PUBLICATIONS
September 1, 1997
United Nations Standards Reflected in the Canadian Criminal Justice System: The Right to Counsel
Access to Justice / Justice Efficiency
United Nations Standards Reflected in the Canadian Criminal Justice System: The Right to Counsel
DATE
September 1, 1997
AUTHORS
Daniel Préfontaine, KC, Eileen Skinnider
YEARS
1997
POLICIES
Access to Justice / Justice Efficiency
United Nations Standards Reflected in the Canadian Criminal Justice System: The Right to Counsel
While international instruments such as declarations, principles, and guidelines have no legally binding effect, they can provide practical guidance and substance for the elaboration of conventional rights. This paper limits the focus of UN standards and norms in the administration of criminal justice to the right to counsel. This paper reviews the basic principles embodied in the international norm of the right to counsel and illustrates how that right is reflected in the Canadian criminal justice system.
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