Due process表示“正当程序，正当法律程序”，英文释义为：the carrying out of the law according to established rules and principles，Due process是一项重要的法律原则，主要源自于英美法系的国家，其内容为：政府必须尊重任何国内法赋予人民的法律上的权利，而非仅尊重其中一部分或大部分的权利。

法律的正当程序（Due process of Law），通常又译为“正当法律程序”或“正当程序”。它作为一条重要的法治观念与宪法原则，起源于英国的“自然正义”，光大在美国，传播于全球。注重程序公正日益成为现代法治国家共同的价值取向。

参考例句：These are the right of the individual to life, liberty, security of the person and enjoyment of property and the right not to be deprived thereof except by due process of law; the right of equality before the law and the protection of the law; the right of respect for private and family life; the right of equality of treatment from any public authority in the exercise of any functions; the right to join political parties and to express political views; the right of a parent or guardian to access a school of his own choice for the education of his child or ward; freedom of movement; freedom of conscience and religious belief and observance; freedom of thought and expression; freedom of association and assembly; and freedom of the press.

这些权利包括：个人的生命权、人身自由与安全权和享有财产权，以及除了通过正当法律程序之外，这些权利不得被剥夺的权利；法律面前人人平等和受法律保护的权利；尊重私人生活和家庭生活的权利；在公共权力机构行使职能时获得平等待遇的权利；参加政治党派、发表政治观点的权利；父母或监护人访问为子女或受监护人的教育自己选定的学校的权利；行动自由；良知自由和宗教信仰与实践自由；思想和言论自由；结社和集会自由；以及新闻自由。

courts and citizens alike were forced to confront the Constitution's promise of liberty, due process, and equal protection.

法庭和公民都被迫直面宪法中关于自由、正当程序和平等保护的承诺。

The General Assembly also acknowledged the evolving nature of the new system and indicated that its progress would need to be carefully monitored to ensure that the system remained consistent with the governing principles set down in the establishing resolutions, namely that the system must be independent, transparent, professionalized, adequately resourced and decentralized, and with the relevant rules of international law and the principles of the rule of law and due process to ensure respect for the rights and obligations of staff members and the accountability of managers and staff members alike.

大会还确认新的内部司法系统将不断演变，指出有必要认真监测其进展以确保该系统一直符合设立新内部司法系统的决议中规定的指导原则，即该系统必须独立、透明、专业化、资源充足、权力分散；确保该系统符合国际法有关规则及法治原则和正当程序，以便确保工作人员的权利和义务得到尊重，对管理人员和工作人员都实行问责制。