Some approaches on the application of Article 20 of the Constitution of Romania, republished, with reference to the institution of preventive detention Cover Image
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Câteva considerații referitoare la aplicarea articolului 20 din Constituția României, republicată, cu referire la instituția arestării preventive
Some approaches on the application of Article 20 of the Constitution of Romania, republished, with reference to the institution of preventive detention

Author(s): Liviu Herghelegiu, Ovidiu Predescu
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Uniunea Juriștilor din România
Keywords: preventive detention; equality of arms; effective remedy; European Court of Human Rights; Romanian Constitution, republished.

Summary/Abstract: Based on provisions of art. 20 of the Romanian Constitution, republished, and considering the provisions of art. 5 para. 4 of the Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the principle of equality of arms and related jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the authors argue that both de lege lata, and in terms of the new Criminal Procedure Code, the detainee is in a position of net disadvantage to the prosecution represented by the prosecutor, since the defendant to whom, on the merits, the request for revocation of preventive detention or its replacement was rejected, it is not given the opportunity to effective remedy.Consequently, the authors make some suggestions de lege ferenda in order to regulate this situation in accordance with the provisions in Constitution and the ECHR jurisprudence.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 180-183
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Romanian