Dyrektywa o dostępie do pomocy adwokackiej i prawie do poinformowania osoby trzeciej o zatrzymaniu – w świetle art. 6 Europejskiej Konwencji Praw Człowieka

This article touches upon the problem of harmonization of rights of an individual in criminal proceedings, especially during the pre-trial stage. Directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings is compared with the standards stemming from art. 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights as regard to the right to defense. The conclusions of such a comparison lead to the assessment of the solutions chosen by the EU lawmaker in this directive. As a result it is possible to describe the model of harmonization and to point out its potentially strong and weak elements.