Pre-trial detention under contemporary European human rights law

Abstract

This dissertation presents a study of the concept of pre-trial detention and on all it entails juridically, in the light of the European law on human rights. Some aspects of pre-trial detention have been considered in relative depth, both internationally and comparatively. Consequently, the adequacy of the ECtHR decisions in its quest to safeguard pre-trial detention rights has been critically examined, and some suggestions have been proposed in order to ensure further protection of the right to liberty and security of detainees within European territorial jurisdiction.