Arrest rights brief. 2, The right to information.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Open Society Justice Initiative.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detention of persons.

Right to counsel.

Criminal procedure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York: Open Society Institute, 2012.

Summary:

A Legal Brief prepared by the Open Society Justice Initiative to assist legal practitioners to litigate the right of detained persons to be informed of the reason for their arrest and the nature and cause of any accusation orcharge against them; the right to be informed of their defence rights; and the right to have access to the evidence upon which the accusations are based.

Contents:

How to use this template brief

Part I. The right to be informed of reasons for arrest or charge

European convention on human rights

Right to be informed of reasons for arrest

Right to be informed of nature and cause of the accusation

Directive of the European parliament and of the council on the right to information in criminal proceedings

Other international standards

International covenant on civil and political rights

Right to be informed of nature and cause of charge

Body of principles for the protection of all persons under any form of detention or imprisonment

Conclusion

Part II. The right to be informed of rights

Directive on the right to information in criminal proceedings

Other international and european standards

European committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

UN convention against torture

Basic principles on the role of lawyers

Part III. The right to access evidence

Conclusion on the right to information.

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