Denial of right to a legal defence

A former merchant bank on charge of fraud in the UK found himself unable to afford to hire legal representatives at the same time as the antiquated and complex fraud trial procedures made it almost impossible to defend himself. He calculated that had he used lawyers, at rates of £200 an hour, he could already have spent close to £1 million for the 40 days in court since the trial started.

1. Social injustice
2. Denial of right to fair and public trial

1. Prohibitive cost of linguistic interpretation in legal proceedings
2. Lack of access for prisoners' defence
3. Denial of right to time to prepare a trial defence
4. Denial of right to examine witnesses
5. Denial of right to confront accusers

1. Inadequate defence
2. Impediments to extradition

1. Prohibitive legal costs
2. Legal profession's monopoly of court proceedings
3. Complex legal procedures

1. Unfit legal defendants

1. Violation
2. Self-denial
3. Illegality
4. Denial
5. Crime