 14, Section 5 -
"Everyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to his conviction and sentence being reviewed by a higher tribunal according to law." - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 14, Section 5.
