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| the Human Rights maze? |
What is the point of justice if it remains behind closed doors? An obvious question, you might think. After all, what is the alternative to openness? Kangaroo courts, show trials and Josef K dying “like a dog”?
For journalists, the idea that courts are transparent is likely to raise a hollow laugh at best. Most journalists – especially in the UK – have been brought up to see the court doors as a barrier to be beaten down in search of a good story. At the same time, judges and lawyers know very well that justice can only be served in neutral, disinterested, circumstances, and that an unruly press can constitute one of the greatest threats to the purity of their deliberations and decisions. As usual, the truth lies somewhere between.
