Friday 12 June 2026, 09:00 – 11:00 CET | Online (Zoom)
— Topic
This webinar explored pre-trial detention and alternatives to detention, focusing on key legal, policy and practical issues affecting defence lawyers across Europe. Topics included the Council of Europe Guide for National Preventive Mechanisms on monitoring procedural rights in pre-trial detention and material detention conditions, the overuse of pre-trial detention, cross-border detention cases, and the need for further EU action.
Click here to read the programme in pdf.
— Expert speakers from across Europe and beyond
The session brought together leading experts and practitioners, including:
- Salvador Guerrero, Chair of the CCBE Criminal Law Committee
- Anastasiia Saliuk, Head of Unit, Human Rights and Justice Cooperation Department, Council of Europe
- Julia Kozma, Council of Europe Consultant and co-author of the Guide for National Preventive Mechanisms
- Amedeo Barletta, Vice Chair of the European Criminal Bar Association
- Nicola Canestrini, Member of the CCBE Criminal Law Committee (Italy)
- Anna Oehmichen, Member of the CCBE Criminal Law Committee (Germany)
— Replay of the webinar
The webinar is now available on replay on YouTube.
