Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 06/08/2023

Subject: According to the Court, Directive (EU) 2016/343 on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings does not require a national court, in the event of a conviction in absentia, where the conditions of Article 8(2) of that directive are not met, to make express reference to the right to a new trial in the judgment convicting the person concerned

Parties: VB (Information du condamné par défaut)

Classification: Justice - Art. 48 Presumption of innocence - Rights of defence

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