Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 09/06/2012

Subject: The decision on the impossibility for a suspect to receive legal assistance from the beginning of the custody, which is deemed not in breach of the right to freedom and security, as protected by the Convention

Parties: Simons c. Belgio

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 6 Personal liberty - Personal security - Justice - Art. 47 Right to be advised, defended, and represented