Public Law
| Front | Article 6: Fair and public hearing |
| Back | Everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law in determination of civil rights and criminal charge Judgment shall be pronounced publicly but the press and public may be excluded... Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law |
| Front | Article 8(2), Correspondence |
| Back | Modern forms of technology are included. Especial protection for correspondence between prisoners and legal advisors. Timing of interception, e.g. longer than necessary, makes disproportionate. Prison authorities may only open a letter from a lawyer to a prisoner when they have reasonable cause to believe that it contains an illicit enclosure that the normal means of detection have failed to disclose. But it should not be read. Should only be read when the authorities have “reasonable cause” to believe that the privilege is being abused e.g. safeguarding against abuse. |
| Front | HRA Article 5: Right to Liberty and security, brought promptly before a judge or other officer |
| Back | Detention of a suspected terrorist for over 4 days without judicial authorisation was too long. Suggests max period of 4 days Need safeguards and regard to circumstances e.g. violent, armed, terrorism related crimes, then may accept a longer detention (e.g. 74 hours) without judicial oversight is justified, but if just aggravated burglary then no |