Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Mireille Delmas-Marty and Mark A. Summers -- Foreword / Mireille Delmas-Marty -- Recap of the Debates / Denis Salas -- Criminal Procedure: Main Comparable Features of the National Systems / Françoise Tulkens -- The Preparatory Phase of the Criminal Proceeding: Major Trends in European Jurisprudence / Renée Koering-Joulin -- Recap of the Debates / Denis Salas -- The Criminal Process in France / Serge Lasvignes , Marcel Lemonde , and Mireille Delmas-Marty -- The Criminal Process in Italy / Mario Chiavario -- The Criminal Process in Portugal / José de Souto de Moura -- The Criminal Process in the Federal Republic of Germany - An Overview / Heike Jung -- Criminal Procedure in England - A Summary of its Merits and Defects - The Outlines of the System / John Spencer -- The Criminal Process in Czechoslovakia / Ladislav Kosta -- The Criminal Process in the Soviet Union / Valeri Savitsky and Marie Nadine -- Universality and Human Rights / Bernard Edelman -- The Concept of Human Rights A Landmark for Understanding a Progressive Development / André-Jean Arnaud -- Recap of the Debates / Denis Salas -- The Judicial Arena and Reform of the Instruction / Rémi Lenoir -- Recap of the Debate / Denis Salas -- Evolution of the Legislation / André Braunschweig -- Recap of the Debates / David Vorms -- Equality of Speech, A Principle of a Democracy and of a Criminal Trial / Gérard Soulier -- Justifications for and Limitations on the Actions of the Public Prosecutor / Pierre Truche -- Recap of the Debates / Denis Salas -- For a Europe of Values / S.E.M. Alvaro Mario Brilhante Laborinho Lucio -- Perspectives from the Council of Europe / Peter Leuprecht -- The Harmonization of the Criminal Procedure Laws of the Member States as a Result of European Community Law / Francesco de Angelis -- Toward a European Model of the Criminal Trial / Mireille Delmas-Marty -- Bibliography / Mireille Delmas-Marty and Mark A. Summers -- List of Contributors / Mireille Delmas-Marty and Mark A. Summers -- Index / Mireille Delmas-Marty and Mark A. Summers.

The title of this work illustrates the two difficulties which the chosen theme poses, difficulties which arise from the confrontation between collective and individual interests. On the one hand, the criminal process is based on the protection of society; on the other hand, human rights implies respect for all individuals implicated in that process, be they victim, witness or accused. A third difficulty arises in relation to the new influence of European law. While the right to judge has long appeared to be the most obvious indication of national sovereignty, it is now subject to supranational control and a State can be censured by the European Court of Human Rights. Part One of this volume analyses the period of reform in various Eastern and Western European countries; Part Two explores the debate among jurists, historians, sociologists and philosophers on the subject of the criminal trial in a democratic society. Finally, Part Three reflects on the issue within the context of the European Community and the European Council and explores the question of a future model for the European criminal trial. Professor Mireille Delmas-Marty teaches at l'Université de Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne and is a member of l'Institut Universitaire de France. She is the editor of The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights, International Protection versus National Restrictions (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1992.)

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