Azerbaijan

Code of Criminal Procedure of the Azerbaijan Republic

General Part

FIRST SECTION
Main Provisions

Chapter II
Purposes and basic principles of criminal proceedings

Article 23. Criminal trial only by a court

23.1. The criminal trial shall be carried out only by the competent court as part of the court system of the Azerbaijan Republic. No one may be held guilty of an offence or be convicted in the absence of a court judgment.

23.2. The creation of special courts and the appropriation of court powers shall be prohibited and shall entail liability under the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic.

23.3. Judgments and other decisions by special or other illegally created courts shall not be valid and shall not be implemented.

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Rights during investigation - arbitrary arrest or detention and deprivation of liberty



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