The right to a fair trial as a fundamental human right is now widely accepted by the international community (McConville, 2011). While the notion of a fair trial is typically associated with procedural safeguards that are expressly provided in law, such as the right to counsel, the right to defending oneself, fairness can be reflected in architectural or spatial dimensions (Tait, 2011). Courtroom design, apart from achieving its main functional objectives, is the embodiment of institutional values of “trust, hope and faith in ...

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