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**Nurse_sero** · 02-24-2007, 05:32 AM

The right to a fair trial is a legal right that comes from the English common law. It's common to all common law countries except that in some countries it has been, at times, curtailed. It seems that the US has completely curtailed it for some individuals. The British with the Diplock Courts in Northern Ireland in the 1970s severely curtailed some of the rights associated with what's normally considered a fair trial but they didn't wipe them out completely. I think the US is the only common law country that has so far done that. As we're seeing right here, Canada has tossed out the attempt by its government to follow the lead of the US.

02-24-2007, 05:32 AM	#31
Nurse_sero Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 562 Senior Member	The right to a fair trial is a legal right that comes from the English common law. It's common to all common law countries except that in some countries it has been, at times, curtailed. It seems that the US has completely curtailed it for some individuals. The British with the Diplock Courts in Northern Ireland in the 1970s severely curtailed some of the rights associated with what's normally considered a fair trial but they didn't wipe them out completely. I think the US is the only common law country that has so far done that. As we're seeing right here, Canada has tossed out the attempt by its government to follow the lead of the US.
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