Europe & Central Asia

Albania	Constitution (Art. 21) Criminal Code 1995 Criminal Procedure Code 1995, as amended in 1999 Law for Organization and Functioning of Police 1997 Law on Demostrations 2001 Law on State Police 2007
Andorra	Constitution (Art. 8) Criminal Procedure Code 1998 Decree on Firearms 1989 Penal Code 2005 Law on Principles and Functions of Judicial Police Units 2004
Armenia	Constitution (Art. 15) Criminal Procedure Code 1998 Law on Assemblies 2010 Law on Conducting Meetings, Assemblies, Rallies and Demonstrations 2008 Law on the Fight against Terrorism 2005 Law on Penitentiary Service 2005 Law on Police 2004 Law on the Treatment of Arrestees and Detainees 2002
Austria	Assembly Act 1953, as amended in 2015 Basic Law on the General Rights of Nationals 1867, as amended in 1988 Code of Criminal Procedure 1975, as amended in 2014 Criminal Code Austria 1998 Legislation on the Use of Weapons 1969, as amended in 2014
Azerbaijan	Constitution (Art. 27) Criminal Code 1999 Criminal Procedure Code 2000 Law on Freedom of Assembly 1998, as amended in 2012 Police Act 2002
Belarus	Constitution (Art. 24) Decree on Firearms 1992 Law on Mass Actions 1997 Law on Weapons 2001
Belgium	Constitution (Art. 18) Law of Public Safety and Convenience of Passage Law on the Police Function 1992 Constitution (Art 26) Right to Assemble Constitution (updated 2014) Loi relative aux infractions terroristes 2003
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Act on Public Assembly of Sarajevo Canton 2009 Constitution (Art. 2) Law on Internal Affairs of Posavina Canton (excerpts) Law on Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton (excerpts) Law on Internal Affairs of Tuzla Canton (excerpts) Law on Police of the Brcko District (excerpts) Law on the Judicial Police (excerpts) Statute of the Brcko District 2007
Bulgaria	Code Of Ethics For Officials of The Ministry Of The Interior With Police Functions 2004 Constitution (Art. 28) Law On Gatherings, Meetings And Manifestations 1990
Croatia	Constitution (Art. 21) Law on Police 2000 Regulations on the Treatment of Police Officers 2010
Czech Republic	Act No. 283/1991 regulating the Police Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms 1992 Constitution (Art. 6) Criminal Code 2009, as amended in 2011 Criminal Procedure Code 1961, as amended in 2012
Denmark	Criminal Code 1998 Criminal Procedure Code 2001 Law on Police Activities 2004
Estonia	Constitution (Art. 16) Criminal Procedure Code 2003 Penal Code 2001 Police and Border Guard Act 2009 Police Service Act 1998 Sport Act 2005
Finland	Assembly Act 1999, as amended in 2002 Constitution (Section 7) Criminal Code 1889, as amended in 2012 Police Act 1995, as amended in 2007 Public Order Act 2003, as amended in 2010
France	Code of Internal Security 2015 Law on Freedom of Assembly 1881, consolidated version as of 2009 Penal Code 2012 Law to strengthen and guarantee the maintenance of public order during demonstrations 2019 [French]
Georgia	Constitution (Section 1) Criminal Code 1999 Imprisonment Code Law on Assemblies and Demostrations 1997, as amended in 2012 Law on Police (excerpts) Law on the Public Security Service (excerpts) Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Assemblage and Manifestations 2009 Law on Assemblage and Manifestations 1997, as amended in 2004 Police Code of Ethics 2013
Germany	Act on the Use of Direct Force by Federal Police Officers Exercising Public Authority 1961 Assembly Act 1978 Constitution (Art. 2) Criminal Code 1871, as amended in 2015 Criminal Code (excerpts in English) Criminal Procedure Code 1987, as amended in 2008 Federal Disciplinary Law 2001 Federal Police Act 1994 Law on Assemblies and Processions 1953 State Disciplinary Law – Bremen 2002 State Law on Public Order and Safety – Lower Saxony 2005 State Law on the Use of Force by Law Enforcement Officilas – Berlin 2004 State Police Law – Baden-Württemberg 1992
Greece	Code of Police Ethics 2004 Constitution (Art. 5)
Hungary	Act XXXIV/1994 on the Police (excerpts) Constitution (Art. 2) Criminal Code 2012 Law of Criminal Procedure 1998
Iceland	Constitution (Art. 69) General Penal Code 1940 Police Act 1996, as amended in 2000
Ireland	Children Act 2001 Constitution (Art. 40) Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act 2000 Criminal Justice Act 1984, Regulations 1987 European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 Garda Siochana Act 2005 Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 Prison Rules 2007
Kosovo	Law on Police 2012 Law on Police Inspectorate 2010
Latvia	Constitution (Chapter VIII: Fundamental Human Rights) The Criminal Law 1998, as amended in 2018 Criminal Procedure Law 2005, as amended in 2017 Law on Meetings, Street Processions and Pickets 1997, as amended in 2013 Law on Police 1991, as amended in 2005
Liechtenstein	Ordinance on the Authorisation of Public Events 1950
Lithuania	Constitution (Art. 12) Criminal Code 2000 Law on Meetings 1993 Law on Police 1990 Law on Police Activities 2000
Luxembourg	Constitution (Art. 18) Military Penal Procedural Code 1982 Penal Code 1879, as of 2015
Malta	Constitution (Art. 32) Criminal Code 1854, as amended in 2010 Police Act 1961, as amended in 2015 Public Meetings Ordinace 1931, as amended in 1993
