Abstract
Abstract This chapter describes and analyses the EU law on harmonization of criminal procedure, in particular the laws on fair trials (information about charges, translation and interpretation for suspects and defendants, access to a lawyer, presumption of innocence, in absentia trials, child suspects’ rights, legal aid in criminal cases, ‘soft law’ on pre-trial detention, and bail) and crime victims’ rights, in the context of human rights rules on these issues (set out in Article 6 ECHR and the fair trials case law of the European Court of Human Rights). This includes a discussion of the extensive case law on these topics, particularly on the presumption of innocence (including cases on bail), in absentia trials, translation rights, access to a lawyer, crime victims’ rights, and information about criminal charges.
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