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External sources (not reviewed)

To modify the method of compiling the criminal record

The organization and functioning of the courts and tribunals remain in line with the fundamental principles established in particular by international instruments on justice, these being: the independence and impartiality of the judiciary; equality before

However, it noted that the judicial system, in practice, still lacks procedures to ensure fair trials, such as the right for defendants to call witnesses to testify on their behalf, the right

In the view of both the author and the Court of Civil

We must show that terrorism does not go unpunished and that the only proper way of fighting it is through

There are numerous methods of prevention that have been developed in the past, which, if adequately implemented by States, could easily eradicate torture: abolition of secret and incommunicado detention; proper registration of every detainee from the moment of arrest or apprehension; prompt access to legal counsel within 24 hours; access to

Adopting draft resolution A/66/L.8 could damage the credibility of the Assembly, because it

Moreover, States parties may in no circumstance invoke the Covenant’s provisions on derogations as justification for acting in violation of humanitarian law or peremptory norms of international law, for instance by taking hostages, by imposing collective punishments, through arbitrary

In short, the main elements of articles 9 and 14 of the

The Special Rapporteur underlines the necessity of legal reform through review of legislation and procedures to ensure conformity with human rights

23. The current lustration procedure guarantees persons to whom it applies all the rights provided under the Constitution and

The Subcommittee concurs with the view expressed by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: this assumption of flagrancy is excessive in terms of the time that is allowed to

In light of the Committee’s general comment No. 32 (2007) on article 14 (Right to equality before courts and tribunals and to a fair trial), the State party should expedite the adoption of amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, with

Right to life; torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; arbitrary detention; right to be brought promptly before a judge; right to take proceedings before a court;

The course of studies covers the theory and practice of incorporating the following international standards into Uzbekistan’s domestic legislation: the right to life; the right to liberty and security of person; the right to protection of honour and dignity; the

It takes an active part in implementing in the field a series of recommendations it has adopted, concerning inter alia: the family and nationality codes, the death penalty,

There are other situations that reflect an interpretation and evaluation of the evidence and a reversal of the burden of proof contrary to the principles of due process, which put detainees

Those rights include the right to life, the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and certain elements of the right to a fair trial, such as the presumption of innocence and the right to challenge the legality of a detention before a court.17 The

Legal proceedings, such as legal decisions by the accused and regulations such as the right of defense and to select a lawyer in different stages of arrest, investigations and review and the right to protest decisions by Prosecutor Office during initial investigations, during trial and final ruling by the higher courts, and having such tools as suspension of arrest warrant, delaying the arrest, expunging the case