Pre-trial detention in 20th and 21st Century Common Law and Civil Law Systems /

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Imprint:Newcastle Upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11274818
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Other authors / contributors:Charret-Del Bove, Marion.
Mourlon, Fabrice.
ISBN:9781443861847
1443861847
1306906962
9781306906968
1443859915
9781443859912
9781443859912
Notes:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
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Summary:Pre-trial detention refers to the period when a person, after being arrested, is detained so as to determine the nature of the offences and the characterization of the charges. This notion is part and parcel of the legal proceedings of a criminal investigation and aims at striking a fragile balance between protecting the State and respecting individual freedoms. Lots of examples can be quoted to illustrate the various pre-trial detention modalities in common law and civil law traditions, incl ...
Other form:Print version: 9781306906968