International Standards
International Standards
This section includes documents, papers, case-law – extracts, summaries or full cases – related to the right to legal aid.
UNODC has released a draft of the UN Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems.
Green Paper on the application of EU criminal justice legislation in the field of detention
29.06.2011 International Standards
The European Commission published a Green Paper on detention across the European Union.
The Legal Briefing „The Right of Access to Lawyers for Persons Deprived of Liberty” was released by The Association for the Prevention of Torture in March 2010.
The „Handbook on Improving Access to Legal Aid in Africa”, 2011 was developed as part of a project to promote access to legal aid in Africa.
Access to justice in Europe: an overview of challenges and opportunities
04.06.2011 International Standards
This report provides an EU-wide comparative analysis of the effectiveness of access to justice, across the EU Member States.
EU Directive on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings
03.04.2011 International Standards
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted on 20 October 2010 the Directive on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings.
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) issued its recommendations on legal aid.
The right to legal assistance in civil and criminal cases in International Human Rights Law
19.12.2010 International Standards
The paper "The Right to Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Cases in International Human Rights Law" by Richard J. Wilson will review in some depth the development in international human rights law of the right to legal assistance in both civil and criminal proceedings.
UN General Comment: Right to equality before courts and tribunals and to a fair trial
19.12.2010 International Standards
The UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) publishes its interpretation of the content of human rights provisions, in the form of General Comments on thematic issues.
Proposal on certain procedural rights in criminal proceedings throughout the European Union
19.12.2010 International Standards
This proposal for a Council Framework Decision aims to set common minimum standards as regards certain procedural rights applying in criminal proceedings throughout the European Union.