nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210202-115847-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210202s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210202-115847-0 doi eng 342 23 Haguenau-Moizard, Catherine Author aut The French Habeas Corpus and Covid-19 - The decision of the Constitutional Council on pre-trial detention Haguenau-Moizard, Catherine Verfassungsblog 2021-02-02 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In January 2021, the French Constitutional Council published an important decision on the protection of the right to liberty during the state of sanitary emergency. The Constitutional Council decided that extending the duration of pre-trial detention without a decision made by a judge was contrary to article 66 of the Constitution. The decision implies that while authorities can resort to exceptional powers during a pandemic, they must still respect basic human rights. CC BY-SA 4.0 Conseil Constitutionnel COVID 19 ECHR state of sanitary emergency Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-french-habeas-corpus-and-covid-19/ raw object