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72-часовото прокурорско задържане и стандартите на ЕСПЧ
The 72-Hour Prosecutorial Detention and ECtHR Standards

Author(s): Kalina Stancheva
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, EU-Legislation
Published by: Институт за знание, наука и иновации ЕООД
Keywords: prosecutor detention; European Court of Human Rights; Article 5 § 3 ECHR; cumulation of detentions

Summary/Abstract: Under examination is the legal framework and practice regarding prosecutor-imposed detention in Bulgaria within the standards set by the European Court of Human Rights. It addresses the issue of cumulating two different types of detention periods — police detention (up to 24 hours) and prosecutor detention (up to 72 hours) violating Article 5, § 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights

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