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When it comes to safeguarding human rights, the police is at a key position. This chapter illustrates briefly the importance of international human rights protection mechanisms related to policing, and gives a summary overview of the contents of this book.
Prof. Ralf Alleweldt teaches constitutional Law and European Law, Prof. Guido Fickenscher teaches criminal procedure and law of the police at the Brandenburg University of Applied Police Sciences.
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Alleweldt, R., Fickenscher, G. (2018). Introduction: The Police, a Key Actor in Human Rights Protection. In: Alleweldt, R., Fickenscher, G. (eds) The Police and International Human Rights Law. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71339-7_1
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