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The Right to Open Justice: A Study of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
(University of Fort Hare, 2016-11) Chihombori, Antonatta
The right to open justice is an indispensable facet of an open democracy premised on the rule of law. This venerable principle is derived from a cluster of rights · such as freedom of expression, access to information and access to courts. One of the numerous benefits of an open justice system is that it enhances accountability and the rule of law by facilitating the exposure of corruption, maladministration and other illicit activities by government officials. Open justice also enables the public to evaluate the quality of justice rendered by the courts through the open court principle which enables the public to have unfettered access to the courts except in exceptional circumstances. Due to its importance, the open justice principle is deeply entrenched in both Western and African civilization.