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The right to legal assistance in civil and criminal cases in International Human Rights Law

19.12.2010

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.

The paper draws from international treaties and standards, as well as from the decisions of the international treaty bodies, which interpret the treaties in question. The last section deals with special situations involving the right to legal assistance, including juvenile proceedings, the death penalty, military tribunals and times of national emergency.

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