Moreover, the supervisory mechanisms discussed in this book have repeatedly illustrated that the administration of justice of courts does have a major impact on the exercise of power within states such as public prosecution and the actions of the police and penitentiary authorities.ĭue process includes here, inter alia, provisions ensuring an accused person a fair and public trial before a competent tribunal, the right to be present at the trial, and the right to be heard in his or her own defence. Here the concept is limited to the rules applicable to the administration of justice. The common interpretation of the concept of due process is broader and may include the rules applicable in case of deprivation of liberty, rules related to property and rules related to administrative procedures. Due process of law is interpreted here as rules that are administered through courts of justice in accordance with established and sanctioned legal principles and procedures with safeguards for the protection of individual rights.
