Right to a fair trial

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/right-to-a-fair-trial

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the international proclamation?Article 10 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
2. What is the constitutional basis (u.s.)?Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments
3. What is a fair trial?A fair trial is a legal meeting where everyone follows the same rules, an unbiased judge listens to both sides, and the outcome is just and follows the law.
4. Why do we need an impartial judge?An impartial judge is needed so the judge has no bias or conflict of interest, making sure the decision is fair and based only on the facts.

Due Process: The legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person.
Procedural Regularity: The adherence to established legal rules and protocols throughout a legal proceeding.
Impartial Judge: An adjudicator free from bias, prejudice, or conflict of interest in a legal case.
Presumption of Innocence: The principle that a person is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.