European law are not that different from US in many respects. The Fourth Amendment (which origins from English law) is basic citizen rights that you will find in most european countries and more importantly in the "European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms"
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Europe...ily_life.C2.B9
Quote:
Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life¹
1.Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.
2.There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
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What the Police did is probably something similar to a US Terry stop:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_stop
In some countries the police can take a breathalyzer test at a routine stop, without suspicion of DUI.
Anyway, too bad about the missed pic...