44. 来文方还称，这批学生没有得到充分的法律援助，也没有机会按照《公约》第十四条第三款(丑)项和(卯)项的规定准备辩护。然而，获得法律援助的权利和辩护权是公正审判权和在法院和法庭前一律平等原则的核心。
44. The source also notes that the group of students did not receive adequate legal assistance and were not given the opportunity to prepare a defence, as required by article 14 (3) (b) and (d) of the Covenant. Yet the right to legal assistance and the right of defence are central to the right to a fair trial and the principle of equality before courts and tribunals.