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🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandConstitution

Human Rights Act 1998

1

Right to a fair trial

Jurisdiction
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Provision
1
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

Provision text

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In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law. Judgment shall be pronounced publicly but the press and public may be excluded from all or part of the trial in the interest of morals, public order or national security in a democratic society, where the interests of juveniles or the protection of the private life of the parties so require, or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice.

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Human Rights Act 1998 · legislation.gov.uk · Retrieved 17 August 2026.

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