Event

Conference: Procedural rights in criminal proceedings in the European Union

Utrecht University, Leiden University and Maastricht University are organizing a two day conference on Procedural rights in criminal proceedings in the European Union, offering a venue for practitioners and young scholars to exchange experiences and ideas on this subject matter. We aim to:

• Identify whether the transposed directives on procedural rights for suspects and accused persons, together with the CJEU case law lead to convergence of procedural rights for defendants in legal practice;
• Identify the role of these measures for transnational cooperation;
• Identify the further impact (side-effects) of the directives in the national criminal procedures:
• Discuss possible future initiatives in this area;
• Involve practitioners and young researchers and offer the latter a platform to discuss their ideas with senior experts.

Speakers include:

• Jannemieke Ouwerkerk (Leiden University)
• André Klip (Maastricht University)
• Elpiniki Kolokatsi (Criminal defence lawyer Amersfoort)
• Tamas Lukacsi (European Parliament, legal service)
• Frank Meyer (University of Zurich)
• John Vervaele (Utrecht University) and
• Michiel Luchtman (Utrecht University)