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Glossary

Natural justice

common-law

The minimum procedural fairness owed by any decision-maker: a fair hearing and an unbiased tribunal.

In more detail

Expressed in the maxims audi alteram partem (hear the other side) and nemo judex in causa sua (no one a judge in their own cause). It applies to administrative decisions as well as courts, and breach is a standard ground of judicial review.

Related terms

  • due-process
  • judicial-review

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