… Legal context
The ECHR
3 Article 6 ECHR, entitled ‘Right to a fair trial’, provides, in its paragraph 1:
‘In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an
independent
and
impartial
tribunal
established
by
law
. …’
EU law
Regulation (EC) No 805/2004
4 Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 creating a European …