The Right to Counsel and the Protection of Attorney-Client Privilege in Criminal ProceedingsThe book provides an overview of the right to counsel and the attorney client privilege in the following 12 jurisdictions: China, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and USA. The right to counsel is a fundamental right providing the accused access to justice in criminal proceedings. Lawyers can only practice their profession properly if clients have complete trust in their lawyers discretion. This