Traduction de «Droit à l'assistance judiciaire gratuite » (Français → Anglais) :

The Chair: The right to counsel from which the witness has a choice from a panel and counsel is paid for; is that your definition?

A Directive to strengthen the presumption of innocence and the right to be present at trial in criminal proceedings: It will guarantee respect for the presumption of innocence of all citizens suspected or accused by police and judicial authorities by guaranteeing that (1) guilt cannot be inferred by any official decisions or statements before a final conviction; (2) the burden of proof is placed on the prosecution and any doubt benefits the suspect or accused person; (3) the right to remain silent is guaranteed and not used against suspects to secure conviction; and (4) the accused has the right to be present at the trial (see Annex f ...[+++]or more details).

It creates a worldwide system of cooperation between national authorities, provides for free legal assistance in child support cases, and streamlines procedures for recognition and enforcement of court decisions on maintenance.

Convention II, ratified by Austria, Belgium Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, contains a section on free legal aid.

Guarantees proposed include a right to a personal interview, the opportunity to contact organisations or persons that provide legal assistance and the right to appeal from a decision.

The Commissioner also highlighted the following topics in her closing address: I. Consumer access to justice and the settlement of consumer disputes: - guarantee the freedom to bring actions in the collective interest of consumers throughout the European Union; - enshrine mutual recognition of the capacity to bring proceedings on the part of organisations representing consumers - provide financial aid to promote links between consumer associations interested in taking legal action in the different Member States - promote legal aid and legal assistance in the case of consumer disputes - provide more information and training to lawyers an ...[+++]d judges in the domain of Community consumer law - promote out-of-court resolution of consumer disputes, notably in the cross-border context - provide better information to consumers with the support of the professionals concerned - in the framework of enlargement, the Commission envisages doubling the number of cross-border consumer information centres over the next three years, by 1997.