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Europe: questioning the use of pre-trial detention
Will remote hearings and digital justice become the norm for pre-trial decisions in Europe?
Laure Baudrihaye-Gérard, European legal director of Fair Trials, a worldwide criminal justice watchdog, and Diana Riba i Giner MEP (Greens/EFA), discuss the potential normalisation of digital hearings in the wake of the pandemic, and the importance of research evidence in creating solutions to end over-use of pre-trial detention.