Key international and regional standards and norms relating to the use of pre-trial detention include:
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (Article 9 and Article 14)
UN Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems (2012)
UN Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (the ‘Tokyo Rules’) (1990)
UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers
Regional standards
Guidelines on the Conditions of Arrest, Police Custody and Pre-Trial Detention in Africa