'Rights during investigation - arbitrary arrest or detention and deprivation of liberty' in document 'Russia - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SECTION ONE

CHAPTER 2. HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Article 22

1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom and personal inviolability.

2. Arrest, detention and keeping in custody shall be permissible only under a court order. A person may not be detained for more than 48 hours without a court order.

SECTION ONE

CHAPTER 2. HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Article 47

1. Nobody may be deprived of the right to have his (her) case heard in the court and by the judge within whose competence the case is placed by law.

2. Any person accused of committing a crime shall have the right to have his (her) case examined by a court with the participation of a jury in the cases envisaged by federal law.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 55
Rights of persons during an investigation
1. In respect of an investigation under this Statute, a person:
(d) Shall not be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention, and shall not be deprived of his or her liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established in this Statute