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13 wrz 2019 · Rights in practice: access to a lawyer and procedural rights in criminal and European arrest warrant proceedings. Defendants’ rights. Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation. Protecting the rights of anyone suspected or accused of a crime is an essential element of the rule of law.
29 gru 2019 · ABSTRACT. The shifting focus of criminal proceedings from the trial to the pre-trial stages leads to a changing role of criminal defence practitioners across Europe. European criminal defence lawyers are now expected to enter the proceedings earlier and exercise “active” and “participatory” defence as early as the investigative stage.
These rights are called procedural rights or due process rights. They include access to information, access to a lawyer, the fair chance to present a defence, equality of arms, the right to a trial or hearing, and the right to appeal.
19 gru 2019 · Questions of criminal participation arise when more than one person is in some way involved in the commission of a crime. In some cases, there may be no single individual who, in his own person, fulfils all the definitional elements of the criminal offence.
Adopting a practical perspective, this book analyzes the Directives adopted by the European Union concerning the rights of and safeguards for suspected and accused persons in criminal proceedings. It provides recommendations, guidelines and effective solutions applicable to criminal proceedings.
The report looks at the practical implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/800 on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings in nine Member States – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Italy, Malta, Poland and Portugal.
Legal defense funds can serve as crucial tools for sustaining grassroots led movements and defending the people who put their lives on the line for them. The National Lawyers Guild and National Bail Fund Network have teamed up to create the Best Practices Guide.
