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No equivalent of the Sixth Amendment in Sweden, then?
by gcv 14y ago
No equivalent of the Sixth Amendment in Sweden, then?
- tptacek 14y agoSure there is. Sweden is a signatory to the ICCPR, like most of the world, and the ICCPR prohibits arbitrary or indefinite detention, requires due process, and forbids torture and cruel punishment. Here's the most recent Periodic Report I could find for Sweden; these reports break down the ICCPR articles, provide some context for how the article is interpreted in the reporting country, and calls to light any issues the country has that complicate the interpretation: http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G07/456/75/PDF/G0745675.pdf?OpenElement http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G07/456/75/PDF/G0... To head off a very boring message board argument: having ratified the ICCPR (or, for that matter, having a strong constitution with guaranteed rights for the accused) doesn't automatically mean Sweden invariably respects those rights. But Sweden isn't a police state.