article 6 eval

• pro - limited right stops state interfering any way not specified by right
• pro - protects civil and criminal cases, criminal more protected as person's liberty at stake
• pro - public hearings ensure publics confidence in the system
• pro - jury equity
• con - jury can be unrepresentative
• con - reasonable time is subjective
• pro - reasonable time is based on complexity of case
• con - free legal assistance subject to interests of justice test
• con - equality of arms, inequality of bargaining power criticised (steel and morris v uk) no possibility of fair trial
• pro - conducted in private to protect juveniles
• pro - presumption of innocence
• pro - minimum rights offer basic protection for all