The EU roadmap for strengthening procedural rights for suspected or accused persons in criminal proceedings

On 1 July 2009, a new “Roadmap with a view to fostering protection of suspected and accused persons in criminal proceedings” was presented by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, setting out its vision of how to foster the right to a fair trial in the Member States. The same Presidency also announced a Draft Resolution with a summary explanation of the grounds for such an initiative and the content of the previous Roadmap on 31 July 2009, which was recently enacted on 30 November 2009.

Journal/Publisher: Eucrim, Issue 4

Publication type: Article

Number of pages/Page range: 157-161

Language/s (content): English

Date of publication: 02-01-09

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