Detention conditions in the European Union
At a Glance
07-12-2011
Sub-standard detention conditions in some EU Member States (MS) pose a threat to the functioning of judicial cooperation in criminal matters and raise fundamental rights issues. The Commission has been investigating paths for an EU response to the problem.
At a Glance
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- criminal law
- cruel and degrading treatment
- detention before trial
- European construction
- European standard
- EUROPEAN UNION
- judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU
- justice
- LAW
- prison system
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- right to justice
- rights and freedoms
- technology and technical regulations