Fair procedures have long been a topic of great interest for human rights lawyers. Yet, few authors have drawn on research from other disciplines to enrich the discussion. Social psychological procedural justice research has demonstrated in various applications that, besides the final outcome, the manner in which one’s case is handled matters to people as well. Such research has shown the impact of procedural justice on individuals’ well-being, their acceptance of unfavourable decisions, perceptions of legitimacy and public confidence. The ECtHR has confirmed the desirability of these effects in its fair trial jurisprudence. Thus far, it remains unclear to what extent the guarantees offered by Article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights (the right to a fair trial) coincide with the findings of empirical procedural justice research. This article aims to rectify this and uncover similarities between the two disciplines.

长期以来，公正的程序一直是人权律师关注的话题。然而，很少有作者利用其他学科的研究来丰富讨论。社会心理程序正义研究在各种应用中都表明，除了最终结果以外，处理案件的方式对人们也很重要。此类研究表明了程序正义对个人福祉，接受不利决定，合法性和公众信心的影响。ECtHR在其公正的审判法学中证实了这些效果的可取性。迄今为止，尚不清楚《欧洲人权公约》第6条第1款（公正审判权）所提供的保证与经验性程序正义研究的结果在多大程度上相符。