Difference between revisions of "Right to Appeal"

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== Background ==
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The right to appeal is fundamentally related to the right to due process and a fair trial.
  
== Background ==
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== International Sources ==
  
Right to Appeal is fundamentally related to the right to due process and fair trial.
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===International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights===
  
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'''Article 14, Section 5''' -
  
== International Sources ==
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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.
'''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 ==
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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===
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Constitution
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*(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]]

Latest revision as of 13:02, 20 August 2010