The right of access to a lawyer

In the European criminal justice area, the procedural rights of suspected or accused persons in criminal proceedings are an essential component of measures harmonising EU law or foreseeing mutual recognition mechanisms. The proposed Directive on the right of access to a lawyer follows a 2009 Council road map on rights of suspects and accused persons.

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Coreper confirms agreement on the directive on the right of access to a lawyer http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-coreper-confirms-agreement-on-the-directive-on-the-right-of-access-to-a-lawyer/

ESO: Background Information: Commission welcomes breakthrough on its proposal to guarantee citizens’ rights to access a lawyer and on the right to communicate upon arrest http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-commission-welcomes-breakthrough-on-its-proposal-to-guarantee-citizens-rights-to-access-a-lawyer-and-on-the-right-to-communicate-upon-arrest/

ESO: Background information: Commission proposal to guarantee citizens’ rights to access a lawyer to become law http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-proposal-to-guarantee-citizens-rights-to-access-a-lawyer-to-become-law/

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