The right to examine witnesses has slowly been weakened in favour of a more holistic approach that focusses upon the overall fairness of the proceedings instead of potential individual deficiencies. (ukhumanrightsblog.com)
[6] In its explanatory note to the proposal, the Commission also states that suspects not only should have an effective (Article 10), but also a specific and immediate remedy at any stage of the criminal proceedings when evidence is obtained in breach of the right to remain silence or the privilege not to incriminate oneself, save in very exceptional circumstances where the use of such evidence would not prejudice the overall fairness of the proceedings (§ 36 of the explanatory note). (europeanlawblog.eu)
The latest revision to the so - called «partner contribution plan» came a day after a group of retired LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae partners as well as spouses of deceased retirees asked Manhattan bankruptcy court judge Martin Glenn to put Dewey's Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the hands of either a trustee or an independent examiner to ensure the fairness of the proceedings. (legalweek.com)