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'Audi alteram partem' (or 'audiatur et altera pars') is a Latin phrase that means, literally, '''hear the other side''', but is generally interpreted in English as '''hear both sides'''. It stands for the principle that no one should be condemned without a hearing in which they are given the opportunity to respond to the accusations against them.
The Presumption of innocence is considered a principle of fundamental justice or equity in most legal systems that the accused should be afforded the right to confront the witnesses against the accused and to examine the evidence presented by the state or prosecution in the process of determining guilt or culpability.

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History of use

References

History of use

As a general principle of rationality in reaching conclusions in disputed matters, "Hear both sides" was treated as part of common wisdom by the ancient Greek dramatists. ^[1]
It was used by the International Court of Justice in the ''Nuclear Tests'' case, referring to the concern of France's non-appearance at judgment.^[2] Today, legal systems differ on whether individuals can be convicted in absentia.
The Audi automobile company derived its name from this phrase.^[3]
in other words it means no one should be condemned unheard

References

1. e.g. Aeschylus, ''The Eumenides'' 431, 435
2. ''Nuclear Tests'', 1974 I.C.J. 265.
3. A History of Progress - Chronicle of the Audi AG, , , , Audi AG, Public Relations, 1996,