General Principles of Fair Trial

Issues in focus – Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

These reports present observations by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on the different institutions, legal insufficiencies, policies, and judicial practices which, in its opinion, are the cause for the occurrence of cases of arbitrary deprivation of liberty, and on best practices safeguarding against arbitrary deprivation of liberty. Link to Reports

Rule 100. Fair Trial Guarantees

Rule 100: No one may be convicted or sentenced, except pursuant to a fair trial affording all essential judicial guarantees. This article elaborates on the guarantees of fair trial as a norm of customary international law applicable in both international and non-international armed conflicts. Link to Article

Policy report: Stockholm’s Sunset: New horizons for justice in Europe

Fair Trials International has published this major report reviewing the achievements of the Stockholm Programme, and looking ahead to the future of fair trial rights in the EU. Link to Report