The convictions were challenged as denying the constitutional rights of the defendants. (supreme.justia.com)
«With respect Your Honour, I am exercising the absolute and lawful right of a defendant under sec 136 subsection (2) of the Courts of Justice Act, to record his / her own court proceedings for the purpose of supplementing or replacing handwritten notes and trust that this Honourable Court will accept the manner in which the defendant has chosen to so record, to be unobtrusive.» (slaw.ca)
Jack Straw accepted the fundamental right of a defendant to know the case against him, to enable him to defend himself. (newlawjournal.co.uk)