Monaco	Constitution (Art. 20)
Montenegro	Criminal Code 2003 Public Assembly Act 2005
Netherlands	Constitution (Art. 11) Criminal Procedure Code 1921 Law of The National Ombudsman 1981 Law on Police 2012 Law on Training and Equipment for Police 2012 Official Statement for the Police, Royal Military Police and other Law Enforcement 1994 Public Assemblies Act Netherlands 1988
Norway	Constitution (Art. 93) Criminal Procedure Act 1981, as amended in 2006 General Civil Penal Code 1902, as amended in 2005 Police Act 1995 Prison Act 1958
Poland	Constitution 1997, as amended in 2009 Code of Criminal Procedure 1997 Law on Assemblies 1990 Law Amending Laws on Assemblies 2012 The Penal Code 1997 Act on the Police 1990 Act amending Police Act 2016 Act on Anti-Terrorist Activities 2016
Portugal	Constitution (Art. 24) Criminal Procedure Code 2004 Decree-Law No. 457/99: Use of Firearms and Police Action Decree-Law n.º 265/79: Enforcement of Measures involving Deprivation of Liberty Terrorism Act 2003
Republic of Moldova	Code of Administrative Offences 1985 Constitution (Art. 24) Criminal Code 2002 Law on Organisation and Conduct of Assemblies 1995
Romania	Constitution (Art. 22) Criminal Code 2004 Criminal Procedure Code 1968, as amended in 2003 Laws on Public Order, National Defence and Security (combined)
Russian Federation	Code of Administrative Offences 2005 Constitution (Art. 20) Criminal Code 1996 Criminal Procedural Code 2001 Federal Law on Assemblies, Meetings, Demonstrations, Marches and Picketing 2004 Federal Law on the Federal Security Service 1995 Federal Law on Introducing Amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences 2014 Federal Law on Operational Search Activities 1998
San Marino	Declaration on Citizens Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 2002
Serbia	Constitution (Art. 24) Criminal Code 2005 Criminal Procedure Code 2011 Law on Amendments and Additions to Criminal Procedure Code 2009 Law on Police 2005 Public Assembly Act 1992
Slovakia	Act on Civil Service and on Amendments to Certain Acts 2001 Constitution (Art. 15) Criminal Procedure Code 2005
Slovenia	Act on Public Assembly 2005 Constitution Criminal Code 2008 Police Act 1998
Spain	Constitution (Art. 15) Criminal Code 1995 Criminal Procedure Code 1882. as of 2011 Law of Forces and Security Corps 1986 Organic Regulation of Governmental Police 1975 Organic Law regulating Right of Assembly 1983 Organic Law Protection of Citizens Security 2015 Public Safety Act 1992
Sweden	Code of Judicial Procedure 1942, as of 1998 Constitution (Arts. 4, 5) Enforcement Code 1981, as amended in 2001 Penal Code 1962, as amended in 1999 Police Act 1984, as amended in 1999 (with commentary)
Switzerland	Federal Constitution (Art. 10) Criminal Code 1937, as of 2013 Criminal Procedure Code 2007 Federal Act on Foreign Nationals (FNA) 2005 Federal Law on the Police Use of Force 2008 Bern New Police Law 2018 Street Law 2008 Zurich Police Law 2007
Tajikistan	Constitution (Art. 18) Criminal Executive Code 2001 Law on Combating Terrorism 1999
Turkey	Criminal Code 2004 Criminal Procedure Code 2005 Law on Fight against Terrorism 1991, as amended in 2010
Turkmenistan	Constitution (Art. 3) Law on the Fight against Terrorism 2003
Ukraine	Constitution (Art. 3) Criminal Code 2001 Criminal Procedure Code 1961 Law of Ukraine on the national police (Ukrainian and English version)
United Kingdom	Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 Constitution (Art. 2) Criminal Justice Act 2003 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 Criminal Law Act 1967 Detention Centre Rules 2001 Human Rights Act 1998 Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 Police (Conduct) Regulations England and Wales 2012 Police Act 1996 Police Reform Act 2002 Police Service of Scotland (Senior Officers) (Conduct) Regulations Scotland 2013 Prison Rules 1999 Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions Rules Scotland 2011 Royal Ulster Constabulary (Conduct) Regulations Northern Ireland 2000 Serious Crime Act 2007
Uzbekistan	Constitution (Art. 13) Criminal Code 1994 Criminal Procedure Law 1994 Law on the Security Service 1992

Disclaimer

The documents listed are not supposed to present an exhaustive collection of all domestic legislation covering the topic of policing and human rights. It cannot be guaranteed that they represent the most current and up-to-date information. Furthermore, they are not presented as good practices nor their inclusion on this website should be understood as a judgment of (or an appreciation for) State compliance with international human rights standards. These documents are collected for the sole purpose of facilitating research for any individual or organisation working on policing issues.

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Monaco

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Republic of Moldova

Romania

Russian Federation

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Tajikistan

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Uzbekistan

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