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* 1. Every person charged with an offence has the right to a public hearing, trial and appeal, except where the interests of juvenile persons otherwise require.<ref>See UDHR, Art. 10, 11; ICCPR, Art. 14 ("In the determination of any criminal charge against him, or of his rights and obligations in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law").</ref> 

* 2. Any judgment, including an appeal, is made public except where the interests of juvenile persons otherwise require.<ref>ICCPR, Art. 14.</ref>  The decision includes a recitation of essential evidence, findings and legal reasoning.<ref>HRC General Comment No. 32, Article 14: Right to equality before courts and tribunals and to a fair trial, para. 29, 24 July 2007.</ref>

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