DETENTION IN THE LEGISLATION OF EUROPEAN STATES

The article is devoted to the topical issue of the theory and practice of criminal procedure: the analysis of the problems of the legal regulation of procedural coercive measures - detention and arrest. The authors outline both the constitutional framework of both procedural means and the topicalities of their legal regulation, and also summarize the directives of the Council of Europe and the Parliament. The problem of terms of detention and their review has been defined, guarantees of the rights of detained persons, incl. guarantees of the rights of minor children.At the end of the article, the conclusions and some proposals for the improvement of the legal framework in the Latvian Criminal Procedure Law and the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation are summarized.