Difference between revisions of "Right to Appeal"

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== Background ==
 
== Background ==
  
Right to Appeal is fundamentally related to the right to due process and fair trial.  
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The right to appeal is fundamentally related to the right to due process and fair trial.
  
 
== International Sources ==
 
== International Sources ==

Revision as of 17:13, 20 May 2010

Background

The 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