DNA and Law Enforcement in the European Union: Tools and Human Rights Protection

Since its first successful use in criminal investigations in the 1980s, DNA has become a widely used and valuable tool to identify offenders and to acquit innocent persons. For a more beneficial use of the DNA-related data possessed, the Council of the European Union adopted Council Decisions 2008/6...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Helena Soleto Muñoz, Anna Fiodorova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utrecht University School of Law 2014-01-01
Series:Utrecht Law Review
Subjects:
DNA
Online Access:http://www.utrechtlawreview.org/articles/10.18352/ulr.262/