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Constitution (1993 as amended 2001)

Posted
May 23, 2003
Country
Russian Federation
Document Type
Constitutional Law
Topic name
Prison Service

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

(Adopted on 25 December 1993, with amendments of 09.01.1996, 10.02.1996 and 09.06.2001)

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Chapter 2. Rights and Freedoms of Man and Citizen

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Article 21

2. No one shall be subject to torture, violence or other severe or humiliating treatment or punishment. No one may be subject to medical, scientific and other experiments without voluntary consent.

Article 22

2. Arrest, detention and remanding in custody shall be allowed only by court decision. Without the court's decision a person may be detained for a term more than 48 hours.

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