Shigurov, A.V. The standards of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Basic Freedoms on the issues of assigning and applying imprisonment.

Abstract: The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Basic Freedoms is part of a Russian legal system. During the years of the work of the European Court of Human Rights there formed a system of standards regarding the issues of assigning and application of imprisonment. These standards regard motivation, and grounds for such decision, due procedure, responsibilities of the state bodies while dealing with this matter and holding a person imprisoned. The Russian law-enforcement bodies should know these principles and apply them in their activities.

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