Application of Standards of the European Court of Human Rights by Common Courts of Georgia When Imposing Remand Detention
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https://doi.org/10.48614/jlaw.2.2020.246-256Keywords:
Justification of detention, sufficient and relevant circumstances, case-law of the European Court of Human Rights.Abstract
Justification of preventive measures by common courts of Georgia remains problematic to this day. Considering the degree of restriction of an accused person’s rights, justification of remand detention is the most acute problem at stake. This article, through a prism of standards established by the European Court of Human Rights, analyses the shortcomings of decisions of common courts of Georgia in terms of substantiating risks of absconding, reoffending and interfering in proceedings with relevant and sufficient circumstances. Due to the problem of accessibility of decisions on application of preventive measures, the article makes a particular emphasis on the published rulings of the Tbilisi Court of Appeals. Furthermore, since many decisions of the Tbilisi Court of Appeals discussed in the article are considered to be exemplary, it is important to compare and analyse the standards established in these rulings with the relevant standards of the European Court of Human Rights.
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