The Right to Interpretation and Translation in Criminal Proceedings. The Exigencies Imposed by the European Union. National Standards

• Author: Mircea Damaschin
• Position: Professor, Ph.D., Faculty of Social and Administrative Sciences, 'Nicolae Titulescu University, Vacaresti Street, no. 184, sector 4, Romania
• Pages: 31-43

Abstract:

In the present stud

proceedings in accordance w

point of view, we took into

crimina

l procedural matters (

of the new Criminal Procedu

perspective and also in relat

special li terature from Roma

study being one of the first a

standards in t

his matter. We

translation in criminal proce

existing procedural rights a

differences representing an a

the fact that the European st

2013.

Keywords: right

to translatio

1. Introduction

The need to ensure com

procedural rights for pe

is mo

re and more acute

regime of minimum a

cooperation in crimin

reinforcement of trust

states.

1

Professor, Ph.D., Faculty

Vacaresti

Street, no. 184,

Corresponding author: damas

The Right to Interpretation a

Translation in Criminal Proceed

Th

e Exigencies Imposed by the Eu

Union. National Standards

Mircea DAMASCHIN

1

tudy we have analysed

the right to interpretation and translatio

with the European Uni on and national regulations in the mat

into consideration EU Directives an d the Romanian legal f

rs (norms provided by the Criminal Procedure Code in force a

edure Code). We are going to approach the present topic from

lation to special literature in the mat

ter and jurisprudence sol

mania, as far as we know, this topic was not studied before

st attempts to analyse the national l

egislation comparing it to

e are going to separately analyse the right to interpretation an

ceedings. As it will be o bserved, there are relevant differenc

s and the minimum standards from this

field, the present

n aspect of novelty for the researchers, especially from the p

standards must be implemented within the national legislatio

ation; right to interpretation; criminal proceedings in Romania

ommon minimum standards that safeguard the obs

persons against whom charges are brought in crimi

ute within the European Union security space. The

and common rights is seen as the expression

inal matters, and its final aim is represente

st in the crim

inal legal systems within all the E

ty of Social and Administrative Sciences, “Nicolae Titulesc

4, sector 4, Romania, Phone: +4021.330.88.64; Fax: +40

aschin.mircea@gmail.com.

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n and

eedings.

European

rds

ation in criminal

atter. From this

l framework in

e and provisions

om a legislative

solutions. In the

ore, the present

to the

European

and the right to

nces among the

entation of this

e perspective of

tion by October

ia

observance of

minal matters

he procedural

n of judicial

nted by the

EU member

escu University,

4021.330.86.06.

/2012, pp. 31

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