The Model Code of Conduct for Legal Aid Lawyers in Criminal Cases was drafted by members of the Legal Aid Reformers Network through a number of meetings in Chisinau, Kiev and Tbilisi in 2013, which were convened by the Open Society Justice Initiative.
The Model Code of Conduct for Legal Aid Lawyers in Criminal Cases was drafted by members of the Legal Aid Reformers Network through a number of meetings in Chisinau, Kiev and Tbilisi in 2013, which were convened by the Open Society Justice Initiative.
The government has a contradictory approach to the legal profession.
The Bronx Defenders opened its reception center, in the Melrose neighborhood, as part of a $2.6 million expansion by the Bronx Defenders from a single building to what it calls a three-building Justice Campus to accommodate its growing caseload.
The Bronx Defenders opened its reception center, in the Melrose neighborhood, as part of a $2.6 million expansion by the Bronx Defenders from a single building to what it calls a three-building Justice Campus to accommodate its growing caseload.
Yevhen Zakharov, Co-Chair of the Kharkiv Human Rights Group, comments on the new Criminal Procedure Code which came into force on 20 November.
This joint statement makes comprehensive recommendations for amendments to the European Union Council’s General Approach to the Directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest (Measure C1) to ensure that the Directive upholds the minimum human rights standards for fair trials.
This joint statement makes comprehensive recommendations for amendments to the European Union Council’s General Approach to the Directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest (Measure C1) to ensure that the Directive upholds the minimum human rights standards for fair trials.
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill wants to impose £68 disposable income threshold on criminal legal aid.
On April 27, 2012 the 21st session of the Commission for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice adopted the resolution for the UN Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice System.