NCJ Number
146332
Journal
European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Dated: (1993) Pages: 167-184
Date Published
1993
Length
18 pages
Annotation
This article examines judgments rendered by the European Court of Human Rights and other factors that have moved the European Court to its position as the most authoritative body in Europe with regard to the protection of human rights in criminal justice.
Abstract
The European Court of Human Rights rendered more than 70 judgments during 1992, most relating to problems of criminal law and criminal procedure; they amount to 28 decisions. Numerous decisions expand on familiar themes such as the impartiality of a criminal court, undue delay in criminal proceedings, the hearing of witnesses, or correspondence of prisoners and other detained persons. Others deal with new issues such as the use of undercover agents, searches at lawyers' premises, the appointment of counsel against the will of the defendant, and the transfer of execution of penal judgments. The article contains information in the following categories: (1) Applicability of the European Convention; (2) Determination of a Criminal Charge: Civil Rights and Obligations; (3) Independent and Impartial Tribunal; (4) Trial in the Absence of the Accused; (5) Trials Within a Reasonable Time; (6) Legal Assistance; (7) Examination of Witnesses; (8) Other Aspects of a Fair Hearing; (9) Deprivation of Liberty; (10) Private Life, Home and Correspondence; (11) Freedom of Expression; and (12) Inhuman and Degrading Treatment. Footnotes