ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966, para. 3

Paragraphe
Original document
Document type
  • Traité international
Paragraph text
  1. Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It shall not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody, but release may be subject to guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for execution of the judgement.
Document legal status
  • Juridiquement contraignant
Document body
  • Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
Document means of adoption
  • Vote
Thèmes
  • Droits civils & politiques
  • Gouvernance & l'état de droit
Personnes concernées
  • Tout(es)
Document year
  • 1966
Type de paragraphe
Article
Reference
ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966), Article 9, 3.
Paragraph info
Article 9
Paragraph number
3