Difference between revisions of "Right to Appeal"

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== Background ==
 
== Background ==
  
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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.
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===International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights===
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'''Article 14, Section 5''' -
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"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.

Examples of the Right to Appeal