Fairness in Criminal Appeal
Tavares Da Silva, Ricardo / Morão, Helena
This book addresses the European Court of Human Rights¿ fairness standards in criminal appeal, filling a gap in this less researched area of studies. Based on a fair trial immediacy requirement, the Court has found several violations of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights at the appellate level by at least eighteen States of the Council of Europe in a vast array of cases, particularly in contexts of first instance acquittals o...