The aim of the right is to ensure the proper administration of justice. As a minimum the right to fair trial includes the following fair trial rights in civil and criminal proceedings: [3] the right to be heard by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal; the right to a public hearing; the right to be heard within a reasonable time More @Wikipedia
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