Personal Participation in Criminal Proceedings A Comparative Study of Participatory Safeguards and in absentia Trials in Europe /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Quattrocolo, Serena (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ruggeri, Stefano (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Legal Studies in International, European and Comparative Criminal Law, 2
• Subjects: Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; Criminal justice, Administration of.; Law-Europe.; International criminal law.; Criminal law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .; Criminal Justice.; European Law.; International Criminal Law .; Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of personal participation in criminal proceedings and in absentia trials. Going beyond the accused-centred perspective of default proceedings, it not only examines the consequences of absence in various types of criminal proceedings, but also the fair tria...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Introduction to the research
• Part II Personal participation in court proceedings and in absentia trials in domestic and transnational criminal justice. The perspective of national and comparative law
• Part III Personal participation in court proceedings and in absentia trials in comparative criminal and civil justice
• Part IV A critical assessment of in absentia trials. The viewpoint of constitutional and substantive criminal law
• Part V Participatory safeguards and in absentia proceedings in international human rights law and EU law
• Part VI Models for solution in human rights law and guidelines for a participatory approach to criminal justice.