Open justice

Open Justice means the justice system is open for the public which can also include public access to trials.

It has nothing to do with broadcasting trials live on TV or radio. There are no differences between journalists and members of the public.

If the justice system is open there can't be secret trials or secret judgments e.g. secret court orders.

In other words: Open Justice means that there are no secrets how the justice system works or how the judgment was made based on which paragraph of the law.

Members of the public that couldn't attend the trial have the possibility to access the transcript of court proceedings. This is the definition of Open Justice.

Notes

Open justice is a principle of the common law that proceedings ought to be open to the public, including the contents of court files and public viewing of trials.