The principle of the public of criminal proceedings as an attribute of the right to a fair trial

Abstract

This paper deals with one of the basic principles of criminal proceedings - the principle of the public, which is an important guarantee of the fairness of criminal proceedings. This fundamental principle of the criminal process is viewed by doctrinal, normative and judiciary views.

Firstly, the principle of the public is discussed in general. There are three important components of the principle of the public, namely public participation in the court hearing, the requirement for public declaration of merit decision and finally the right of the public to information about criminal proceedings.

Keywords

• principle of the public
• basic principles of criminal proceedings
• right of the public to information
• exclusion of the public
• public announcement of the decision