The importance of the right to legal assistance for suspects detained for police questioning, as part of the right to a fair trial, has been emphasized within the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Union Roadmap directives on procedural rights. This article examines an overlooked aspect of the protection of that right: the selection of a lawyer in the police station. The selection process is unregulated in jurisdictions across Europe. Using Ireland as a case study, and drawing on interviews with 44 criminal defence solicitors, this article highlights concerns around the influence of police on the selection decision, the favouring of certain (types of) solicitors, and the impact on the quality of legal assistance, particularly for persons with additional vulnerabilities. The authors argue that the lack of a formal, transparent system for the selection of lawyers undermines the effectiveness of the right to legal assistance.

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选择律师：派出所法律援助的实际安排

欧洲人权法院的判例和欧盟关于程序权利的路线图指令强调了为接受警方讯问而被拘留的嫌疑人获得法律援助的重要性，这是公平审判权的一部分。本文探讨了保护该权利的一个被忽视的方面：警察局律师的选择。选择过程在欧洲各地的司法管辖区不受监管。本文以爱尔兰为案例研究，并通过对 44 名刑事辩护律师的采访，重点关注警方对甄选决定的影响、对某些（类型）律师的偏爱以及对法律援助质量的影响。 ，特别是对于有额外漏洞的人。作者认为，缺乏正式的、