Procedural Safeguards for Suspects and Accused Persons in Criminal Proceedings: Good Practices Throughout the European Union (SpringerBriefs in Law)

Adopting a practical perspective, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Directives adopted by the European Union concerning the rights of and safeguards for suspected and accused persons in criminal proceedings. It is the result of a collaboration between scholars and legal practitioners, and the first work of its kind to examine all relevant rights and safeguards in a single volume. The book offers readers panoramic, functional and in-depth insights into the EU legal framework and related European case law, and highlights the main issues and gaps identified by the authors in legal practice. In addition, it provides recommendations, guidelines and effective solutions applicable to criminal proceedings. Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Guide to Good Practices Relating to the Right to Translation and Interpretation of Suspected and Accused Persons (Jaime Campaner Muñoz, Nuria Hernández Cebrián)....Pages 1-15 Directive 2012/13/EU, Concerning the Right to Information in Criminal Proceedings. Good Practices for Its Application (Coral Arangüena Fanego, Carmen Rodríguez-Medel Nieto)....Pages 17-37 Access to a Lawyer and Legal Aid (Directives 2013/48 and 2016/1919) (Vânia Costa Ramos, Begoña Vidal Fernández)....Pages 39-55 Directive 2016/343 on the Strengthening of Certain Aspects of the Presumption of Innocence in Criminal Proceedings (Montserrat de Hoyos Sancho, Salvador Guerrero Palomares)....Pages 57-72 Guide to Good Practices in Procedural Treatment of Minor Offenders. The Procedural Guarantees of Suspected or Accused Minors in Criminal Proceedings (Francisco Javier Garrido Carrillo, Jorge Jiménez Martín)....Pages 73-80 Back Matter ....Pages 81-84