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+ | == Background == | ||
− | + | The right to appeal is fundamentally related to the right to due process and a 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." | + | "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 == | ||
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+ | ===Kenya=== | ||
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+ | Constitution | ||
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+ | ===Tanzania=== | ||
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+ | Constitution | ||
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+ | *13(6)(a): when the rights and duties of any person are being determined by the court or any other agency, that person shall be entitled to a fair hearing and to the right of appeal or other legal remedy against the decision of the court or of the other agency concerned | ||
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+ | ===Uganda=== | ||
+ | Constitution | ||
+ | *(3) A person or authority dissatisfied with an order made by the [human rights] commission . . . has a right to appeal to the High Court. | ||
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+ | See [[Rights of the Accused]] |