Personal Identification Attempt in the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights

Abstract

The study shows the most representative cases in the European Court of Human Rights in the field of identity parade/line-up section. Its aim is to examine how we can prevent false personal identification in criminal cases which can lead the worst outcome: justizmord (miscarriage of justice). The reader can understand how the mistakes of identity parade (line-up, recognition) method is a main factor and it can have not wished outcome. Lastly the writer suggests the modification of some legal rules (“de lege ferenda”) for the lawmakers and a few preventive methods, tactics for the law enforcers (police service men, custom examiners, detectives), and criminalists as well.