Restraint of an accused person with focus on the institution of custody

Restraint of an accused person with focus on the institution of custody Abstract Doctoral thesis concentrates on the topic of placing an accused person in custody as a security measure in the course of criminal proceedings, considered to be an ultima ratio measure within criminal procedure. The thesis consists of an introduction, nine separate chapters and the conclusion. The first chapter is dedicated to the historical background of the criminal custody institute in the Czech Republic, providing an introduction into the topic. The historical development is in itself an interesting chapter that would provide for an entire new thesis, but this thesis shall rather reflect the constitutional aspects of the criminal custody law, which are of an utmost importance, as persons a taken into custody under the presumption of innocence and need to be treated accordingly. The third, fourth and fifth part all regard the main topic of this thesis, referring to ways by which the accused party can be secured in the course of criminal proceedings. The following chapter describes the material aspects of the criminal custody law. A significant part of the thesis is further dedicated to the procedural aspects of criminal custody, in particular the taking into custody, duration of custody, custody hearing, complaint against a..