Protecting the fair trial rights of mentally disordered defendants in criminal proceedings: Exploring the need for further EU action.

Using the new legal basis provided by the Lisbon Treaty, the Council of the European Union has endorsed the 2009 Procedural Roadmap for strengthening the procedural rights of suspected or accused persons in criminal proceedings. This Roadmap has so far resulted in six measures from which specific procedural minimum standards have been and will be adopted or negotiated. So far, only Measure E directly touches on the specific issue of vulnerable persons.

Female genital mutilation: knowledge, attitudes and practices of Flemish gynaecologists.

Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices with regard to female genital mutilation (FGM) among gynaecologists in Flanders, Belgium.

Methods: A questionnaire-based survey was sent to 724 Flemish gynaecologists and trainees.

Results: Three-hundred-and-thirty-four questionnaires were returned.