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"Article 6 [of the ECHR] states that judgment shall be pronounced publicly. This provision is not subject to any exceptions of the kind permitted under the rule that hearings should be held in public. It is however also intended to contribute to a fair trail through public scrutiny."

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CoE (Directorate of Human Rights): The Right to a Fair Trial: A Guide to the Implementation of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, p. 23

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The Right to a Fair Trial: A Guide to the Implementation of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights

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The judgment, findings, and evidence of judicial proceedings and legal reasoning of the judgment must be made public except in cases involving juveniles and/or matrimonial disputes.